Minal Bakhai

Clinical Director Digital First Primary Care - NHS England

Dr Minal Bakhai is the Deputy Director and National Clinical Lead for Digital First Primary Care at NHS England and NHS Improvement. She is a practising GP, working at an inner-city London practice for almost 10 years.

Additionally, she is Director of Research and Innovation at McKesson UK and an expert advisor at NICE, appraising the effectiveness and safety of digital tools used in primary care to reduce preventable ill health and empower patients.

She is passionate about harnessing the power of technology to support the delivery of a vibrant, high quality, sustainable general practice and developing a shared learning system to ensure the use of digital tools meet the challenges of our population.