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NHS England’s former Chief Nursing Information Officer and founder of the Future Nurse community, Natasha Phillips, is bringing nurses and tech together for better care. Join her monthly as she helps to keep nurses at the forefront of digital transformation in health, joined by nurses, nursing leaders, partners from the health tech industry and academics from higher education.

  1. 2D AGO

    E13 – Celebrating innovation on International Nurses Day

    It's our favourite day of the year - we’re celebrating nurses who lead innovation and are joined by a surgical nurse and nurse researcher who’s breaking new ground in the field of virtual reality and pain management. We’re also looking at how AI tools can help your day-to-day work tasks, with top tips and words of encouragement for nurses and nurse leaders from a deputy Chief Nurse who’s an AI evangelist. Get the inside track from our recent ambient voice technology round table for nurses - and hear our roundup of the last month’s news in nurse tech, including the launch of the World’s first AI hospital. LINKS Complete the Future Nurse “Getting to know our community” survey ... https://forms.monday.com/forms/f1e2550cdac77f40a6545d158f8404c5?r=euc1 Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ... https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all MUSIC & FX CREDITS "Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

    31 min
  2. APR 14

    E12 – How virtual nursing swept the US

    This month we’re delving even further into the world of virtual nursing. It sounds like a catch-all phrase, right-up there with “virtual wards”, but it's really about a very specific new approach to nursing practice that has swept the US and is now arriving in the UK – we hear from the founder of the Virtual Nursing Academy. We’re also catching up on the latest developments with agentic AI for wearables and how it might impact the paradigm shift to neighbourhood-based care. And we’re celebrating the podcast’s first anniversary - it’s been a whole year of supporting people with an interest in nurse tech, so today we’re marking the occasion by looking at one nurse’s inspirational career pathway through the world of digitally enabled care. LINKS Complete the Future Nurse “Getting to know our community” survey ... https://forms.monday.com/forms/f1e2550cdac77f40a6545d158f8404c5?r=euc1 Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ... https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all Re-watch our Future Nurse webinars about ambient voice technology in nursing ... https://futurenurse.uk/events/ MUSIC & FX CREDITS "Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

    31 min
  3. MAR 10

    E11 – What does virtual nursing really mean?

    We’re talking virtual nursing - and with all the current emphasis on workforce transformation there’s never been a better time, so what actually is it and what does it mean for you? We’re also looking into new research that shows numbers of remote consultations dropping since their hight during the COVID pandemic – so can we, or should we, encourage this impactful innovation to stick better? Hear about the launch of our biggest ever community survey, catchup on news from our Special Interest Group for ambient voice technology, including a new webinar to watch back, and hear about the exciting implications for nurse tech that come with the new ten-year National Cancer Plan for England. LINKS Complete the Future Nurse “Getting to know our community” survey ... https://forms.monday.com/forms/f1e2550cdac77f40a6545d158f8404c5?r=euc1 Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ... https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all Re-watch our Future Nurse webinars about AVT in Nursing ... https://futurenurse.uk/events/ Get in touch with Jacqui Copper and team to discuss virtual nursing ... Email - David Kwo - dk@pontemdata.com Get involved in the Future Nurse Special Interest Group for Ambient Voice Technology: Email - julia@futurenurse.uk MUSIC & FX CREDITS "Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

    30 min
  4. FEB 10

    E10 – Special interest group for AVT in nursing and digital skills education

    Hear more about Future Nurse’s fast-growing Special Interest Group for ambient voice technology in nursing, exploring the products that listen whilst you work to help release time with follow-up tasks. The group is helping nurses embrace these innovations safely, and with one much anticipated webinar already delivered, the founder team explains what’s coming next. We also find out about an award-nominated digital skills education programme that’s helping to build confidence for NHS staff using new technology. Plus, we’ve got all the news in tech from the last month, including big changes in evaluation processes at NICE. LINKS Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ... https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all Re-watch the Future Nurse webinar about AVT in Nursing ... https://futurenurse.uk/2025/11/10/watch-avt-and-nursing/ Read Synergy Digital Health’s take on the new NICE digital health mandates: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/neil-perry_healthtech-digitalhealth-nhs-activity-7425066955537285120-EA1C/ Get involved in the Future Nurse Special Interest Group for Ambient Voice Technology: Email julia@futurenurse.uk Find out more about AVID, the AVT community at the THIS Institute: https://ambientvoice.thiscovery.org/p/welcome Find out more about the Nova Academy digital skills training via NHS Futures: https://future.nhs.uk/DigitalNursesNetwork/view?objectId=60886736#60886736 MUSIC & FX CREDITS "Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

