Meet the team

On this page you can learn more about the individuals, that make up the team. Please click on a name to learn more...

Core team

These are the individuals that make up the main Digital Solutions team and who our clients are most likely to be working with on a day to day basis. If you would like to learn more about someone, just click on their name to jump to their profile.

Hannah Smith

Project Manager

Nikki Ayton

Business Development Manager

Sarah Bennett

Business Development Manager

Joe Davies

Project Coordinator

Hayley Swaffield

Media, Events & Research Coordinator

Support Team

In addition to the 'core team' are individuals whose knowledge and expertise are called upon on a project by project basis.

These fine folk are listed below.

Basma Ellahi

Research Professor

Joe McArdle

Director Of Health & Medical Innovation

Mike Brownsell

Director Strategic Economic Development Office

Team Profiles

Hannah Smith

Hannah's role in the team is to provide our clients with:

Project Management & Strategic development for all of the work that the Digital Solutions team provides.

Nikki Ayton

Nikki's role within the team is to provide our clients with:

Initial and ongoing contact with the Digital Solutions team and its services.
Advice, support and guidance for potential clients seeking to determine if they are eligible for our support.
Regular communications and updates on work that the team is undertaking for the client in question.
Opportunities to liaise and network with other organisations who may benefit from the products & services that the client offers.

Sarah Bennett

Sarah's role within the team is to provide our clients with:

Initial and ongoing contact with the Digital Solutions team and its services.
Advice, support and guidance for potential clients seeking to determine if they are eligible for our support.
Regular communications and updates on work that the team is undertaking for the client in question.
Opportunities to liaise and network with other organisations who may benefit from the products & services that the client offers.

Basma Ellahi

Basma's role in the team is to provide our clients with:

Advice, support and guidance for clients seeking to evidence evaluation (efficacy and/or effectiveness) of their digital solution.
General project/research design including:
- Design and conduct of exploratory trials to collect data for testing out initial ideas.
- Design and conduct of Efficacy trials (explanatory trials) determine whether an intervention produces the expected result under ideal circumstances.
- Design and conduct of Effectiveness trials (pragmatic trials) measure the degree of beneficial effect under “real world” clinical settings.
- Experience of software packages for data analysis.
- Understanding of real world research and evaluation using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
- Reporting and disseminating outcomes (abstracts, papers, presentations, reports).
- Experience in both clinical and public health areas of health and social care.