Information Consultant

• Apr 2020 - Present

Programme Lead for Maternity & Neonatal Data Hub in Scotland. The MatNeo Data Hub is a collaboration among Public Health Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, National Records for Scotland and Scottish Government. Work in the Hub includes developing new all-Scotland data returns for maternity and neonatal care; agreeing national quality measures; designing data dashboards, and aiding access to national data. Programme Lead for Maternity & Neonatal Data Hub in Scotland. The MatNeo Data Hub is a collaboration among Public Health Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, National Records for Scotland and Scottish Government. Work in the Hub includes developing new all-Scotland data returns for maternity and neonatal care; agreeing national quality measures; designing data dashboards, and aiding access to national data.

Health Foundation Leadership Fellow

• Dec 2006 - Present

The aim of the Health Foundation Leadership Fellows scheme, which I did from Dec 2006 to June 2008, was to develop individuals who have the potential to become the future leaders of high quality healthcare.The aim is that the highly individualised programme of personal and professional development will empower participants to make an outstanding contribution to improving the quality of patient care.I continue as a Health Foundation Fellow through the alumni programme. The aim of the Health Foundation Leadership Fellows scheme, which I did from Dec 2006 to June 2008, was to develop individuals who have the potential to become the future leaders of high quality healthcare.The aim is that the highly individualised programme of personal and professional development will empower participants to make an outstanding contribution to improving the quality of patient care.I continue as a Health Foundation Fellow through the alumni programme.

Information Consultant

• Sep 2016 - Mar 2020

Improve healthcare by making measurement meaningful. Main assignments: exploring requirements for a maternity and neonatal care data hub for Scotland; defining an all-Scotland-consistent neonatal care dataset, and supporting implementation of Allied Health Professional Operational Measures.Recent assignments include: mobilising a analytical infrastructure collaborative (involving Scottish Government, National Registers of Scotland, and NHS National Services Scotland); specifying which data we'd like to access from Hospital Electronic Prescribing Systems in a nationally-consistent form; scoping information needs for projects in elective care and shared radiology services; and drafting logic models for how to generate sustainable development and health improvement through Scot/UK Gov funded Edinburgh & SE Scot City Deal.

Programme Mobilisation Manager

• May 2017 - Nov 2017

I was temporarily assigned (for six months) to 'mobilise' the Scottish Analytical Infrastructure Collaborative (ScAnInCo). This is a joint programme among Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland and National Records of Scotland. It has built collaboration on: user-focussed service design; common formats for publications; shared training on analytical tools (SAS, SPSS & R) and shared people (temporary deployments). I was temporarily assigned (for six months) to 'mobilise' the Scottish Analytical Infrastructure Collaborative (ScAnInCo). This is a joint programme among Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland and National Records of Scotland. It has built collaboration on: user-focussed service design; common formats for publications; shared training on analytical tools (SAS, SPSS & R) and shared people (temporary deployments).

Secretary

• Mar 2009 - Jan 2017

Marchmont and Sciennes Community Council represents the views of the residents of Marchmont & Sciennes in Edinburgh, Scotland to local and national government. See http://marchmontandsciennes.blogspot.com

Community Councillor

• Feb 2002 - Jan 2017

Improvement Advisor: Raising Attainment for All Programme

• Sep 2014 - Aug 2016

Provided expert advice on improvement methods to teams of teachers, education service managers and partners so they can test changes to their processes and see if they lead to improvements in educational attainment and reduce inequity. [On secondment from NHS National Services Scotland] Provided expert advice on improvement methods to teams of teachers, education service managers and partners so they can test changes to their processes and see if they lead to improvements in educational attainment and reduce inequity. [On secondment from NHS National Services Scotland]

Improvement Programme Lead / Improvement Advisor

• Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

Providing programme leadership and improvement advice to Continuous Improvement Programme for the Public Health & Intelligence Business Unit

Information Consultant & Improvement Advisor

• Jul 2013 - Sep 2014

Worked as an Information Consultant in the Business Development Service of the new Public Health & Intelligence Strategic Business Unit (formed from merger of Information Services Division and Health Protection Scotland). Main projects were on Measurement for Improvement in Maternity and Early Life health and care services. This included providing improvement advice (mostly related to measurement) to the Early Years Collaborative. I also provided sessional Improvement Advisor support for other all-Scotland improvement collaboratives: person-centred care and raising educational attainment. Also other jobbing Information Consultancy including scoping of projects such as measuring impact of data visualisation training.

