Rachel Binks

Rachel Binks is a Nurse Consultant in Digital & Acute Care and the Clinical Lead for the Digital Care Hub at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Qualified in 1986, she had extensive experience in critical care in both Leeds and Australia before joining Airedale in 2000. Rachel has been at the forefront of digital healthcare, leading the Trust’s clinical delivery of telemedicine services which began with offender health in 2007 followed by the launch of the Digital Care Hub in 2011, providing 24/7 remote support to patients at home. Through a joint venture with Involve VC, Rachel oversees virtual clinical assessments and GP triage for thousands of care home residents nationwide. The hub team also deliver the MyCare24 service for chronic illness management, virtual wards and the Gold Line for end-of-life care. Her work exemplifies the Government’s vision of shifting care out of hospital, demonstrating the impact of technology-enabled, patient-centred innovative clinical services.