Weeknotes s07e30 TL;DR: Planning for Cohort 5 of the CDIO programme. EPR engagement and choc delivery at Ropewalk. York and Scarborough Board Development. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e29 TL;DR: EPR Listening events. Board development learning. Mid-Year review with the boss. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e27 TL;DR: Fireside chat with fellow CIOs. EPR Lessons Learnt. EPR Reporting milestone. An unexpected award. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Tonight on the menu was Black Eyed Bean Curry and Balti Dhal Fry. Didn't spot that the quantities of the latter were only for 2 😳

Weeknotes s07e26 TL;DR: Back to Earth after EPR go-live and trying to catch up. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Tonight on the menu: Top: Chicken Handi Bottom: Spicy Gourmet Chicken Kebab

Weeknotes s07e25 TL;DR: To the Moon and Back - Taking our Nervecentre EPR live weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e24 TL;DR: At last — commencing the Nervecentre Electronic Patient Record go-live! weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e23 TL;DR: In the spotlight for various things. Reaching an EPR milestone and heading into the final 2 weeks before go-live. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Cooked up today... Top is Veg Korma and bottom is Kothu Roti. First go at both.

Weeknotes s07e22 TL;DR: Learning from Full Dress Rehearsal and an old pal. Significant progress in EPR programme metrics. Board Development eye openers. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Time to review my personal goals at Q3. TL;DR: A pretty decent quarter. Going to miss the book target unless I hibernate for the next three months. medium.com/@andy-callow...

Weeknotes s07e21 TL;DR: Presenting on Accountability and Refection. The lead in and start of our EPR Full Dress Rehearsal. Tackling the backlog. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Wave Pictures at Yellow Arch Studios Sheffield on a school night.

Weeknotes s07e20 TL;DR: Development sessions with TLT and Deputies. Internet outage at City. Football FOMO. Hopefully avoiding AI “Workslop”. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Reflections at the 2.5 year point. A look back at the past 6 months in my role as Chief Digital & Transformation Officer at Nottingham University Hospitals. andy-callow.medium.com/reflections-...

On the menu tonight. Bo Kho, a Vietnamese dish from The Curry Guy one pot book.

A trip to Belton House. Never miss a chance for a quick nap

Weeknotes s07e19 TL;DR: NHS.Net authentication whack-a-mole. Patient record access audits. Midlands Digital Skills Development Conference. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e18 TL;DR: AI ain’t gonna solve my inbox just yet. EPR delay. Goodbye to Matt and Mandy. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Having sat through a few interview presentations over the past few months, I'd added my views as part of my "How Not to Suck" series. TL;DR: Don’t answer the question. Close Powerpoint. Focus on the content. Use slides if you have to. Deliver well. andy-callow.medium.com/how-not-to-s...

Trying to get on my email backlog over the weekend. Started with 278 unread emails + a load of other read but not actioned. End of process = #InboxZero and 41 emails in outbox. So I had to read c.300 emails just to work out which ones required my attention and response. Email is poor ROI.

Weeknotes s07e17 TL;DR: EMAP DDC half-year review. Inpatient ordering floor walking. Inspired by interview candidates. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e16 TL;DR: Thinking about record audits. Email quicksand. How many systems do we have anyway? Celebrating South Asian Heritage. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

I set out some personal goals for 2025 and have just completed a review of progress at Q2. TL;DR: Nailing the cycling. Need to get back on the books and get the research complete. andy-callow.medium.com/personal-goa...

Weeknotes s07e15 TL;DR: Busy weekends. Development days and my Lumina Spark. Visit to Digital Clinical Team and the HSJ Awards. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

🧵 1/9 It could have mattered. Nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds deprived of oxygen should have chastened the world to become allies, and not just for a summer. A man being murdered by those who should protect and serve should have been an indelible metaphor.

I was let loose with a book token in @waterstones.bsky.social and a @oxfamgb.bsky.social book shop on a wet Bank Holiday Monday. Came back with this little haul 😊! Now need some more time off to get though them! #booksky

Weeknotes s07e14 TL;DR: EPR Stage 4 readiness assessment. Team visits. Board paper prep. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Tonight it's Eurovision... But for me, it's mainly about the food!

This week, we completed Cohort 4 of the First-Time Board-Level NHS CDIO Programme.A fabulous set of delegates and as energising as ever. TL;DR: Continuing to evolve, but still terrible at time-keeping. A great two days in Liverpool andy-callow.medium.com/first-time-b... @duffnet1970s.bsky.social

Tonight on the menu is Butter Chicken. A family fave 😋

Interesting evening watching Melin Melyin at a boiling hot Sidney and Matilda this evening. Not quite hitting the spot for these old ears.

Weeknotes s07e13 TL;DR: Preparing to sign off complaints. Looking forward 5 years for patient experience. EPR prioritisation in action. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e12 TL;DR: Inevitable AI conversations. Developing EPR governance and reporting. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

This is my life!

Weeknotes s07e11 TL;DR: AI Special Interest in Ambient Transcription. Board Session on AI. Wardley’s Death Star. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Personal Goals Tracker at Q1 TL;DR: A pretty good start to the year, with most things heading in the right direction. andy-callow.medium.com/personal-goa...

Tonight on the menu is Chicken Rezala. A strong family fave...

Been a good weekend for football in our house. Sheffield United (sons #1 & #3) won on Friday. Boston United won on Saturday (me) and our 6-a-side team Parking The Bus (me, 1,2&3 sons) won on Sunday. Just the Monday night old farts game to get over the line

Selection of cakes for Mothering Sunday with my Mum (made by Mrs C not me!). Lemon Drizzle, Chocolate Orange Brownie, Speculoos Blondie. Nowt much left now mind..

Tonight on the menu is Kashmiri Meatball Curry from the Curry Guy purple book

Weeknotes s07e10 TL;DR: Saving a meeting from bombing. Financial programme readiness. Imagining an outpatient future state. How much more ink before I die? weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Great night out seeing Overpass at the Foundry, Sheffield. First gig for son #1... About time! The promise of a kebab swung the deal.

Just finished this bottle of ink which I reckon I bought in 2008. It does make me wonder if the next bottle will outlast me!

Weeknotes s07e09 TL;DR: Unsatisfactory visit to Rewired. Podcast recording with Bravery in the Boardroom. Marking Lisa’s departure. medium.com/web-of-weekn...

Weeknotes s07e08 TL;DR: Thinking about closed loops. Making least worst decisions. What next for NHSE. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

On the menu tonight is Salli Boti from @dishoomuk.bsky.social book From Bombay With Love.

Weeknotes s07e07 TL;DR: Discussing Social Network mapping. Lecture at NTU. EMAP DDC CIO session. Filling gaps in Shadow Committee. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Tonight on the menu is Malabar Fish Curry.