Recent clients:Liverpool Women's FT - providing advice and support for the development of a new clinical case for change and business case for a new hospital.Pennine Lancashire ICP - advice and support to mobilise the Integrated Community Care Programme.Sefton Transformation Programme - Cheshire & Merseyside and West Lancashire - programme consultant.NHS Transformation Unit - part of the KPMG / NHS TU team supporting the Cheshire & Merseyside HCP Transformation Programme.NHS Transformation Unit, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership - Healthier Together Programme Director.Liverpool Women's FT - Clinical strategy development and implementation.Lancashire & South Cumbria STP - establishing the acute & specialised services programme.Age UK Cheshire - organisation and leadership review.Examples of previous projects and assignments:Developed a joint commissioning strategy for health and social care in Tameside.Developed the clinical service strategy for East Cheshire NHS Trust.Advised on the development of transformational commissioning services to Staffordshire & Lancashire Commissioning Support Services.Facilitating the implementation of acute oncology services across Greater Manchester.Programme Director for Authorisation at East Staffordshire CCG.Supporting East Cheshire Hospice with the implementation of their strategic plan and business planning process.Supporting Eastern Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group to establish their Board structure and governance arrangements.Working with three tertiary providers and the NW specialised commissioning team, benchmarked neuroscience services to inform CIPs, quality improvements and local and national tariffs.Project managed a complex bid for NHS Specialised Weight Management Services on behalf of commercial, public sector and third sector providers.Provided one to one coaching support for pharmaceutical business development managers and NHS senior managers.

Age UK Cheshire is a registered charity that provides a wide range of services for the over 55's and their families and carers. For further information go to www.ageukcheshire.org.ukBoard member and Chair of Business & Marketing Committee.

Led the development of the Trust's clinical strategy.Supported the development of the Trusts's business case with colleagues from PWC.Supported the Trust's contribution to the Healthy Liverpool Programme in particular the Realigned Hospital Based Care Programme.

Led the work to review the Trust's clinical strategy and develop new models of care delivery alongside the then Medical Director.Led the local system work on future acute care models and their impact on the wider health and social care system.Member of the Challenged Health Economy Clinical Board and Southern Sector Programme (part of Healthier Together) in both cases contributed to the development of cross organisational care models and service configurations.

East Cheshire Trust provides a wide range of acute and community health services including maternity and cancer care. For further information go to: www.eastcheshire.nhs.ukI resigned from my post as a NED in order to take on the role of Interim Director of Transformation.

PCT Trust Board Member responsible for all aspects of healthcare commissioning i.e. primary care, secondary care, specialised services, continuing healthcare, bespoke care packages, prison healthcare. Extensive experience of contracting and tendering and joint commissioning with local authorities. Passionate about organisational development, leadership and individual coaching.• Chair of the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Commissioning Board.• North West Specialised Commissioning lead for the Cheshire & Merseyside PCTs.• Established a new fit for purpose Directorate following the merger of 2 PCTs in 2006.• Established and supported the organisational development of 3 clinical commissioning groups.• Consistently delivered all key national targets, including those with partners e.g. 18 weeks, A&E waits.• Led the specification, procurement and delivery of a comprehensive health service for the women of Styal prison; finalist in the ‘Excellence in Commissioning’ category of the Health & social Care Awards 2010.• Led the development and delivery of four new primary care premises in collaboration with NHS and private sector partners.• Successfully acquired £1.5 million of new revenue as a first wave ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) pilot.• Established the PCT’s local health and social care sustainability network; a precursor to “QIPP”.• Led the delivery of over £2 million efficiency savings in community services and a further £1.5 million in mental health services in 6 months.• Initiated the development of a joint commissioning business unit between the PCT and Local Authority and a range of innovative commissioning pilots in continuing healthcare.

• Led the successful implementation of the new GMS contract for 30 GP practices.• Led the introduction of practice based commissioning (PBC) including the development of the requisite governance and accountability processes.• Developed and delivered the first PBC business case for diabetes services.• Developed a balanced scorecard for general practice, used as a formal part of the annual contracting process.• Created an innovative practice expansion scheme for practices with high list sizes.

• Operationally managed the NHS Graduate Management Training Schemes and the Gateway to Leadership programme across the North of England.• Provided the customer liaison function between SHA leadership leads and the Leadership Centre, to facilitate strategic fit between regional and national development programmes.

• Management of the NHS Graduate Training Programmes in the North West including the annual recruitment process.• Commissioned a range of innovative leadership development programmes from a range of providers including a ground breaking multi-disciplinary programme.