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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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Weeknotes s08e06 TL;DR: Sorting out Frontline Productivity bids in the East Mids. Visits to Activity & Analysis and Improvement & Transformation teams…

Weeknotes s08e06

TL;DR: Sorting out Frontline Productivity bids in the East Mids. Visits to Activity & Analysis and Improvement & Transformation teams. Painless Nervecentre Upgrade.

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06.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gene on stage at rock city

Gene on stage at rock city

Breaking my own rules about not seeing nostalgia bands... but a lovely trip down memory lane seeing Gene at Rock City

05.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image from Garmin Connect showing 4h 46m sleep

Image from Garmin Connect showing 4h 46m sleep

Me: surely a cup of caffeinated coffee first thing in the morning would be ok

My Body:

28.02.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s08e05 TL;DR: Kicking of AI roadmap work. Ethical Charter podcast. Digital and Data Strategic Committee.

Weeknotes s08e05

TL;DR: Kicking of AI roadmap work. Ethical Charter podcast. Digital and Data Strategic Committee.

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21.02.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A band on stage

A band on stage

Alex Spencer at Sydney and Matilda in Sheffield on a school night. Somehow failed to take a picture of the lad mind. This is the support The Cases who were nothing in comparison

15.02.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s08e04 TL;DR: The trapped nerve is back :-(. UoN lecture. Event #1 saying goodbye to Nikki. A slot on the BBC talking EPR.

Weeknotes s08e04

TL;DR: The trapped nerve is back :-(. UoN lecture. Event #1 saying goodbye to Nikki. A slot on the BBC talking EPR.

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08.02.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bowl of chilli

Bowl of chilli

Tonight on the menu is California-style Chilli con carne from @thecurryguy.bsky.social

31.01.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s08e03 TL;DR: DREEAM AI Demos. Trip down memory lane to Leeds. Exiting stuff at the Nervecentre User Forum.

Weeknotes s08e03

TL;DR: DREEAM AI Demos. Trip down memory lane to Leeds. Exiting stuff at the Nervecentre User Forum.

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30.01.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Lock gates on Leeds canal

Lock gates on Leeds canal

Bridgewater place Leeds

Bridgewater place Leeds

Sam from Nervecentre speaking at the conference

Sam from Nervecentre speaking at the conference

Some NHS Digital memories flooding back on a trip to Leeds for the Nervecentre User Forum today

29.01.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ski piste in Andorra with snow capped mountains in the background

Ski piste in Andorra with snow capped mountains in the background

Still dreaming of these slopes!

25.01.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s08e02 TL;DR: Patient app demo. Business case pondering. Ask and offer when mentoring? Release of full EPR Lessons Learnt

Weeknotes s08e02

TL;DR: Patient app demo. Business case pondering. Is ask and offer always essential when mentoring? Visit to Performance and Reporting team. Release of our full EPR lessons learnt.

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25.01.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s08e01 TL;DR: Exec development session. EPR Lessons learnt session #2. Scratching the whiteboard itch.

Weeknotes s08e01

Entering my 8th year of weeknoting!

TL;DR: Exec development session. EPR Lessons learnt session #2. Scratching the whiteboard itch.

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10.01.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Personal Goals Review 2025 #4 Here we go again. As has become my pattern at year end, I set out some personal goals for 2025 and did a review in Q1, Q2 and Q3. Here goes…

At the end of 2024, I set out some personal goals for 2025. Today was time for the end of year review.

TL;DR: Smashed the cycling. Reading nearly there. In general feeling pretty ok about the year.

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31.12.2025 17:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s07e30 TL;DR: Planning for Cohort 5 of the CDIO programme. EPR engagement and choc delivery at Ropewalk. York and Scarborough Board Development.

Weeknotes s07e30

TL;DR: Planning for Cohort 5 of the CDIO programme. EPR engagement and choc delivery at Ropewalk. York and Scarborough Board Development.

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21.12.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s07e29 TL;DR: EPR Listening events. Board development learning. Mid-Year review with the boss.

Weeknotes s07e29

TL;DR: EPR Listening events. Board development learning. Mid-Year review with the boss.

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14.12.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s07e27 TL;DR: Fireside chat with fellow CIOs. EPR Lessons Learnt. EPR Reporting milestone. An unexpected award.

Weeknotes s07e27

TL;DR: Fireside chat with fellow CIOs. EPR Lessons Learnt. EPR Reporting milestone. An unexpected award.

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30.11.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black Eyed Bean Curry in a Balti Dish

Black Eyed Bean Curry in a Balti Dish

Balti Dhal Fry in a Balti dish

Balti Dhal Fry in a Balti dish

Tonight on the menu was Black Eyed Bean Curry and Balti Dhal Fry. Didn't spot that the quantities of the latter were only for 2 😳

29.11.2025 21:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s07e26 TL;DR: Back to Earth after EPR go-live and trying to catch up.

Weeknotes s07e26

TL;DR: Back to Earth after EPR go-live and trying to catch up.

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16.11.2025 10:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Top: Chicken Handi
Bottom: Spicy Gourmet Chicken Kebab

Top: Chicken Handi Bottom: Spicy Gourmet Chicken Kebab

Tonight on the menu:
Top: Chicken Handi
Bottom: Spicy Gourmet Chicken Kebab

15.11.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s07e25 TL;DR: To the Moon and Backβ€Šβ€”β€ŠTaking our Nervecentre EPR live

Weeknotes s07e25

TL;DR: To the Moon and Backβ€Š-β€ŠTaking our Nervecentre EPR live

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07.11.2025 23:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s07e24 TL;DR: At lastβ€Šβ€”β€Šcommencing the Nervecentre Electronic Patient Record go-live!

Weeknotes s07e24

TL;DR: At lastβ€Šβ€”β€Šcommencing the Nervecentre Electronic Patient Record go-live!

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31.10.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s07e23 TL;DR: In the spotlight for various things. Reaching an EPR milestone and heading into the final 2 weeks before go-live.

Weeknotes s07e23

TL;DR: In the spotlight for various things. Reaching an EPR milestone and heading into the final 2 weeks before go-live.

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19.10.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Veg korma and Kothu Roti in metal bowls

Veg korma and Kothu Roti in metal bowls

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

12.10.2025 21:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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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10.10.2025 21:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

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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03.10.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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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03.10.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Band playing on a small stage

Band playing on a small stage

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

02.10.2025 22:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeknotes s07e20 TL;DR: Development sessions with TLT and Deputies. Internet outage at City. Football FOMO. Hopefully avoiding AI β€œWorkslop”.

Weeknotes s07e20

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

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28.09.2025 20:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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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21.09.2025 20:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dish of Bo Kho, a Vietnamese beef stew

Dish of Bo Kho, a Vietnamese beef stew

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

20.09.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0