James Higgott
@jiggott.bsky.social
Head of Product for NHS App at NHS England. Expect digital health + culture + cricket + games + low-res puns.
Prompt as ever, here's my monthnote for October: jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-oc...
Including roadmaps, medical devices and speaking engagements.
Including roadmaps, medical devices and speaking engagements.
Monthnote: October 2025
October was dominated by extra-curricular activities and some early thoughts about the roadmap for 2026/27.
medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Prompt as ever, here's my monthnote for October: jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-oc...
Including roadmaps, medical devices and speaking engagements.
Including roadmaps, medical devices and speaking engagements.
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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I’m on the lookout for a new contract (preferably inside).
I’ve got over a decade of experience working in the public sector, mostly in agile delivery management. Two weeks notice.
Not got DMs here but Signal is zuz.1337, or LinkedIn is good.
Thx :)
I’ve got over a decade of experience working in the public sector, mostly in agile delivery management. Two weeks notice.
Not got DMs here but Signal is zuz.1337, or LinkedIn is good.
Thx :)
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’m on the lookout for a new contract (preferably inside).
I’ve got over a decade of experience working in the public sector, mostly in agile delivery management. Two weeks notice.
Not got DMs here but Signal is zuz.1337, or LinkedIn is good.
Thx :)
I’ve got over a decade of experience working in the public sector, mostly in agile delivery management. Two weeks notice.
Not got DMs here but Signal is zuz.1337, or LinkedIn is good.
Thx :)
This might be my most delayed monthnote yet: August and September, published just days before the start of November. Relive the fading days of summer 2025 at
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-au...
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-au...
Monthnote: August/September 2025
This monthnote is a double bill because I got distracted by summer and then swept away by the back-to-school nature of September.
jiggott.medium.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM
This might be my most delayed monthnote yet: August and September, published just days before the start of November. Relive the fading days of summer 2025 at
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-au...
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-au...
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Register is open for UKGovCamp 2026!
Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services.
Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services.
Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
UKGovCamp 2026 Registration
Our next annual in-person event is:
free to attend,
in Birmingham,
on Saturday 17 January 2026.
Please note: Registration does not guarantee a ticket because:
the event is always oversubscribed,...
forms.gle
October 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Register is open for UKGovCamp 2026!
Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services.
Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services.
Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
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Come and help us ensure the NHS has the best digital tools available to support the frontline to deliver integrated care and meet the ever evolving needs of the NHS.
Details of our Head #ServiceOwner vacancy here
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#Jobs
Details of our Head #ServiceOwner vacancy here
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#Jobs
Job Advert
www.jobs.nhs.uk
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Come and help us ensure the NHS has the best digital tools available to support the frontline to deliver integrated care and meet the ever evolving needs of the NHS.
Details of our Head #ServiceOwner vacancy here
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#Jobs
Details of our Head #ServiceOwner vacancy here
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#Jobs
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The final Product for the People of 2025 is going to be in Newcastle (Howay the Toon!) on the 21st November - sign up here www.tickettailor.com/events/produ...
October 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The final Product for the People of 2025 is going to be in Newcastle (Howay the Toon!) on the 21st November - sign up here www.tickettailor.com/events/produ...
Iron Man (Black Sabbath) 9/10
Iron Man (Stereolab) 7/10
Total: 16
Iron Man (Stereolab) 7/10
Total: 16
Fun music game.
Take two songs with the same name and post your combined score out of 10. How high can you get?
No covers/no triples (e.g. Power of Love)
My first effort, which i think is hard to beat...
Zombie (Fela Kuti) 10/10
Zombie (The Cranberries) 7/10
Total score: 17
Take two songs with the same name and post your combined score out of 10. How high can you get?
No covers/no triples (e.g. Power of Love)
My first effort, which i think is hard to beat...
Zombie (Fela Kuti) 10/10
Zombie (The Cranberries) 7/10
Total score: 17
October 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Iron Man (Black Sabbath) 9/10
Iron Man (Stereolab) 7/10
Total: 16
Iron Man (Stereolab) 7/10
Total: 16
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184 years earlier than predicted, London has met the legal limits for toxic NO2 for the first time.
