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Sian Richards

Director of Digital Development

About Me

Director of Digital Development

Sian joined the NHS in 2002 as a Human Resources Manager. She has since held a number of varied roles in the NHS including service improvement programme management, and operational and general management roles across acute, primary and community services. 

In 2010, she joined the Digital Directorate at Swansea Bay University Health Board, with responsibility for a range of digital departments and systems, information governance, health records, clinical coding and data quality. Sian was appointed as the Deputy Chief Digital Officer in 2018 with responsibility for digital strategy, including local, regional and national programmes.
 
In 2021 she was appointed to the role of Director of Digital Development at HEIW on a two year secondment. This was made permanent in spring 2022.