Imagine passing your health data down like a family heirloom.

Not just a list of conditions, but a rich personal history — something that could help your children and grandchildren live longer, healthier lives.

But that future depends on what we do now. Right now, governments are pouring billions into electronic health records. But if the data inside them is siloed, inaccessible, or locked in outdated formats — what are we really building?

It’s a bit like building a library, but locking all the books away.

In this episode of Problems Worth Solving, we speak with Professor Rachel Dunscombe, one of the UK’s most influential digital health leaders, about how we can make health data work — for patients, for clinicians, and for the future.

Rachel is CEO at OpenEHR and formerly served as CEO of the NHS Digital Academy and Director of Digital/CIO for Salford/NCA Group. She’s advised the Secretary of State for Health, sat on the UK AI Council, and holds a visiting professorship at Imperial College London — bringing together frontline insight, academic rigour, and strategic vision.

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