Virtual ward technology provider Doccla has appointed Sir David Sloman as a senior advisor.

Sir David has spent his career in healthcare management, most of it in the NHS, although he worked for a number of years in the private healthcare sector. Since December 2021 he was chief operating officer at NHS England. Before that, he was London regional director, and group chief executive of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, having joined the Royal Free Hampstead Trust in 2009. He was formerly chief executive of the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust as well as chief executive of NHS Haringey. Sir David is a former board member of UCL Partners.

Sir David said: “I thank my NHS colleagues for their support and counsel over the years and my eternal gratitude is with the people that deliver care across the country every single day. As I look to my next professional chapter, joining Doccla and working alongside their NHS partners was a straightforward decision. Remote patient monitoring has remarkable upsides for patients and the health service and I am very excited to advance this vital matter as part of the Doccla team.”

Doccla founder Martin Ratz, said: “For Doccla to continue to deliver care to patients at home across the UK and support our superb NHS partners, we must have the best possible people in our corner. We are delighted that Sir David has come aboard and his experience will be invaluable as we further our mission to reduce and prevent in-patient admissions and save the NHS time and money.”