Bio

Alyson Scurfield is well known as an energetic and visionary leader of service transformation, service delivery and business development in the digital health and care sectors. She is currently the Chief Executive of the TEC Services Association (TSA) and its subsidiary TEC Quality. As a key influencer and thought leader, Alyson has held a number of key leadership positions, focusing on driving standards and quality improvement both via TSA involvement in policy development and in setting sector service quality benchmarks in the UK and across Europe with TEC Quality and UKAS. Alyson is also committed to shaping the future direction of our ageing society as a Trustee of the International Longevity Centre, the UK’s specialist think tank on the impact of longevity on society. Alyson is also leading the strategic development, implementation and risk management of the TSA’s defined 2025 vision to grow the TEC industry into new markets, and how TEC can play a critical role in improving wider population health whilst simultaneously focusing on improvement of individual wellbeing by placing people, their families and carers firmly at the centre of these technology enabled care solutions. Passionate about how the use of technology can transform care, Alyson is also driving the industry agenda for quality and continuous improvement with the TEC Quality standards framework to support the vision of a holistic population health that supports better outcomes for people. Alyson’s vision for TSA is to continue playing a key role in driving innovation to achieve integration of health, housing and social care, while actively campaigning for solutions to be consistent, irrespective of people’s health, ability to pay or location. She is delighted to be working in partnership with NHSX, Local Government Association, LGA and the Care Alliance on the newly formed Digital Social Care Strategic Advisory group to influence the overall vision and road map for digital social care.