Abigail (Abi) Swindail is Clinical Informatics Lead for Community Nursing and Children’s Services at Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW). A Registered Nurse and Health Visitor, she brings extensive experience across community, children’s and urgent care services, alongside a strong track record in digital transformation and clinical leadership.

Since joining DHCW in 2021, Abi has worked at the forefront of digital change for community nursing and children’s services in Wales. She works across national programmes and multidisciplinary teams to help shape safer, smarter and more connected digital services, ensuring the needs of community nursing are represented within wider system design and delivery.

Abi’s professional background includes roles as a District Nurse, Prison Nurse, Health Visitor, and Health Manager for Vale Flying Start, as well as hospital experience in Trauma and Emergency Department nursing. Her career has been defined by a consistent focus on improving care through innovation, quality improvement and the thoughtful use of digital tools.

In 2024, Abi was awarded the title of Queen’s Nurse in recognition of her commitment to high standards of nursing practice, learning and leadership. She is also a Professional Member of BCS, an Advanced Practitioner with FEDIP, and a 2026 Digital Health Fellow with CHIME.

Abi is a passionate advocate for community nursing and for delivering care closer to home. She speaks and works across professional and national forums to champion clinically led digital transformation, strengthen the voice of community services, and support more effective, person-centred care across Wales.