Avrell, Lynne

Lynne is an experienced digital nurse leader and is Dorset County Hospital’s first Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO). She has worked within digital services for eight years in a variety of settings and is proficient in leading digital transformation and change management, including system implementation and optimisation to support clinical workflows and improve patient care. Lynne is an advocate for clinical expertise within digital services and the ongoing need to strengthen digital clinical risk management capabilities to support safe care. She is also the lead Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) for her organisation and the co-chair of the South West CSO special interest group.

Lynne is a registered nurse with over 30 years NHS experience covering acute, community and mental health settings, with specialist nursing qualifications in orthopaedics and Infection Prevention and Control and is an Imperial College digital health leadership alumnus currently completing her MSc dissertation.