ICS.AI's Dwayne Johnson stands for techUK's Health and Social Care Council
Former social worker, Director of Adult Social Services and council chief executive puts social care at the heart of his nomination.
Dwayne Johnson, Chief Local Government Officer at ICS.AI, has been nominated for techUK's Health and Social Care Council. The Council sets the direction of techUK's Health and Social Care Programme and represents technology suppliers to the NHS, councils and care providers. Voting is open to techUK member organisations until 5pm on Friday 20 November.
Dwayne brings 40 years inside the public sector. He began as a care assistant working with older and disabled people, ran a council care home and day centre, and qualified as a social worker. He went on to spend 15 years as a statutory Director of Adult and Children's Services, taking Halton's adult social care from a CQC rating of "Not serving people well" to "Excellent", before serving as a Metropolitan Council Chief Executive.
He has also helped shape national policy, as SOLACE lead policy adviser on health and social care and ADASS lead for older people's services. During COVID-19 he was regional lead for test and trace when the Liverpool City Region became the first area to enter Tier 3.
At ICS.AI, Dwayne leads the company's work with councils, care organisations and health bodies across England, Scotland and Wales, helping them adopt AI safely and at scale.
Integration between the NHS and councils is where many of the biggest gains from data and AI lie, from hospital discharge to prevention and home care. I've spent most of my career on the buyer's side, so I know what gives public bodies the confidence to adopt new technology and what holds them back. I'd use a seat on the Council to bring social care firmly into the conversation and to champion innovative SMEs.
Dwayne Johnson, Chief Local Government Officer, ICS.AI
Few people understand care from as many angles as Dwayne. He has delivered it, run it, commissioned it and shaped national policy on it. techUK's members would gain a strong voice for social care and for the councils that deliver it.
Martin Neale, Founder and CEO, ICS.AI
Forty-five candidates are standing for 23 seats. Each techUK member organisation has one vote, cast by its most senior voter. Members can read the candidate pack and vote on the techUK website.
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