Professor Hamish Laing

After a career as a reconstructive Plastic Surgeon and Sarcoma specialist and holding many NHS leadership positions, Hamish was Executive Medical Director and Chief Information Officer at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. There he led a cross-sectoral review of clinical and digital strategies, co-authored its quality strategy, and established a programme for digital transformation. He initiated a Value-Based Healthcare programme and led for healthcare and innovation in the successful Swansea Bay City Region Deal.

Appointed to a Professorial chair in the School of Management, Swansea University in 2018, Hamish is the Director of the internationally renowned Value-Based Health and Care Academy where he teaches, researches and provides consultancy services, working with health, social care, third sector, health policy and the life sciences industries. The academy advises several international Governments and health systems, and Hamish is a member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations Value-Based Health Care Think-Tank and EU Alliance for Value in Health. He is also a committee member of the EU Value-Based Procurement Community of Practice hosted by MedTech Europe. 

Hamish was awarded Senior Founding Fellowship of the UK Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management in 2018 for his contribution to medical leadership in the UK, is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and a Certified Management and Business Educator.  He is a healthcare advisor to CGI, the global digital delivery partner and to Convatec UK & I.