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Twenty-seven years. Four national programmes. One NHS organisation rescued from CQC special measures. Eighty-three services stabilised across a mental health trust's entire digital estate. A £46m business case that enabled the decommissioning of a Victorian asylum inpatient facility. Twenty-seven primary care health centres delivered across the West Midlands. These aren't case studies — they're the specific, measurable outcomes of applied delivery leadership in environments where the consequences of getting it wrong are real.

Senior director and strategic transformation leader, with twenty-seven years across digital health, EPR, data platforms, service redesign and programme recovery. I parachute into organisations that need recovery, transformation or practical AI readiness — and maintain delivery grip while they get there.

I work in environments where financial pressure, service performance, digital complexity or regulatory scrutiny means conventional programme management is not enough. My role is to create the conditions for meaningful change and then hold the line on delivery.

The work has been concentrated in the NHS — primary care, acute, mental health, community services, clinical research and national bodies — but the principles apply across any regulated sector under pressure.

Selected experience

National EPR development — NHS Business Services Authority

Project managed national Lorenzo EPR development within the £12bn NPfIT programme, gathering requirements and coordinating delivery across UK and India suppliers.
Clinical research systems — NIHR & University of Exeter

Developed procurement frameworks and secure data environments supporting clinical trials, research systems, information governance and safe use of patient data.
Data platforms — Arden & GEM CSU

Led delivery of Palantir Foundry, Databricks Lakehouse and Azure-based population health and analytics solutions supporting planning, mutual aid and operational insight.
Transformation under pressure — Nottinghamshire Healthcare

Led digital transformation, EPR planning, cloud migration, integration requirements and AI readiness across 83 mental health and community services in a challenged environment.

Career in brief

Twenty-seven years across NHS provider, commissioner, regional, national, research, and commercial organisations. I started in IT infrastructure before clinical systems existed as a discipline — that engineering foundation is still the thing that separates operational delivery from slide-ware consulting.

NHS and public sector (selected)

NPfIT / Lorenzo EPR — NHS Connecting for Health (2005–2011). One of the largest IT programmes in UK public sector history, £12bn. Programme management and deployment across acute trusts nationally.
NIHR / Clinical Research Network — National data and information systems for clinical trial recruitment, supporting circa 500,000 research participants annually.
Arden & GEM CSU / NHS England (Regional) — Regional digital transformation and EAPC programme delivery; 27 Primary Care Health Centres built across the West Midlands.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Sep 2024–Mar 2026) — Digital transformation programme covering 83 services in a trust under CQC special measures. PM&G delivery lead.
Shropshire & Telford NHS Trust (Nov 2024–Jan 2025) — Independent operational review of a significant NHS IT incident. Investigation and assurance role.
COVID-19 national data pipeline — Databricks Lakehouse, UK-wide GP data; contributed to national pandemic analytics infrastructure.
Mental Health Centre business case — Supported the £46m business case that received approval and enabled replacement of a Victorian inpatient facility.

Commercial and international (selected)

Exi Group — Board Director with P&L accountability (Mar 2023–Jun 2024). Commercial healthcare consultancy. First time the role had direct board accountability rather than advisory status.
Pakistan Britain Business Council — Deputy CEO (Jul 2024–Oct 2025). Strategic advisory across UK–Pakistan trade and government relations. International stakeholder management.
FSI / VINCI Facilities / Construction sector — Operational transformation and digital programme delivery outside the public sector.

Technical foundations

Platforms delivered at scale: Lorenzo EPR (acute and mental health), RiO (mental health, community), SystmOne (primary care), Databricks Lakehouse, Palantir Foundry, Azure Secure Data Environment (SDE), Microsoft 365. PRINCE2 qualified.

Engagement formats

Strategic interim, contract, advisory and transformation leadership roles. Fees discussed on enquiry.

Engagements typically run three to twelve months. I am a single director-led resource — there are no junior staff, no account managers, and no project overhead between you and the person doing the work.

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