Most NHS organisations are treating ambient voice technology as a near-term tactical priority. But what is the strategic plan for this technology in two, four, or ten years?
Ambient voice technology is moving fast. But is your strategy keeping up?
Most NHS organisations have AVT on their roadmap. Having the technology is one thing. Having a plan for where it takes you in two, four, even ten years is a different conversation entirely. That is the conversation our panel sat down to have.
They looked past the note to where AVT goes next: an intelligence layer that reads across the whole patient record, more autonomous clinical workflows, and even the signals carried in a patient's voice. They were just as candid about today, agreeing that the hardest part of deploying at scale is rarely the technology. It is the organisational change around it, and earning clinical trust. And they took on the harder questions too: how the NHS buys and partners well without a race to the bottom, and how to keep the patient at the centre.
Whether your organisation is just getting started or already scaling, it is a conversation worth watching.
Join our panel of forward-thinking NHS digital leaders as they explore the future of ambient voice technology in the NHS.
Ruhin Miah
HostGTM Director, Lyrebird Health
I'm responsible for our relationships across the NHS, and I chaired the session with the ambition to drive the biggest, most candid and most interesting conversation on AVT this year. I brought in 3 of the most interesting and engaging digital leaders around, and they did not disappoint.
Dr Saif Ahmed
Chief Medical Information Officer
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Saif Ahmed is Chief Medical Information Officer at Tameside & Glossop and Clinical Digital Transformation Lead at Health Innovation Manchester. A practising GP, he's driven major NHS innovations including the Greater Manchester Care Record and is nationally recognised for leadership in AI governance.
Pip Hodgson
Group Digital Transformation Lead
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
A senior NHS digital leader and former frontline nurse, Pip leads digital and AI programmes across two major NHS trusts — from ambient voice tech to AI governance. She champions safe, human-centred innovation that's practical, clinically grounded, and built to scale.
Liam Cahill
Digital Advisor to NHS organisations
Together Digital
Founder of Together Digital and co-founder of a nationally respected NHS social enterprise, Liam has advised national bodies, local systems and healthtech companies for years. He helps health and care organisations navigate the real-world impact of digital transformation and innovation.
A one-hour discussion about the future of ambient voice technology in the NHS. The panel covered:
