Linda Vernon

An Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner by background, Linda Vernon is Head of Digital Empowerment at Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board. Passionate about how technology can empower individuals, communities & our workforce to thrive, and the principles of user-centred design & co-production, Linda leads the digital programmes that can transform how the population and patients of Lancashire & South Cumbria interact and transact with health and care - as well as providing strategic leadership to the wider digital health portfolio. She is an ‘upstreamist’ with a focus on how we can better support the prevention and population health agendas, and from a professional perspective, has a curiosity around how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence can complement our human attributes and emotional intelligence to create a powerful modern workforce and great leaders. Linda enjoys climbing fells in the Lake District, playing guitar, ukulele and singing, and believes the health of the planet and her inhabitants are mutually dependant.