iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Andy Callow

@andycallow.bsky.social

591 followers 845 following 170 posts

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: andy-callow.medium.com

Posts Replies Media

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Weeknotes s08e16 TL;DR: The Opening of the National Rehabilitation Centre. Reviewing all that is on fire. Inbox Anxiety. medium.com/web-of-weekn...

Weeknotes s08e16

TL;DR: The Opening of the National Rehabilitation Centre. Reviewing all that is on fire. Inbox Anxiety.

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Weeknotes s08e15 TL;DR: Back to Weeknoting. Digital Transformation Business Case next step. Progress on nhs net authentication. medium.com/web-of-weekn...

Weeknotes s08e15

TL;DR: Back to Weeknoting. Digital Transformation Business Case next step. Progress on nhs.net authentication.

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

At year end, I set out some personal goals for 2026. This is my review of progress at the end of Q2. TL;DR: Pretty happy with books and cycling. Still no software written. #personalgoals andy-callow.medium.com/personal-goa...

andy-callow.medium.com

Personal Goals Review 2026 #2

Here we go again. As has become my pattern at year end, I set out some personal goals for 2026. I did a review at the end of Q1, now it is…

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Weeknotes s08e14 TL;DR: Mind-Blowing Demo. Ward visits. Uni lecture. Going red at QMC. Health Innovation Showcase. medium.com/web-of-weekn...

Weeknotes s08e14

TL;DR: Mind-Blowing Demo. Ward visits. Uni lecture. Going red at QMC. Health Innovation Showcase.

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Weeknotes s08e13 TL;DR: All the AI things — Machine Learning Special Interest Group — risks and benefits of AI in the NHS, progressing our AI blueprint, Nervecentre AI posibilities. medium.com/web-of-weekn...

Weeknotes s08e13

TL;DR: All the AI things — Machine Learning Special Interest Group — risks and benefits of AI in the NHS, progressing our AI blueprint…

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

All set for Eurovision!

Table loaded with European food from loads of countries

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Last night's Chicken Tikka Dopiaza. Strong 8/10 from my tough crowd! Forgot to take a pic when it was in a serving dish.

Chicken Dopiaza in a wok

000

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Weeknotes s08e12 TL;DR: A growing ToDo list. Great demo of Secure Research Environment. Sharing EPR lessons learnt with SFH weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s08e12

TL;DR: A growing ToDo list. Great demo of Secure Research Environment. Sharing EPR lessons learnt with SFH.

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Weeknotes s08e11 TL;DR: The promise of AI. Care Group performance meetings. Now, Next Later at TLT. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s08e11

TL;DR: The promise of AI. Care Group performance meetings. Now, Next Later at TLT.

000

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Just finished this book that I started in January (I read about 1 or 2 people each evening) which was an eye opening summary of Black Britons who have made significant impact on the UK, yet have been less prominent in the nation's conciousness. Recommended.

Cover of the 100 great black britons book

000

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Enjoyed the last match of the season, solving the Mystery of The Three Points, seeing Boston beat Solihull Moors 3-0.

me, dressed as Sherlock Holmes in a football crowd

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Weeknotes s08e10 TL;DR: All the collaborations — East Midlands Frontline Productivity and SFH. Imperial College Digital Health Leadership Programme. AVT demo. medium.com/web-of-weekn...

Weeknotes s08e10

TL;DR: All the collaborations — East Midlands Frontline Productivity and SFH. Imperial College Digital Health Leadership. AVT demo.

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Weeknotes s08e09 TL;DR: More nhs net authentication frustrations. Certainty models during development session. Trip to Rewired. The best coffee in NUH! medium.com/web-of-weekn...

Weeknotes s08e09

TL;DR: More nhs.net authentication frustrations. Certainty models during development session. Trip to Rewired. The best coffee in NUH!

000

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I don't know about you lot but I've just enjoyed a lovely Christmas dinner that I saved in December. Best part of Christmas Dinner is saving some for a dull day in March!

media.tenor.com

a group of people walking in the snow with a caption that says i will honor christmas in my heart

Alt: a group of people walking in the snow with a caption that says i will honor christmas in my heart

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

At good ol' Sidney and Matilda to see Pastel with Norb on a school night

Pastel band on stage in Sheffield

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Weeknotes s08e08 TL;DR: Terrified by ZeroDayClock. Copilot wrangling. More on the Digital Paradox. First-Time Board-Level CDIO Programme. medium.com/web-of-weekn...

Weeknotes s08e08

TL;DR: Terrified by ZeroDayClock. Copilot wrangling. More on the Digital Paradox. First-Time Board-Level CDIO Programme.

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

A trip to Brunton Park to see Boston lose 6-2 against Carlisle. 😭

Brunton park Carlisle

000

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Weeknotes s08e07 TL;DR: Exec-Exec meeting with CityCare and NTU. Coding puzzles. Authentication frustrations. AI & Nervecentre. Taking a tea tolley on the wards. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s08e07

TL;DR: Exec-Exec meeting with CityCare and NTU. Coding puzzles. Authentication frustrations. AI & Nervecentre. Tea trolley on the wards.

