Hulya Mustafa is the Director of Digital Policies and Programmes in the Department of Health and Social Care. As well as AI, her role covers health tech and digital (including the NHS App and electronic patient records), digital neighbourhood health, digital prevention, and adult social care. She has been a civil servant for over 25 years and covered areas such as local government finance, regeneration, housing and adult social care. She is currently SRO for the NHS’s AI Lab, which runs an awards programme as well as funding various test projects and research into ethics.