Welcome to this Business Breakfast featuring Professor Tony Young, National Clinical Director Innovation at NHS England on how the NHS drives the uptake of proven innovations, promotes economic growth through innovation and helps make the NHS the go-to place on the planet for medical innovation.

Professor Tony Young is a practicing frontline NHS surgeon, Director of Medical Innovation at Angelia Ruskin University, and has founded Med-Tech start-ups. He  has also co-founded the £500m Angelia Ruskin Med-Tech Campus. which will become one of the world's largest health innovation spaces. In 2014, he was appointed as National Clinical Director for Innovation at NHS England. 

In September 2014 Tony also became the first National Clinical Lead for Innovation for the NHS. As Clinical Lead, he provides clinical leadership and support in delivering improved health outcomes in England. He drives the uptake of proven innovations across the NHS, promotes economic growth through innovation, and helps make the NHS the go-to place on the planet for medical innovation. In 2015, Tony founded the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme. This has become the world’s largest entrepreneurial workforce development programme for clinicians and under the NHS Long Term Plan is set for a major expansion to include intrapreneurs. In the 2019 New Year's Honours list Tony was awarded the OBE for services to clinical leadership.

About the Business Breakfast

The SCC's Business Breakfast bring together tailored and differently composed, intimate groups of business leaders for interactive discussions, following Chatham House Rule.

Booking information

Please register your interest to attend this event. Participant lists are curated with the theme of each Business Breakfast in mind, for all attendees to get the most out of the discussions. You will be notified if your seat has been confirmed. Payment will be made upon confirmation. By booking, non-members pay £15.

Terms & Conditions 

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