CIO at Royal Papworth Hospital , Andrew Raynes , Discusses how the Leading Medical Institution is Pioneering Technologies for the Future of Healthcare
ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS
CIO at Royal Papworth Hospital , Andrew Raynes , Discusses how the Leading Medical Institution is Pioneering Technologies for the Future of Healthcare
Andrew Raynes , Chief Information Officer ( CIO ) at Cambridge-based Royal Papworth Hospital , one of the world ’ s top 100 medical institutions , believes “ we all have a unique story to tell ”.
Indeed , Raynes ’ story is certainly unique . Starting his career as a hospital porter , Raynes ’ introduction to the UK ’ s National Health Service ( NHS ) saw him “ moving bodies to mortuaries , collecting posts , taking patients to X-ray and even driving ambulances .”
With a role in technology and information seemingly far off from these beginnings , Raynes soon became interested in a project the NHS undertook in the early 1990s , developing the first green screen technology implementations of a PAS system .
Joining the development team , Raynes enjoyed being part of that team and working for a community hospital at the time .
“ I was helping to train and deploy the new technology ,” he adds , “ and I very much remember going through that early technological change . It was a nerve-racking time because NHS staff hadn ’ t used technology like this before .”
Nonetheless , this experience set the path for Raynes ’ tech future in public service . From there he moved to different roles in IT , from past implementation to information governance .
286 March 2024