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Andy Callow

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Husband, Dad to 3 lovely lads. CDTO for Nottingham University Hospitals. Into digital stuff, Boston United, books, cycling, learning. Personal account. Views own Blog at: https://andy-callow.medium.com/

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · Nov 6

I’m now at 18 months into my role as Chief Digital & Transformation Officer at Nottingham University Hospitals. This is my reflection on the last 6 months.

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Reflections: 18 months into NUH CDIO role

A longer reflection at the 18 month point into my role as Chief Digital & Transformation Officer at Nottingham University Hospitals.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 3d

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 5d

Weeknotes s07e22

TL;DR: Learning from Full Dress Rehearsal and an old pal. Significant progress in EPR programme metrics. Board Development eye openers.

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Weeknotes s07e22

TL;DR: Learning from Full Dress Rehearsal and an old pal. Significant progress in EPR programme metrics. Board Development eye openers.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 12d

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.

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Personal Goals Review 2025 #3

I set out some personal goals for 2025. It’s now time to review at the end of Q3

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 12d

Weeknotes s07e21

TL;DR: Presenting on Accountability and Refection. The lead in and start of our EPR Full Dress Rehearsal. Tackling the backlog.

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Weeknotes s07e21

TL;DR: Presenting on Accountability and Refection. The lead in and start of our EPR Full Dress Rehearsal. Tackling the backlog.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 13d

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 17d

Weeknotes s07e20

TL;DR: Development sessions with TLT and Deputies. Internet outage at City. Football FOMO. Hopefully avoiding AI “Workslop”.

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Weeknotes s07e20

TL;DR: Development sessions with TLT and Deputies. Internet outage at City. Football FOMO. Hopefully avoiding AI “Workslop”.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 24d

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.

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Reflections: 2.5 years into NUH CDTO role

A look back at the past 6 months in my role as Chief Digital & Transformation Officer at Nottingham University Hospitals.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 25d

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 25d

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

Man lying on a hammock with autumnal trees in the background

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 25d

Weeknotes s07e19

TL;DR: NHS.Net authentication whack-a-mole. Patient record access audits. Midlands Digital Skills Development Conference.

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Weeknotes s07e19

TL;DR: NHS.Net authentication whack-a-mole. Patient record access audits. Midlands Digital Skills Development Conference.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · Sep 5

Weeknotes s07e18

TL;DR: AI ain’t gonna solve my inbox just yet. EPR delay. Goodbye to Matt and Mandy.

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Weeknotes s07e18

TL;DR: AI ain’t gonna solve my inbox just yet. EPR delay. Goodbye to Matt and Mandy.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · Aug 10

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.

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How not to suck at Interview Presentations

TL;DR: Don’t answer the question. Close Powerpoint. Focus on the content. Use slides if you have to. Deliver well.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · Aug 10

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.

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · Aug 9

Weeknotes s07e17

TL;DR: EMAP DDC half-year review. Inpatient ordering floor walking. Inspired by interview candidates.

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Weeknotes s07e17

TL;DR: EMAP DDC half-year review. Inpatient ordering floor walking. Inspired by interview candidates.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · Aug 5

I'm not really a fine dining sort of guy, but there's a place I really like in Derbyshire called Stones which is very good

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · Jul 19

Weeknotes s07e16

TL;DR: Thinking about record audits. Email quicksand. How many systems do we have anyway? Celebrating South Asian Heritage.

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Weeknotes s07e16

TL;DR: Thinking about record audits. Email quicksand. How many systems do we have anyway? Celebrating South Asian Heritage.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · Jun 28

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.

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Personal Goals Review 2025 #2

Here we go again. I set out some personal goals for 2025. It’s now time to review progress at the end of Q2

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · Jun 27

Weeknotes s07e15

TL;DR: Busy weekends. Development days and my Lumina Spark. Visit to Digital Clinical Team and the HSJ Awards.

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Weeknotes s07e15

TL;DR: Busy weekends. Development days and my Lumina Spark. Visit to Digital Clinical Team and the HSJ Awards.

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John Amaechi @johnamaechi.apsintel.com · May 25

🧵 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.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · May 26

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!

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · May 24

Weeknotes s07e14

TL;DR: EPR Stage 4 readiness assessment. Team visits. Board paper prep.

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Weeknotes s07e14

TL;DR: EPR Stage 4 readiness assessment. Team visits. Board paper prep.

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · May 17

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

Table full of food from Eurovision countries

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · May 16

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

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First-Time Board CDIOs Programme — Cohort 4 Summary

TL;DR: Continuing to evolve, but still terrible at time-keeping. A great two days in Liverpool

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Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · May 10

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · May 1

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