From NHS ambition to action: One year into the NHS 10-year plan

Location: CGI Leeds office, 1 Whitehall Quay, Leeds LS1 4HR

Date and time: 22 September 2026 | 08:30 – 09:45

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From NHS ambition to action: One year into the NHS 10-year plan

Location: CGI Leeds office, 1 Whitehall Quay, Leeds LS1 4HR

Date and time: 22 September 2026 | 08:30 – 09:45

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The NHS in England is one year into biggest healthcare transformation plan in national history, which effects every citizen and every healthcare worker. 

Leeds has a critical role to play in delivering the plan. We invite you to discover the transformational projects taking place, co-presented by CGI and NHS colleagues, including analogue-to-digital transformation, and the evolution of national services.

What to expect

This will be a showcase of real-world transformation and delivery insights from within the NHS, co-presented by CGI and NHS colleagues. Alongside honest reflections on implementation challenges, we will highlight positive progress and what this means for patients, professionals and communities.  

Taking place early morning, this compact breakfast briefing is designed to create minimal disruption to your day. Packed with peer-to-peer perspectives, you will gain understanding of practical, interconnected NHS transformation and what this means for your own programmes.  

From strategy to implementation - examples how the NHS and partners are delivering the 10-Year Plan. 
Clarity of how different national NHS programmes connect. 
Forward-looking discussion on where healthcare transformation is heading. 
Opportunities to discuss challenges with peers.

Agenda

08:30 Arrival and networking including refreshments and light breakfast.

08:45 Welcome and setting the scene with Tim Williams, Senior Vice President Consulting Services for Health – Leeds Business Unit, CGI UK.

08:50 NHS transformation showcase – looking at three critical national projects, discover how real NHS programmes are translating strategy into practical delivery.

09:20 Fireside chat and Q&A featuring representatives from CGI and the NHS who will discuss the future direction of the 10-year plan in Leeds.

09:45 Session close and return to work.

Who should attend

This is ideal for those actively delivering NHS transformation in Trusts across Leeds and Yorkshire. It will also appeal to healthcare suppliers, partners, consultancies and digital transformation professionals, as well as members of the community who are interested in the evolution of NHS services.

All-star line-up of speakers

Tim Williams – Senior Vice-President Consulting Services for Health – Leeds Business Unit, CGI UK

Justine Ewing – Vice President for Health, Care and Life Sciences, CGI UK

Gavin Bramer – Healthcare Product Lead, CGI UK

Harriet Messenger – Head of Product – NHS.UK, NHS England

Tom Hubbard-Green – Head of Product, NHS England

Gavin Bramer

Healthcare Product Lead, CGI UK

Gavin Bramer is a digital health product lead who delivers national NHS digital services. His work focuses on user-centred innovation, improving access to care, and translating complex healthcare challenges into impactful digital services.

Harriet Messenger

Head of Product – NHS.UK, NHS England

Harriett is Head of Product for the NHS website (NHS.uk), leading the development of one of the UK’s most widely used digital health services. I’ve spent the past 12 years working across NHS digital products, including public health campaigns, screening services and NHS.uk. I’m passionate about making health information and services simpler, more useful and easier to access, and particularly interested in how emerging technologies, including AI, are changing how people find and interact with health information.

Amy Lumsden

Senior User Researcher, CGI UK

Amy is a Senior User Researcher at CGI, bringing a human-centred approach to understanding complex problems and shaping better digital products and services. She has experience leading research across large-scale digital transformation programmes in the public sector. Most recently, she has been working on NHS England’s Community and Mental Health Discovery, exploring the perspectives of people providing and receiving care to understand where digital tools and technology could improve productivity and the experiences of patients and the workforce.

Tim Williams

Senior Vice-President Consulting Services for Health – Leeds Business Unit, CGI UK

With more than 25 years’ experience delivering complex transformation and major programmes, Tim combines deep healthcare and delivery expertise with a strong track record of building high-performing teams, driving growth and delivering measurable outcomes for clients. Tim has end-to-end leadership of CGI’s Health business, spanning growth and business development through to client engagement and delivery. He has grown CGI’s Leeds Health team to more than 450 professionals and a business of over $120 million CAD. Throughout his career, Tim has led major programmes and global delivery teams, turning complex challenges into practical action, delivering results and creating enduring value.

Justine Ewing

Vice President for Health, Care and Life Sciences, CGI UK

Justene joined CGI in 2017 as an experienced Executive Director with more than 25 years of business experience and a strong record in transformation, change and performance delivery. Justene is responsible for establishing and leading CGI’s health and care strategy in the UK and Australia, with a focus on collaborative, user-centred service redesign, digital enablers and improving clinical and care outcomes. She is passionate about innovation and SME collaboration. Prior to CGI, Justene was Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Government’s Digital Health and Care Institute, providing leadership and strategic direction across a complex network of government and healthcare stakeholders.

Tom Hubbard-Green

Head of Product, NHS England

Tom Hubbard-Green is Head of Product at NHS England and has worked in product across healthcare, central government and the charity sector. He is the author of the Public Sector Product Manager’s Cookbook (https://www.tomhubbardgreen.co.uk/product) and a frequent product event speaker. Tom is also an advisory board member of TechSkills, the skills body for tech in the UK, representing product and user-centred design roles.

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From NHS ambition to action: One year into the NHS 10-year plan

Location: CGI Leeds office, 1 Whitehall Quay, Leeds LS1 4HR

Date and time: 22 September 2026 | 08:30 – 09:45

From NHS ambition to action: One year into the NHS 10-year plan

Location: CGI Leeds office, 1 Whitehall Quay, Leeds LS1 4HR

Date and time: 22 September 2026 | 08:30 – 09:45

The NHS in England is one year into biggest healthcare transformation plan in national history, which effects every citizen and every healthcare worker.

What to expect

Agenda

Who should attend