GBR
Cohort 2
Vinod Diwakar
Medical Director for Transformation and Secondary Care, NHS England
NHS England (London)
leadership vision
The NHS Constitution: Our health system belongs to the people. It is there to improve our health and wellbeing, supporting us to keep mentally and physically well, to get better when we are ill and, when we cannot fully recover, to stay as well as we can to the end of our lives. It works at the limits of science – bringing the highest levels of human knowledge and skill to save lives and improve health. It touches our lives at times of basic human need, when care and compassion are what matter most.
my story
The Sciana network played an important role in my professional development as a leader.
Through it, I saw new perspectives on global health and, in particular, on how health systems are tackling health inequalities, digitally enabled transformation and workforce. It helped me better understand the perspective of governments and international health agencies. The network inspired me to seek further opportunities in my career, moving from a regional role in the NHS in London to a national role in England. I often quote examples of the things I learned from friends and colleagues in the network and look forward to continuing to grow through this important community of leadership.
about me
Vin Diwakar is the Medical Director for Transformation in the NHS National Transformation and Medical Directorates in England. He provides clinical leadership to improvement and transformation programmes including those which use improvement science, technology, digital, and data. He is part of the national leadership team which is focussed on the post COVID-19 recovery of services, building resilience, transforming the model of care and supporting and developing the health workforce. He leads teams which are supporting improvement and transformation of a number of different clinical areas including diagnostics, urgent, emergency, acute and planned care and is responsible for improving clinical effectiveness.
In his previous role, he provided clinical leadership to London's health and care system and was a key member of the multiprofessional regional team which led the capital through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meet the Partners
Sciana: The Health Leaders Network is a programme supported jointly by the Health Foundation (UK), Careum (CH) and the Bosch Health Campus (DE) in collaboration with Salzburg Global Seminar.
