Under Dermot’s leadership, encompass has been rolled out across Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Trusts since November 2023, replacing outdated paper records with real-time, up-to-date digital information. This initiative ensures that every citizen in Northern Ireland has their own digital health and social care record. This programme is ambitious and covers secondary care, community care, mental health, social care, social work and healthcare in Prison.
Dermot has been instrumental in guiding each phase of the encompass rollout and his leadership has positioned Northern Ireland as a leader in healthcare innovation focusing on patient safety and care quality.
Dermot qualified in Medicine from Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and trained in Surgical Pathology in Northern Ireland and The George Washington University in D.C. He has been Medical Director of the Northern Ireland Cancer Network and Medical Director of the Western Health and Social Care Trust. He is currently Visiting Professor at the Ulster University. “