    29 min
  5. JAN 13

    E9 – Compassionate leadership and person-centred care in digital nursing

    We kick start 2026 with a visit from two superstar nurse leaders, to talk about the themes of compassionate leadership and person-centred care in the context of digital nursing change.  Natasha’s also been discussing the emergence of a new era for sustainable wearables in health, and catching-up on exciting news about Amazon’s new “agentic” AI offer for health, which promises patients lifelike automated interactions to help improve access to care – plus there’s an update on news about how you can help steer the MHRA, as it decides what should be the new UK approach for managing AI in health tech.   LINKS Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ...  https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse  Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ...  https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list  Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ...  https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all Re-watch the Future Nurse webinar about AVT in Nursing ... https://futurenurse.uk/2025/11/10/watch-avt-and-nursing/ Find out more about the Nursing Now Challenge ... https://www.nursingnow.org/ Find out more about the RCN Foundation ... https://rcnfoundation.rcn.org.uk/ MUSIC & FX CREDITS "Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

    30 min
  6. 12/09/2025

    E8 – Ambient voice tech for nursing and digitising meds admin

    With the launch of Microsoft’s ambient AI for nursing offer – we’re asking what AVT means for nurses.  Will we all be walking the wards wearing microphones soon? Will there be an Alexa at every bedside helping us get admin done?  Find out more about our upcoming webinar that will deep dive into these questions and more.  And with the new year just around the corner, Natasha is reflecting on the year gone, also asking what might be big in digital nursing in 2026 – including finding out more about digitising medicines administration, which offers us the potential to both improve patient safety and release nurse time to care.  LINKS Register for our free webinar about Ambient Voice Technology in nursing on 15 Dec 25 ... https://futurenurse.uk/2025/11/10/upcoming-avt-and-nursing/ Follow or contact us on LinkedIn ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ... https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all MUSIC & FX CREDITS "Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

    30 min
  7. 11/11/2025

    E7 – Support for nurse innovators and discovering where genomics meets digital

    In November’s episode we’re calling all nurse innovators and finding out about the support you could get from the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme which is currently open for applicants.  We’re also discovering where genomics meets digital and asking nurse leader and genomics specialist Tracie Miles about her journey as a nurse innovator.  As always, Natasha has loads of dates for your diary, including a chance to sign up for our much-demanded webinar about Ambient Voice Technology in nursing.   LINKS Follow or contact us on Linked In ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ... https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list Find out about and apply for the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme before 28 Nov 25 ... https://nhscep.com/ Register for our free webinar about Ambient Voice Technology in nursing on 15 Dec 25 ... https://futurenurse.uk/2025/11/10/upcoming-avt-and-nursing/ Read our recent Nursing Times article about Ambient Voice Technology in nursing ... https://www.nursingtimes.net/digital-and-technology/ambient-voice-technology-in-health-key-considerations-for-nursing-practice-14-10-2025/ Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all Register to attend Ethical Healthcare Consulting’s event “Shaping the Future of EPRs” on 19 Nov 25 ...  https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/778DCY/ Read the Nuffield Trust’s recent report on community nursing ... https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/district-nursing-understanding-the-decline-and-mapping-the-future MUSIC & FX CREDITS "Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

    25 min
  8. 10/15/2025

    E6 – Hospital to community shift and WHO call for workforce optimisation case studies

    How far along are we with the big shift from hospital to community?  We ask CNIOs from each of the two settings.  And we find out more about the WHO’s workforce optimisation plan and their call for case studies on exemplar innovation projects to help you make your submissions. We have loads of dates for your diary, and you’ve probably heard about Ambient Voice Technology, but we’re finding out more about Voice AI which monitors patient speech for diagnostic markers and asking how it can help nurses.   LINKS Follow or contact us on Linked In ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ... https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ... https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all Submit a health and care workforce optimisation case study to the WHO before 31 Oct 25 ... https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=t8AQ9iS9OUuBCz3CgK-1kBZO-r4ksE1OpGPsQbu9fHlUMUJaSkxGNFE0UzBHNkxDOFNPMVpXNUkwOC4u&route=shorturl  Enquiries – morganc@who.int  Register to attend Ethical Healthcare Consulting’s event “Shaping the Future of EPRs” on 19 Nov 25 ...  https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/778DCY/ Read the new Nursing Times article about Ambient Voice Technology in nursing ... https://www.nursingtimes.net/digital-and-technology/ambient-voice-technology-in-health-key-considerations-for-nursing-practice-14-10-2025/ MUSIC & FX CREDITS "Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

    30 min

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NHS England’s former Chief Nursing Information Officer and founder of the Future Nurse community, Natasha Phillips, is bringing nurses and tech together for better care. Join her monthly as she helps to keep nurses at the forefront of digital transformation in health, joined by nurses, nursing leaders, partners from the health tech industry and academics from higher education.