Dr. Ron Cook

Executive Medical Director, NHS 24

Collaborator

Dr. Ron Cook has 25 years of experience in Emergency Medicine in both Scotland and Australia. Joining NHS 24 in 2021 as Associate Medical Director, Ron enhanced urgent care pathways and oversaw the launch of the NHS 24 app.

In July 2024, Ron was appointed NHS 24’s Executive Medical Director. He leads the Medical Directorate and oversee various projects including the Service Transformation Portfolio, and Climate Emergency and Sustainability Programme.

Events, Projects, News

Thematic Project

Theme — Digital Design

Flow

An interactive game for NHS Scotland staff to visualise patient flow through hospitals, with a focus on urgent and semi-urgent care pathways at NHS Tayside

Design HOPES is a collaborative design-led research initiative, comprising five Scottish Universities (University of Strathclyde, University of Dundee, Heriot Watt University, Abertay University, and the University of Edinburgh), NHS Scotland, the third sector, and design organisations.

This project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as part of the Future Observatory GTE Hub Programme at the Design Museum.