Helen Balsdon
Interim chief nursing information officer
NHS England
Helen Balsdon’s role involves ensuring that nursing and midwifery practice is supported by digital technology and data science and that nurses and midwives are equipped to work – and lead – in a digitally enabled environment.
She is passionate about using technology to support the delivery of high quality, evidence-based care and empowering patients to manage their own health record.
Alongside nursing and midwifery, Ms Balsdon’s work includes front-line digitisation, Digital Citizen development, and maternal and child health.