Fran is a Digital Project Manager at mHabitat (trading arm of Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) and has been working within the NHS for the past 4 years.

A History of Art graduate with a background in events' management and experience within the NHS family, Fran has worked in both private and public sectors, covering different roles, from business support to event and project management.

Whilst in the NHS, Fran supported the delivery of national projects and has enjoyed helping to deliver life-changing outcomes to people.

As a digital project manager, Fran is helping with the development and delivery of digital technologies which address real-world problems.

She is passionate about understanding how tech can bring beneficial changes to people’s lives through a human centred design approach.

I am a PhD student at the University of Leeds. My project is about activity monitoring, using Machine Learning algorithms for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. I got involved with One HealthTech to be able to support innovation in health technology and also to interact and network with people that have the same interests as me.

Parminder came to the UK to study and graduated with an honours degree in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science from Aston University. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience of working in the healthcare industry both within the NHS and the private sector. Her experience encompasses project management, business analysis, strategic planning and relationship management.

She loves technology and how going digital is changing the way of working in the NHS and is becoming the fundamental part of our business and wants to be part of the digital transformation and help develop innovative solutions to improve services.