Paul Birch Email & Phone Number

Northampton, England, United Kingdom

I am the lead within the Healthcare Consultancy Service (HCS) for applied data and analytics. Within Arden and GEM HCS has developed rapidly in response to the changing support requirements of Integrated Care Systems as they transition from CCGs taking on new areas of priority and responsibilities. HCS builds on successful consultancy approaches within the.

Working within the award winning Business Intelligence Department I led service development, developed and mobilisation several successful large scale tender projects and drove forward a number of key policy areas including Population Health Management, Scenario and Dynamic Modelling, Value and Outcome based approaches, Service Evaluations and a range of.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

My key focus areas were in establishing the informatics support and developing the performance and outcomes framework for UnitingCare. The UnitingCare project is a radical and new approach to the design and delivery of healthcare and this was reflected in my work. I worked closely with the CCG, providers, clinicians and our service redesign team to develop.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Working within a small core team I developed the commercial and financial frameworks that supported the successful UnitingCare bid, for almost £1 billion of healthcare services, through Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), Invitation to Tender (ITT), and Invitation to Submit Financial Solutions (ISFS) stages to successful contract award. This included.

Cambridge

• Responsibility for a portfolio of activities including service and tender development, PbR implementation and the development of demand, activity and financial modelling to support a major service redesign programme. I.
• Demand and capacity model to guide service redesign process and understand the impact of PbR implementation
• Project management of tender submissions for clinical services
• Identification of new business opportunities
• Developing a business wide environmental assessment

• Working as part of the GEM leadership team to develop the service specification, service model and staffing structures for a Regional Contracting and Provider Management Service. I have worked closely with CCG.
• Development of a service model and specification for regional CSU contracting function
• Management of regional Ambulance contract including agreement of transitional support to recover performance targets and delivery transformation programme and service efficiencies
• Providing contracting and negotiation support to 23 CCGs
• Leadership of multidisciplinary contracting team across a portfolio of contracts
• Account management and customer liaison

• I led three key teams within the commissioning support unit of the cluster, contracting, business intelligence and clinical systems as well as representing the cluster in the regional discussions which lead to the.
• Implementation of a new contracting system and data warehouse
• Supported CCGs to develop, quality assure and implement commissioning intentions and QIPP plans
• Delivery of reporting and governance requirements to three CCG boards
• Overseeing programme of replacement of GP clinical systems in practices
• Management of 8 direct reports and team of 40

Northampton, United Kingdom

• Working with the Chief Executives of the County’s NHS organisations I developed a QIPP programme indentifying £100m of savings opportunities and programmes to realise £15m in the first year. I established the programme.
• Running a series of workshops and seminar to develop vision and strategy for QIPP delivery
• Development of PMO processes and structures to confirm the scope of proposals and support and strengthen the development of business cases
• Establishing Project Management Office and approach across the organisation with regular performance, exception and delivery reporting to the executive board
• Worked with external consultants to benchmark economy performance against national and international comparators identifying opportunities and the development of the “Commissioning for Quality” approach identifies.
• Advised project managers on the development of high quality plans to ensure approval and success

• I joined NHS Northamptonshire to establish a Business Intelligence and Performance Management function within the newly merged PCT. Working closely with the PCT executive and senior managers this was delivered and I.
• Establishment of Business Intelligence service to support newly established PCT
• National and International work on performance management and benchmarking
• Management of GP computing services and replacement of GP clinical Systems
• Performance management and development of assurance frameworks
• Developing system of provider performance management including addressing significant mortality concerns at an acute provider

• I joined Sandwell from the Management Training Scheme held a number of roles in my time there. Initially I was a Health Improvement Manager working with voluntary sector groups, Public Health and the local authority to.
• Contracting with major acute and mental health providers
• Managing a team of 12 with 4 direct reports
• Authoring and delivery of reports and projects to PCT, PCG and PBC Boards
• PCT lead on Specialised Commissioning Board and Chair of Regional Cardiac Commissioning Subgroup
• Significant partnership working with Local Authority and Social Services including establishment of the Learning Disabilities Partnership Board and Mental Health Pooled Budgets

• Through the MTS I gained an enourmous practical and theoretical understanding of the NHS, its policies and politics and the importance of management. Working within a learning set and with access to mentors and.
• Associate Director – Ophthalmology, Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull Hospitalo Operational management of high volume surgical specialtyo Delivery of CIP and performance targetso Developed successful bid for National.
• Associate Consultant ATM (After Today Management)o Regional review of cardiac serviceso Development of a model of cardiac theatre efficiencyo Executive search and selection
• Contracting Manager – Birmingham Health Authorityo Agreement of minor acute contractso Joint author of Older Peoples Health Improvement plan with social services colleagueso Supporting the establishment of Primary Care.

Bsc, Applied Human Psychology

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