Katie Thorn is the Director of Innovation for the Digital Care Hub. She has played a significant role in advocating for and implementing digital solutions in social care and is the co-convener of the Oxford Project on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Adult Social Care.
Her work focuses on ensuring that digital innovations in social care are used ethically and effectively.
Her background includes working in nursing homes as both a carer and in operations. For the past decade she has worked on national digitisation programmes focussed on front line adult social care in the UK and interoperability between the NHS and social care.
Katie is a member of the UK Caldicott Guardian Council and sits on several academic advisory boards focussing on adult social care digitisation.
Katie has been recognised for her work supporting care providers by receiving The Woman in Tech award at the Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care (WAGS) awards (2022) and the NHS England Award in the Public Service Category of the National Cyber Awards (2023).