24 November 2026 | Hilton London Metropole
Jacqui Hughes
Senior Healthcare Outcomes Manager
Smith+Nephew
Jacqui Hughes is a Senior Healthcare Outcomes Manager, leading data generation and analytics across the Northern Europe, with a particular focus on value-based healthcare, wound care outcomes and patient quality of life. She has worked in the medtech industry for 13 years in a range of clinically focused and healthcare analytics roles. Prior to this, Jacqui spent over 25 years in the NHS, where she progressed through clinical, operational and strategic leadership positions across acute and community services.
A registered nurse since 1987, she combines extensive NHS experience with a strong interest in improving healthcare outcomes through evidence-based practice. Jacqui is also a lecturer for the Open University and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.