

Dr Phil Jennings
Chief Executive, Innovation Agency
Dr Phil Jennings is the Chief Executive of the Innovation Agency, the AHSN for the North West Coast. He also continues to practise as a GP and has a specialist interest in cardiology.
On behalf of the AHSN Network, Phil has two roles; as the lead on the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) Rapid Uptake Products Programme, which fast-tracks products which have been proved to significantly improve care; and as the lead for the AAC’s Innovation for Healthcare Inequalities Programme.
Phil’s previous roles include the Primary Care Lead for the Cheshire and Merseyside Cardiac Network; Chairman of NHS Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group; and deputy medical director at NHS England and NHS Improvement North West.
Phil’s podcasts about the Rapid Uptake Products can be heard here.