Jeremy is one of the best-known and most experienced figures in healthcare technology, having worked in the sector for more than thirty years.
He started his career as a clinician in the NHS and went on to become IT director at Salisbury Healthcare NHS Trust from 1997-2002. From there, he moved into the private sector when he joined Lockheed Martin as director of business development within the public sector; a new sector for the company.
Jeremy went on to work for Intellect (now techUK) as chair of the Health and Social Care Group, giving a voice to more than 260 suppliers on IT policy issues, before joining Oracle as director of business development, EMEA healthcare and then global client advisor for Health and Life Science.
Jeremy is now semi-retired, but still works as a health and social care business advisor and sits on the board of companies, educational organisations and charities. Since January 2019, he has also chaired Highland Marketing’s advisory board, which is available to the agency and its clients for advice and support on effective communications and marketing.

23rd October 2020 / by Jeremy Nettle
This year’s HTN Awards attracted more than 120 entries. Highland Marketing’s independent advisory board whittled them down to a shortlist and then a winner for the #HealthTechToShoutAbout category. And that winner is… This year’s HTN...

17th September 2020 / by Jeremy Nettle
More than 120 entries were submitted to the Health Tech Newspaper’s Health Tech Awards 2020, and our advisory board has whittled them down to a shortlist of six for the #HealthTechToShoutAbout category. Chair Jeremy Nettle...

9th June 2017 / by Jeremy Nettle
In a new series of columns for Highland Marketing, former clinician, general manager and IT director Jeremy Nettle wants to explore why some trusts are better at innovation than others. As a starting point, he...

2nd December 2016 / by Jeremy Nettle
With charges for overseas patients again in the headlines, healthcare technology veteran and Highland Marketing industry advisor Jeremy Nettle says we have the technology and systems in place to address this issue; it is defining...

4th March 2016 / by Jeremy Nettle
Oracle’s healthcare expert and Highland Marketing industry advisor Jeremy Nettle outlines the lessons that UK healthcare should learn from European examples of person-centred integrated care. When you want to see an example of joined up...
23rd May 2014 / by Jeremy Nettle
After another long wait, the second round of NHS Technology Fund has finally been announced, this time to reflect the government’s key priorities of enabling information to flow across care settings, and so aptly named...
22nd November 2013 / by Jeremy Nettle
NHS failings continue to be highlighted in newspaper and TV reports almost every week. Stories surrounding the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust have accounted for just some of the negative high profile coverage...
23rd August 2013 / by Jeremy Nettle
There are benefits for companies engaging with social media according to researcher Sarah Wood from the Financial Times, who says the advantages outweigh the odd error. Many companies still feel uncertain about taking on the risks...
15th March 2013 / by Jeremy Nettle
Last week HSJ ran an extremely significant story relating to the sharing of data and information governance. While few media outlets seemed to pick up on the news and industry stayed similarly quiet in their...
10th January 2013 / by Jeremy Nettle
In the early days of the mobile phone, we were satisfied with a monochrome calculator and a game of Snake. But the rise of smart phones has created an insatiable appetite for new apps, with...