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Weeknotes s08e06 TL;DR: Sorting out Frontline Productivity bids in the East Mids. Visits to Activity & Analysis and Improvement & Transformation teams. Painless Nervecentre Upgrade. medium.com/web-of-weekn...

Weeknotes s08e06

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

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

Gene on stage at rock city

000

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

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

Image from Garmin Connect showing 4h 46m sleep

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Weeknotes s08e05 TL;DR: Kicking of AI roadmap work. Ethical Charter podcast. Digital and Data Strategic Committee. medium.com/web-of-weekn...

Weeknotes s08e05

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

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

A band on stage

000

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Weeknotes s08e04 TL;DR: The trapped nerve is back :-(. UoN lecture. Event #1 saying goodbye to Nikki. A slot on the BBC talking EPR. medium.com/web-of-weekn...

Weeknotes s08e04

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

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

Bowl of chilli

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Weeknotes s08e03 TL;DR: DREEAM AI Demos. Trip down memory lane to Leeds. Exiting stuff at the Nervecentre User Forum. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s08e03

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

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

Lock gates on Leeds canal

Bridgewater place Leeds

Sam from Nervecentre speaking at the conference

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Still dreaming of these slopes!

Ski piste in Andorra with snow capped mountains in the background

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

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. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s08e02

TL;DR: Patient app demo. Business case pondering. Ask and offer when mentoring? Release of full EPR Lessons Learnt

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Weeknotes s08e01 Entering my 8th year of weeknoting! TL;DR: Exec development session. EPR Lessons learnt session #2. Scratching the whiteboard itch. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s08e01

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

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. andy-callow.medium.com/personal-goa...

andy-callow.medium.com

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…

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Weeknotes s07e30 TL;DR: Planning for Cohort 5 of the CDIO programme. EPR engagement and choc delivery at Ropewalk. York and Scarborough Board Development. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e30

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

000

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Weeknotes s07e29 TL;DR: EPR Listening events. Board development learning. Mid-Year review with the boss. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e29

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Weeknotes s07e27 TL;DR: Fireside chat with fellow CIOs. EPR Lessons Learnt. EPR Reporting milestone. An unexpected award. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e27

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

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 😳

Black Eyed Bean Curry in a Balti Dish

Balti Dhal Fry in a Balti dish

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Weeknotes s07e26 TL;DR: Back to Earth after EPR go-live and trying to catch up. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e26

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

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

Top: Chicken Handi
Bottom: Spicy Gourmet Chicken Kebab

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Weeknotes s07e25 TL;DR: To the Moon and Back - Taking our Nervecentre EPR live weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e25

TL;DR: To the Moon and Back — Taking our Nervecentre EPR live

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Weeknotes s07e24 TL;DR: At last — commencing the Nervecentre Electronic Patient Record go-live! weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e24

TL;DR: At last — commencing the Nervecentre Electronic Patient Record go-live!

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Weeknotes s07e23 TL;DR: In the spotlight for various things. Reaching an EPR milestone and heading into the final 2 weeks before go-live. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e23

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

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

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

Veg korma and Kothu Roti in metal bowls

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Weeknotes s07e22 TL;DR: Learning from Full Dress Rehearsal and an old pal. Significant progress in EPR programme metrics. Board Development eye openers. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e22

TL;DR: Learning from Full Dress Rehearsal and an old pal. Significant progress in EPR programme metrics. Board Development eye openers.

000

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

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. medium.com/@andy-callow...

Personal Goals Review 2025 #3

I set out some personal goals for 2025. It’s now time to review at the end of Q3

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Weeknotes s07e21 TL;DR: Presenting on Accountability and Refection. The lead in and start of our EPR Full Dress Rehearsal. Tackling the backlog. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e21

TL;DR: Presenting on Accountability and Refection. The lead in and start of our EPR Full Dress Rehearsal. Tackling the backlog.

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

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

Band playing on a small stage

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Weeknotes s07e20 TL;DR: Development sessions with TLT and Deputies. Internet outage at City. Football FOMO. Hopefully avoiding AI “Workslop”. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e20

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

000

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

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. andy-callow.medium.com/reflections-...

andy-callow.medium.com

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.

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

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

Dish of Bo Kho, a Vietnamese beef stew

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

A trip to Belton House. Never miss a chance for a quick nap

Man lying on a hammock with autumnal trees in the background

Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Weeknotes s07e19 TL;DR: NHS.Net authentication whack-a-mole. Patient record access audits. Midlands Digital Skills Development Conference. weeknot.es/weeknotes-s0...

Weeknotes s07e19

TL;DR: NHS.Net authentication whack-a-mole. Patient record access audits. Midlands Digital Skills Development Conference.