Dr Saif Ahmed
Clinical Digital Lead for Transformation, Health Innovation Manchester
Dr Saif Ahmed is a senior clinical leader in digital transformation, serving as Clinical Digital Transformation Lead at Health Innovation Manchester and Associate Medical Director for Digital at Tameside and Glossop ICFT. A practising GP with deep expertise in system‑wide digital change, Saif is known for shaping and delivering innovation that improves patient outcomes, empowers clinical teams, and strengthens the resilience of the NHS. He has been instrumental in the development of the GM Care Record, ensuring it supports real‑time clinical decision‑making and integrated care across the region. Saif has clinically led the rollout of digital care plans across end‑of‑life care, frailty, dementia, and heart failure, as well as major programmes in remote monitoring, deterioration tracking, and point‑of‑care diagnostics. At Tameside and Glossop ICFT, he has pioneered the Digital Health Service, advanced Virtual Ward models, and championed citizen empowerment through the My GM Care app. Nationally, Saif is recognised for his thought leadership in AI governance, interoperability, and digital strategy, regularly contributing to discussions on the future of urgent care, long‑term conditions, and population health. Driven by the belief that digital is an enabler, not an end in itself, Saif consistently advocates for clinically led, patient‑centred innovation that delivers meaningful, measurable impact.
Dr Saif Ahmed is a senior clinical leader in digital transformation, serving as Clinical Digital Transformation Lead at Health Innovation Manchester and Associate Medical Director for Digital at Tameside and Glossop ICFT. A practising GP with deep expertise in system‑wide digital change, Saif is known for shaping and delivering innovation that improves patient outcomes, empowers clinical teams, and strengthens the resilience of the NHS.
He has been instrumental in the development of the GM Care Record, ensuring it supports real‑time clinical decision‑making and integrated care across the region. Saif has clinically led the rollout of digital care plans across end‑of‑life care, frailty, dementia, and heart failure, as well as major programmes in remote monitoring, deterioration tracking, and point‑of‑care diagnostics.
At Tameside and Glossop ICFT, he has pioneered the Digital Health Service, advanced Virtual Ward models, and championed citizen empowerment through the My GM Care app. Nationally, Saif is recognised for his thought leadership in AI governance, interoperability, and digital strategy, regularly contributing to discussions on the future of urgent care, long‑term conditions, and population health.
Driven by the belief that digital is an enabler, not an end in itself, Saif consistently advocates for clinically led, patient‑centred innovation that delivers meaningful, measurable impact.
