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.

Got to note this - for the first time in EVER, I've listened to ALL the podcasts in my subscription list. Normally I'm listening to the Christmas editions at this time of year!

Weeknotes s07e06 TL;DR: Encouraging conversations with Unis. Ambient Scribing demo. Board Development and Darzi. Tech-enabled house visit. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Tonight on the menu is Nadan Chicken Curry.

Weeknotes s07e05 TL;DR: Radiology System Frustrations. Race Equality Matters 5 Day Challenge. Tiger Team evaluation. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e04 TL;DR: Thinking about our Data Warehouse. Marcos on the CIO Touchbase. SLF session and our transformation schemes. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

So lovely to feel like the days are getting longer. Beautiful sky in Cumbria this morning.

Over the years I've written loads of articles on Medium. I thought it was about time I did a bit of a curation. This article attempts to present it in themes for easier consumption/avoiding. andy-callow.medium.com/andy-callow-...

Weeknotes s07e03 TL;DR: Rationalising responses to set backs. Delivering Reflection workshop. Green shoots with UoN. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Tonight on the menu is Hara Bhara Kebab Burger from @thecurryguy.bsky.social Green book. Not high scores sadly. Tough crowd at this place!

Weeknotes s07e02 TL;DR: Good supplier meeting. On being a T-Rex. Planning for consultancy exit. NUH Panto week. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Some brilliant data driven decision making led by our advanced analytics team at NUH. They modelled predicted demand in the few days after Xmas Day and worked out how many discharges were necessary to maintain a reasonable level of occupancy for the post-Christmas surge. medium.com/@mifabietti/...

Weeknotes now entering the seventh season! Weeknotes s07e01 TL;DR: QMS Paper approved at Board. Learning more ML terminology. Evaluating the Digital and Data Strategic Committee Shadow Board. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Tonight on the menu. Punjabi Ginger Chicken Curry. Strong 7/10 from the fam.

My Personal Goals for 2025 TL;DR: Dropped Twitter and Weeknote targets. Upped cycling target. andy-callow.medium.com/my-personal-...