This historic milestone proves that bold action like expanding ULEZ works, protecting children’s health and giving millions cleaner air to breathe.
This historic milestone proves that bold action like expanding ULEZ works, protecting children’s health and giving millions cleaner air to breathe.
London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit, mayor says
The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
184 years earlier than predicted, London has met the legal limits for toxic NO2 for the first time.
This historic milestone proves that bold action like expanding ULEZ works, protecting children’s health and giving millions cleaner air to breathe.
This historic milestone proves that bold action like expanding ULEZ works, protecting children’s health and giving millions cleaner air to breathe.
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More full DSIT guide to digital id, rather better than the No10 announcement which still doesn’t link to it www.gov.uk/government/p...
Digital ID scheme: explainer
www.gov.uk
September 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
More full DSIT guide to digital id, rather better than the No10 announcement which still doesn’t link to it www.gov.uk/government/p...
I'm in a pub in Brixton for a talk about changing pub culture in Brixton.
It's part of the Festival of Encounters and the rest of the programme looks good if that's your thing and you're nearby festivalofencounters.com
It's part of the Festival of Encounters and the rest of the programme looks good if that's your thing and you're nearby festivalofencounters.com
Festival of Encounters
festivalofencounters.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm in a pub in Brixton for a talk about changing pub culture in Brixton.
It's part of the Festival of Encounters and the rest of the programme looks good if that's your thing and you're nearby festivalofencounters.com
It's part of the Festival of Encounters and the rest of the programme looks good if that's your thing and you're nearby festivalofencounters.com
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This new blog post from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social (informed by the thinking he's been doing with @richardpope.org and me) is essential reading.
What does digital-era healthcare really mean?
A long read on the NHS, the 10 Year Plan, and what it would take to unstick the system
medium.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This new blog post from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social (informed by the thinking he's been doing with @richardpope.org and me) is essential reading.
I took this photo of some flags in south London a couple of weeks ago and I much prefer it to the racist nonsense that was on our streets yesterday.
September 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I took this photo of some flags in south London a couple of weeks ago and I much prefer it to the racist nonsense that was on our streets yesterday.
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had some stuff to get off my chest about strategies ~ gilest.org/notes/strate...
gilest.org: The strategy is enquiry
gilest.org
September 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
had some stuff to get off my chest about strategies ~ gilest.org/notes/strate...
I couldn't make it into the office today due to the strikes. Instead I'm working on a park bench in the glorious sunshine thanks to superfast #GovWifi from the local crematorium.
September 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I couldn't make it into the office today due to the strikes. Instead I'm working on a park bench in the glorious sunshine thanks to superfast #GovWifi from the local crematorium.
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Fancy a change? Seeking air traffic control for DHSC digital projects - small to large, mostly national not NHS-facing. Open to all flavours of ddat specialists. flexible, diverse team based in London and Leeds. Talk to me, or to one of the team. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
September 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Fancy a change? Seeking air traffic control for DHSC digital projects - small to large, mostly national not NHS-facing. Open to all flavours of ddat specialists. flexible, diverse team based in London and Leeds. Talk to me, or to one of the team. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Derailed: the story of HS2 on BBC Sounds (+ wherever you get your podcasts) is well worth a listen if you are at all involved in public sector projects.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Understand - Derailed: The Story of HS2 - 1. The Railwayman - BBC Sounds
HS2's story begins with a blank piece of paper.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Derailed: the story of HS2 on BBC Sounds (+ wherever you get your podcasts) is well worth a listen if you are at all involved in public sector projects.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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🍺🍹🍷🥛 TGT Summer Drinks!! 🥛🍷🍹🍺
Join us at 6pm on Wednesday the 27th of August at the Buckingham Arms for the first TransformGov Talks Summer Drinks.
Network, chat and put the world to rights - we'd love you to join us.
lu.ma/sdzpnfl9
Join us at 6pm on Wednesday the 27th of August at the Buckingham Arms for the first TransformGov Talks Summer Drinks.
