How is technology transforming medical and performance decision-making in elite sport, and what new ethical, clinical, and governance challenges does it create? Join this podcast-style conversation as practitioners in the thick of real-world examples explore the future of data- and tech-driven decision governance across high-performance environments.
Aimed at: All Sports Medicine practitioners interested in the ethical, governance and regulatory risks around the use of technology in elite sports.
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Since 1993, Health Partners Europe Group has delivered medical care, performance and risk governance solutions exclusively for elite sport. Forming a unified ecosystem, the Group is built around three core pillars:
Health Partners Europe (HPE) – Now in its fourth decade, the UK’s only dedicated provider of healthcare consultancy and medical administration services exclusively for professional sport, managing two of the country’s largest sports medical trusts and supporting athletes across more than 85 sporting disciplines.
SEMPRIS - Established in 2010, SEMPRIS provides specialist medical indemnity, uniquely designed to meet the complex demands of elite sport. Today, SEMPRIS is trusted by some of the largest sports organisations worldwide, SEM Consultants, and leading Surgeons nationwide.
FORMIS - The Group’s latest innovation: a cutting-edge enterprise performance and medical information system built for professional sports teams, organisations and the performing arts.
Lorna Hastings joined the Health Partners Group in 2020 as the Client Director for SEMPRIS. Overseeing a stellar team of four, she handles some of the most complex technical queries from SEMPRIS’s individual and corporate clients. Lorna is also the ‘anchor’ for the Group’s podcast series, Talking Sports Medicine, producing high quality content and striving for professional production values.
Originally a linguist, Lorna qualified as a Risk Manager and worked extensively in risk management, business continuity, crisis management, insurance and audit for the General Social Care Council, an arms-length body of the Department of Health, disability charity Leonard Cheshire and Sports Marketing and TV production company WME|IMG before joining the Health Partners Group.
Lorna has 2 kids and a bonkers Aussie Doodle and her most bizarre enquiry received to-date was around insuring a production to make an opening credits sequence at Wembley, involving wing walking, performing elephants and walking backwards through tunnels.
Dr Pippa Bennett is the Paralympic Chief Medical Officer, a role she combines with that of Director of Clinical Governance at the UK Sports Institute.
She has worked as a sports physician for over 20 years, having served as Chief Medical Officer for England Women’s Football, British Gymnastics, and British Equestrian, as well as working in professional sport as Team Doctor for Norwich City FC.
LA 2028 will be Dr Bennetts 3rd Paralympic Games. She has also been a Medical Officer for Team GB at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
Dr John Rogers is an SEM Consultant at the OrthTeam Centre, Manchester, co-ordinating care for children and adults alongside a MDT including radiologists, surgical consultants, physiotherapists, pain management consultants and sports science colleagues.
John works as a Team Physician for British Athletics and acted as Team Doctor to the British Athletics team at Paris 2024, as well as the World Athletics Championships in 2022 and 2023. He provides medical care for the Elite Athlete field at the London Marathon. Previous positions include Chief Medical Officer to British Triathlon, Institute Medical Officer to British Athletics, Consultant SEM Physician at the Defence Military Rehabilitation Centre, Headley Court and Chief Medical Officer to Team GB at the Youth Olympic Games.
Honorary Treasurer to the FSEM (UK), John sits on the board and council, as well as on the clinical governance committee to British Athletics. He is actively involved in the education and training of junior doctors and physios in sport and exercise medicine as a Visiting Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University. Having worked as Training Programme Director for SEM in NW England from 2019 to 2022, he continues to work as an Educational Supervisor.
With a passion for sport and exercise since childhood, John competed for Sale Harriers Manchester as a middle-distance runner, winning Northern Ireland senior titles at 800 and 1500m during this time. He continues to enjoy running, cycling, hiking and spending time doing various sports with his 3 children.
Dr James Brown FFSEM(UK) is a senior Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician and Fellow of the Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine, with over 25 years’ experience supporting elite athletes and performance teams. He currently serves as Lead Performance Doctor for UK Athletics and previously spent 10 years as Team Doctor for British Triathlon, based at the Brownlee Centre in Leeds.
James is the founder of UKADIS (UK Association of Doctors in Sport), established in 2001 to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the UK sports medicine community. His previous roles include team physician posts with England Rugby U21s, Yorkshire County Cricket, Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Trinity, and Northern Ballet.
Since 2011, James has led the design and implementation of Athlete Management Systems (AMS) and injury surveillance platforms, supporting both Olympic athletes and elite sports teams. His current work focuses on integrating AI, wearable tech, and performance analytics with clinical expertise — bridging the gap between medical and performance silos to deliver data-informed, collaborative care.
James champions a future of sports medicine that is not only tech-enabled but built on trust, experience, and human connection.
Dr Guy Evans is a Sports Medicine Consultant and the Chief Medical Officer at the Lawn Tennis Association. He is responsible for the medical care of elite tennis players in the UK.
In addition to tennis, he has extensive experience across a wide range of Olympic and professional sports, having supported the GB Rowing and GB Swimming teams during previous Olympiads. He runs a sports medicine clinic based in Bath, UK, where he sees a variety of high-level athletes.
Dr Evans is a member of the ITF Sports Science and Medicine Commission and is actively involved in research related to female athlete health, breathing disorders in athletes, and mental health in sport. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his young family and racing in long-distance triathlons.
