Ben Bright is the Deputy Chief Nursing Information Officer at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, with over 13 years of experience in healthcare. He is focused on leading digital change and transformation, drawing on his background in nursing and expertise in healthcare informatics. He holds a DipHE in Nursing from the University of Plymouth.
Outside of his professional life and family, Ben enjoys playing football and holds the title of one of the shortest goalkeepers in his county. He is passionate about mastering his skills on the field when he is not at work.
He has been instrumental in deploying a countywide ePMA system and digitizing patient observations and nursing assessments.
Ben Bright
Deputy Chief Nursing Information Officer at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Taunton, England, United Kingdom
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Topics They Care About
Digital Transformation
His role focuses on leading Somerset NHS FT through digital change, advocating for the transformation from analogue to digital systems.
Healthcare Informatics
With over four years in the field, he uses informatics to deliver improvements and enhance patient safety through technology.
Virtual Nursing
Presented at the Rewired conference on the learnings from Somerset NHS FT's pilot of virtual nursing, the first of its kind in the UK.
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Work History
5-2025
Deputy Chief Nursing Information Officer at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
7-2024 - 5-2025
Acting Dep. Chief Nursing Information Officer at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
8-2022 - 7-2024
Clinical Team Lead (Digita) at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
10-2008 - 10-2022
Digital project nurse at NHS
Education
9-2010 - 9-2013
DipHE Nursing from University of Plymouth
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Location : Taunton, England, United Kingdom
Job Level : Leadership
Designation : Deputy Chief Nursing Information Officer at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
