Ifan Evans

Executive Director, Strategy
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Digital Health and Care Wales
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United Kingdom

Ifan was recently appointed Executive Director for Strategy at Digital Health & Care Wales, which leads delivery of national digital platforms and services for NHS Wales.  His responsibilities include strategic planning, digital transformation programmes, commercial, and partnering.  Previously Ifan was Director Digital, Technology & Transformation in the Welsh Government., where he wrote A Healthier Wales, the natioanl strategy for health and social care in Wales.   Ifan was the national lead for brexit readiness across health and social care, and led digital response to the COvid-19 pandemic.  Across government he has been a champion for innovation, technology adoption, and digital transformation. 

Ifan is passionate about applying digital technologies and data as tools to clarify and simplify, reducing unwarranted variation and making services better for professionals and the public.  He believes that working openly with a wide range of partners is the best way to address current and future challenges in health and care, particularly by applying new solutions to existing problems and measuring outcomes in real time.

Ifan has a private sector background, and has degrees from Oxford, Aberystwyth, and Cardiff Universities.