Network, chat and put the world to rights - we'd love you to join us.
lu.ma/sdzpnfl9
TransformGov Talks : Summer drinks · Luma
Join us in person for a casual summer evening catch-up and chance to socialise with your fellow government transformers.
lu.ma
August 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🍺🍹🍷🥛 TGT Summer Drinks!! 🥛🍷🍹🍺
Join us at 6pm on Wednesday the 27th of August at the Buckingham Arms for the first TransformGov Talks Summer Drinks.
Network, chat and put the world to rights - we'd love you to join us.
lu.ma/sdzpnfl9
Join us at 6pm on Wednesday the 27th of August at the Buckingham Arms for the first TransformGov Talks Summer Drinks.
Network, chat and put the world to rights - we'd love you to join us.
lu.ma/sdzpnfl9
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My monthnote for July is mostly about the Government's 10 Year Health Plan and what it means for the NHS App.
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-ju...
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-ju...
Monthnote: July 2025
This monthnote is a little delayed because I have been on a family holiday in the midlands. I had a lovely time, thank you for asking.
jiggott.medium.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My monthnote for July is mostly about the Government's 10 Year Health Plan and what it means for the NHS App.
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-ju...
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-ju...
My monthnote for July is mostly about the Government's 10 Year Health Plan and what it means for the NHS App.
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-ju...
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-ju...
Monthnote: July 2025
This monthnote is a little delayed because I have been on a family holiday in the midlands. I had a lovely time, thank you for asking.
jiggott.medium.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My monthnote for July is mostly about the Government's 10 Year Health Plan and what it means for the NHS App.
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-ju...
jiggott.medium.com/monthnote-ju...
I was a late convert to Black Sabbath. If you need a tribute that isn't your standard Greatest Hits these are great:
Freak Zone Sabbath special: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
NTS Guide to UK Hard Psych: www.nts.live/shows/the-nt...
Freak Zone Sabbath special: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
NTS Guide to UK Hard Psych: www.nts.live/shows/the-nt...
July 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I was a late convert to Black Sabbath. If you need a tribute that isn't your standard Greatest Hits these are great:
Freak Zone Sabbath special: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
NTS Guide to UK Hard Psych: www.nts.live/shows/the-nt...
Freak Zone Sabbath special: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
NTS Guide to UK Hard Psych: www.nts.live/shows/the-nt...
My monthnote for June contains (yet) more thoughts on portfolio-level planning, how to define the zombie phrase "front door to the NHS" and a warning about unplanned work and interruptions. weeknot.es/monthnote-ju...
Monthnote: June 2025
This month was all about planning for the next quarter, the NHS 10 Year Plan and how we deal with issues in live on the NHS App.
weeknot.es
July 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM
My monthnote for June contains (yet) more thoughts on portfolio-level planning, how to define the zombie phrase "front door to the NHS" and a warning about unplanned work and interruptions. weeknot.es/monthnote-ju...
After a bumper crop of frogspawn we have hundreds of these teeny tiny frogs hopping around the garden. They're so cute.
July 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
After a bumper crop of frogspawn we have hundreds of these teeny tiny frogs hopping around the garden. They're so cute.
Spotted these in the Yoshitomo Nara at the Hayward Gallery this morning. Seems appropriate for today.
June 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Spotted these in the Yoshitomo Nara at the Hayward Gallery this morning. Seems appropriate for today.
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Here's my Monthnote for May, in which I ask product folk:
- How many versions of your roadmap do you maintain?
- Are you using Copilot? If so, how?
weeknot.es/monthnote-ma...
- How many versions of your roadmap do you maintain?
- Are you using Copilot? If so, how?
weeknot.es/monthnote-ma...
Monthnote: May 2025
I started May at a board games convention in Eastbourne hotel and ended it camping with some alpacas. In between it was all roadmaps.
weeknot.es
June 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Here's my Monthnote for May, in which I ask product folk:
- How many versions of your roadmap do you maintain?
- Are you using Copilot? If so, how?
weeknot.es/monthnote-ma...
- How many versions of your roadmap do you maintain?
- Are you using Copilot? If so, how?
weeknot.es/monthnote-ma...