Medical Director

• Jul 2022 - Present

Vira Health is extending healthy life expectancy. Starting with better menopause care. We've started with an app that supports women through menopause with personalised treatment plans backed by the latest science and support from our trained experts.I support the clinical development of our products and services. Vira Health is extending healthy life expectancy. Starting with better menopause care. We've started with an app that supports women through menopause with personalised treatment plans backed by the latest science and support from our trained experts.I support the clinical development of our products and services.

Medical Director

• Jul 2018 - Present

Miad Healthcare provides inspiring, innovative, informative courseware & organisational development services to the NHS and private healthcare market in the UK. As Medical Director I provide clinical governance for the services provided, as well as delivering training and appraisals to healthcare professionals at all stages of their careers. My focus is around Responsible Officer roles and responsibilities, the appraisal process, and leadership and management skills. Miad Healthcare provides inspiring, innovative, informative courseware & organisational development services to the NHS and private healthcare market in the UK. As Medical Director I provide clinical governance for the services provided, as well as delivering training and appraisals to healthcare professionals at all stages of their careers. My focus is around Responsible Officer roles and responsibilities, the appraisal process, and leadership and management skills.

Founding Co-Director

• Mar 2014 - Present

Our vision is to provide outstanding practical clinical solutions, tailored to risk, delivered with care.At MB Medical Solutions we provide clinical services to organisations and individuals throughout the UKbecause we believe that everyone deserves excellent care, at work and play.We deliver turnkey medical provision, training, and consultancy services to meet the needs of our partners.We ensure their risks around clinical care are well articulated and appropriately mitigated, and that ourteams can deliver exactly what is needed so everyone can sleep easy knowing everything is in hand

Event Medical Director

• 2010 - Present

Consultant

• Oct 2016 - Present

Lemonade Thinking is a consultancy firm focusing on supporting businesses with solving complex problems. Some problems don't have a simple, clear solution. Through analysis of business needs, contributing or indeed competing factors, Lemonade Thinking can identify a balanced and most appropriate solution and communicate that to relevant audiences in a way that is meaningful to them and allows for clear decisions to be taken. My skill set includes Leadership, Management, Policy Development and Project Management, with an experience base in a variety of healthcare fields applied in both commercial and public settings (including Public Health, Occupational Health, Acute Medical Care, and Pre-Hospital Care). This is all on a background of working internationally as well as within the UK.When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Chief Clinical Innovation Officer

• Jan 2021 - Jul 2022

I spearheaded DCA’s new clinical strategy developed around the pillars of lifestyle medicine, and drove step change of the business from a reactionary illness service to a proactive/preventative health service. Worked extensively with internal and external stakeholders to shape truly innovative ways of delivering healthcare, with patients at the centre, and using technology to improve access and service.▪ Launched My Health, a self-care platform with a comprehensive suite of diagnostic tools and content that enables people to evaluate their health and support self-management; focused on Sleep, Activity, Stress, Nutrition, Connection and Substance Misuse; representing the first change to the platform since its inception. ▪ Pioneered development of new asynchronous consultations product line, leading clinical design and rollout of an innovative fast-delivery, low-cost-to-serve mechanism powered by the independent prescribing community of clinical pharmacists and nurses.

Chief Medical Officer

• Oct 2019 - Jan 2021

I led the clinical delivery of DCA’s Virtual General Practice service, including development of a new operational and governance structure, and the resourcing required to scale VGP and subsequently rapidly expedite plans in the face of COVID-19.▪ I led the clinical response to COVID-19, scaling service from 5,000 appointments per month to >5,000 per week; developed new clinical operations procedures, redesigned recruitment to keep pace with demand, shortening time from first contact to fully onboarded, and developed a new triage method, replacing GPs with nurses and paramedics.▪ Instituted a clinically-led structure and mindset, optimising patient experience whilst driving business efficiency; restructured the clinical team into clear lines of business (operations, governance, product, and people) that aligned with wider business functions and promoted clinical leadership in line with the CEO’s vision.

Clincal Director for Unscheduled Care

• Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

I delivered day-to-day leadership and management, overseeing 18 consultants. Was part of a multi-agency pilot for integrated urgent treatment centre model in the two hospital sites, which was successfully adopted.

Speciality Doctor in Emergency Medicine

• Mar 2018 - Sep 2019

Medical Director

• Aug 2010 - Apr 2017

Carnival UK is a market leader within the Cruise Industry, known for its brands P&O Cruises and Cunard Line.As Head of Department I managed the Medical Operations, Occupational Health and Public Health areas of the business, and also had a significant responsibility for Safeguarding of Vulnerable People. I fulfilled the role of Responsible Person as designated in national healthcare legislation (The Medical Profession (Responsible Officer) (Amendment) Regulations 2013).I led a shoreside team of 16 professional and administration staff, and a ship-based fleet of over 90 doctors and nurses. I provided 24/7/365 clinical support to the fleet and the wider business.