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This group is open to techUK members only. Find out more about the benefits of techUK membership, on our Become a Member page.
techUK's Social Care Working Group brings together techUK members and representatives from across the social care ecosystem to interrogate the challenges the social care market faces. The Working Group is facilitated by techUK's Local Public Services and Health & Social Care Programmes.
The Working Group's key focus areas include:
- Building on techUK's Five Point Plan for CareTech
- Engagement and collaboration with local and national social care organisations and professionals
- Integration between social care and the NHS
- Evaluating the use of technology and data in social care
- Interoperability in social care, including standards
If you would like to learn more, or are a techUK member interested in joining the group, please get in touch with the team (details at the bottom of this page).
Chair and Vice-chair
Helena Zaum
Helena Zaum
I am currently the Director of Business Development at Sentinel Partners, a Data and AI specialist SME, where I am actively engaged in navigating the challenges and opportunities that social care organisations encounter. Whether that is understanding the impact of reform, looking for investment, or the move from analogue to digital solutions and services, during my two-decade career I have dedicated myself to harnessing the potential of technology to drive transformation in the public sector.
Prior to working for Sentinel, I was the social care lead at Microsoft where my responsibilities centred on guiding social care leaders to recognise the potential of technology in revolutionising services – radical change with demonstrable benefits. A key focus was the role of technology in creating operational capacity, fostering collaboration, and on data for personalisation and prevention. I played a key role in shaping Microsoft's strategy for ICSes and collaborated with digital startups and SMEs to drive innovation in the sector. Before Microsoft I worked at Accenture, consulting on NHS transformation.
I have a strong network across the sector including DHSC, ADASS, LGA, TSA, CCN and Coram (children’s services). I regularly contribute to policy groups and speak at events in a thought leadership capacity.
Phil Moore
Phil Moore
Phil has many years’ experience when it comes to the intersection between technology and health and care.
In his role at Solutions Integrator Insight, Phil has spent the last few years focussing on the deployment of immersive technologies (MR/VR) across the sector, supporting key workers through the pandemic and facilitating integrated working between community nursing, OTs, GPs and care workers, a key focus being on the human side of technology and how to achieve successful adoption by frontline workers.
He is currently working on the implementation of a Social Care Fellowship programme and a Digital Pioneers programme for frontline care workers.
Phil particularly enjoys working with organisations that have innovative solutions to real life problems and helping them access the market.
He holds a BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering (University of Bath) and an MA in Marketing (Kingston University).
Member 'Show and Tell' videos
Watch presentations given by our social care members on their work to techUK's Social Care Working Group.
For more information please contact:
Clara Hewitt
Clara joined techUK in October 2023. She brings experience across a range of domestic and global health issues, with particular focus on digital health, HIV/AIDS and climate change and health.
Georgina Maratheftis
Georgina is techUK’s Associate Director for Local Public Services