
Dr Phil Jennings
Chief Executive, Innovation Agency North West Coast
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.