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Driving Data Strategy in Healthcare: Aidan Innes, Head of Data Standards at Nuffield Health

Driving Data Strategy in Healthcare: Aidan Innes, Head of Data Standards at Nuffield Health

Update: 2025-10-01
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In this episode of Data & AI Mastery, Dr. Raoul-Gabriel Urma speaks with Aidan Innes, Head of Data Standards at Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity.



Aidan shares his unique journey from sports science into data leadership, revealing how he built a strategy that connects patient outcomes, data literacy, and advanced analytics to drive both social and financial impact.



Elsewhere in the episode the pair discuss building outcome frameworks that scale across a complex healthcare organisation and how Nuffield Health is leveraging data apprenticeships to boost literacy, save millions, and empower staff.



Whether you’re a healthcare professional, a data leader, or simply someone passionate about how data drives impact, this episode is packed with insights and actionable takeaways.



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Chapter Markers:



(05:00 ) – COVID-19 rehabilitation programme and measuring outcomes



(08:00 ) – Scaling outcome frameworks across the organisation



(12:00 ) – Technology, governance, and people in data strategy



(16:00 ) – Measuring ROI and success stories in procurement



(18:00 ) – Advanced analytics and award-winning projects



(22:00 ) – Quick-fire round: contrarian views, learning habits, and personal insights



(24:00 ) – Aidan’s vision for the future of data in healthcare



(26:00 ) – Closing reflections and takeaways



Useful Links:



Connect with Aidan on LinkedIn



Visit the Nuffield Health Website



Follow Raoul for more AI insights on LinkedIn



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Driving Data Strategy in Healthcare: Aidan Innes, Head of Data Standards at Nuffield Health

Driving Data Strategy in Healthcare: Aidan Innes, Head of Data Standards at Nuffield Health

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