Jim Ritchie is the  Deputy Chief Clinical Officer & CCIO for NHS Greater Manchester ICB. Here he supports the safe and effective delivery of digitally enabled change at a population level. Before working in the ICB, Jim was CCIO for the Northern Care Alliance NHS FT where he helped deliver a range of clinically focussed digital transformation and optimisations within the trust. This included procurement, deployment and optimisation of EPR platforms. He also continues as a practicing consultant renal physician.