Information Consultant

• Apr 2012 - Jun 2013

Worked as an Information Consultant in the Business Development Service. Main project was developing meaningful Maternity Service Quality Measurement. Also supported work on Early Years, chronic pain and internal Facilities Management experience survey. And on developing approaches to 'horizon scanning' so we're prepared for the future.

Measurement for Improvement Advisor at QI Hub

• Oct 2010 - Mar 2012

The NHS Scotland Quality Improvement Hub offers quality improvement resources and expertise. It is a collaboration among a number of special (support) health boards (Healthcare Improvement Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland, NHS Education Scotland, NHS Health Scotland) and the Quality and Efficiency Support Team of the Scottish Government. It works with care teams and health bodies across Scotland to support them to improve the care they offer. My role was to help teams make measurement relevant and meaningful. [on secondment from NHS National Services Scotland]

Divisional Lead, Business Classification Scheme

• Jan 2010 - Oct 2010

Led a major change project across 500+ Information Services Division (ISD) staff that will design and deploy a new file classification system

Programme Principal, Women, Children & Sexual Health Information

• Oct 2007 - Oct 2010

The Women and Children's Health Programme supported improvements in reproductive and child health in Scotland through the provision of high quality information. The Programme aims to work collaboratively with its customers to provide a range of information outputs that will support the provision of healthcare, put policy into practice and contribute to public health in Scotland.

Project Team Member, Quality Improvement and Innovation strand of NSS Clinical Strategy

• Nov 2009 - May 2010

Involved in researching, interviewing and contributing to the Quality Improvement and Innovation section of the NHS National Services Scotland Clinical Strategy (Draft by May 2010).

Divisional Lead, Delivering our Future: Engagement and Communications

• Jan 2008 - Jun 2009

was responsible for leading strand of internal 'Delivering our Future' change programme - to add meaning to data and build relationships. The project strand I led engaged (internal and external) and communicated for the programme.

Programme Principal, Genetics & Information

• Apr 2007 - Oct 2007

joint work with Scottish university medical schools (ISD contribution to Generation Scotland/ Biobank - had participated in this since 2005) and Scottish Government (IT to support genetic services)

Internal Consultant, ISD Scotland on five year strategic plan

• Apr 2007 - Oct 2007

Led an internal project to consult staff as part of developing a strategic shared vision of what ISD will be in 2011, and to set out a plan of how current work streams will need to be augmented and adapted to deliver this.

Programme Leader, Improving Mental Health Info Prog

• Apr 2004 - Mar 2007

I developed a mental health information strategy for NHS Scotland. Chaired all-Scotland groups to develop high-level specification for mental health information system and shared-care encounter/intervention data standards (which we then piloted). Promoted information collection, sharing & use to support individualised care, quality improvement & service planning through engagement with service users, care professionals, service managers and policy makers.

Project Leader, Mental Health Info

• Aug 2001 - Apr 2004

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Information Advisor (part-time secondment)

• Apr 2003 - Oct 2003

Part-time secondment to National Services Division of NSS to work on measurement of genetic tests in the Scottish Molecular Genetics Consortium

Policy Analyst (part-time secondment)

• Oct 2004 - Apr 2005

Part-time secondment to support Calman Review of Genetics in Relation to Healthcare in Scotland - wrote 1st draft of IT chapter(see http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/08/30155115/3) Part-time secondment to support Calman Review of Genetics in Relation to Healthcare in Scotland - wrote 1st draft of IT chapter(see http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/08/30155115/3)

Project leader

• Feb 2000 - Jul 2001

Led collaborative consortia in healthcare, nutritional marketing and bioscience (New Genetics, iMed, Health Promoting Foods) and supported groups in crisis management and innovation management Led collaborative consortia in healthcare, nutritional marketing and bioscience (New Genetics, iMed, Health Promoting Foods) and supported groups in crisis management and innovation management

Research Associate

• Jan 1998 - Feb 2000

Cell biology and molecular genetics of cell division to understand mechanisms contributing to cancer Cell biology and molecular genetics of cell division to understand mechanisms contributing to cancer

Fulbright Cancer Research Fellow

• Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

Cell biology and molecular genetics of cell division to understand mechanisms of cancer cells Cell biology and molecular genetics of cell division to understand mechanisms of cancer cells

Research Associate

• Oct 1994 - Oct 1996

Cell biology of cell division to understand mechanisms of cancer

PhD student

• Oct 1991 - Sep 1994

Molecular cell biology to understand cell division