Experience

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  Mindwave Ventures

  • United Kingdom

  • New Client Relationships

    • Apr 2024 - Present
    • United Kingdom

    Promotion of this excellent and well established NHS digital patient communication App to a new healthcare sector. Skills required include Knowledge of Independent Healthcare Providers and their key decision makers, communication skills, understanding of features and benefits of the MAIA patient platform and its various applications, detailed knowledge of the patients pathway and processes

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  Community Partners

  • Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

  • Associate

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Exciting project to develop new services at a Trust as an associate with Community Partners

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  Nexus Digital Technology Limited

  • London Area, United Kingdom

  • Advisory

    • Feb 2024 - Apr 2024
    • London Area, United Kingdom

    Development advice to start up.

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  Circle Health Group

  • Milton Keynes and Bedford

  • Interim Hospital Director

    • Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
    • Milton Keynes and Bedford

    Operational management and review of development options and opportunities

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  Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital

  • Central Cambridge

  • Hospital Director

    • Sep 2019 - Aug 2021
    • Central Cambridge

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  GILL BARNES HEALTHCARE LIMITED

  • East Midlands/East Anglia or where ever needed

  • Self Employed Management Consultant

    • Nov 2008 - Aug 2021
    • East Midlands/East Anglia or where ever needed

    Building new businesses, helping providers to achieve their potential, developing teams, finding local markets. My consultancy experiences are listed immediately below and include Spire, BMI, Various major Trust Hospitals, Care UK and Cancer Partners.

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  Alder Hey Children's Hospital

  • Liverpool, United Kingdom

  • Consultancy-Private Patients Review

    • Jul 2019 - Sep 2019
    • Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Assisting with a review of potential options and opportunities until September.

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  Optegra Eye Health Care

  • Manchester, United Kingdom

  • Consultancy-interim Hospital Management

    • Jun 2017 - Jan 2018
    • Manchester, United Kingdom

    Recruited to support CQC and review processes for an interim period. Gained in depth experience of Ophthalmology market and key players, challenges and opportunities.

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  Consulting

  • NHS - West Country

  • Consultancy for NHS - Commissioning & planning for PPU

    • Jan 2017 - May 2017
    • NHS - West Country

    Initial planning & research processes to support development of private patient facilities at major Trust Hospital.

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  Spire Manchester Hospital

  • Didsbury

  • Consultancy - Commissioning new Hospital

    • Mar 2016 - Jan 2017
    • Didsbury

    Assisting with the planning, logistics, commissioning and relocation of Spire's Whalley Range hospital to a new £65m site in West Didsbury and establishing new tertiary services including Hybrid theatre and level 3 services. Completed on time and budget.

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  Spire Healthcare Group plc

  • Manchester, United Kingdom

  • Consultancy - New Business Development

    • Sep 2015 - Feb 2016
    • Manchester, United Kingdom

    Supporting the development of new and innovative services and partnerships for Spire's £63m investment in Manchester.

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  Stepping Hill NHS Hospital Trust

  • Stockport, United Kingdom

  • Consultancy - Income generating project advisor to Turnaround Director

    • Jan 2015 - May 2015
    • Stockport, United Kingdom

    Creating a business case to support the development of private patient services and other opportunities

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  Care UK

  • Barlborough NHS Treatment Centre

  • Consultancy - Interim Hospital Director

    • May 2014 - Jan 2015
    • Barlborough NHS Treatment Centre

    Managed this challenging IS-TC until substantive management could be recruited. Restructured and improved contractual relationships and Barlborough recorded it's busiest month ever in terms of activity and income in November.

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  Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust

  • Worthing and Chichester

  • Consultancy - Development of Private Patient Services

    • Jan 2014 - May 2014
    • Worthing and Chichester

    Assisted the Commercial Director to develop private patient services and strategy within the the Trust this included creation of a Medical Advisory Committee and a business case and financial model to develop new dedicated facilities within the Trust.

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  Cancer Partners UK

  • Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

  • Consultancy - Commissioning and General Manager

    • Jul 2013 - Jan 2014
    • Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    Completed the commissioning and initiated operations at a new standalone Radio and Chemotherapy facility with advanced diagnostics and OPD facilities. The first of a new generation of standalone facilities for CP-UK.

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  Clinicenta

  • London and Oxford

  • Consultancy - Operational Services Director

    • May 2010 - Mar 2011
    • London and Oxford

    Parachuted in to assist and advise on management of troubled London North IS-TC mobilisation of Out of Hospital Services, elective surgery referral management, Sexual Health Services and Audiology across 20 North London Boroughs. Original contract was for elective surgery only.Advised on the potential challenges and risks posed by the changes to a complex multi-modality contract for a small start up organisation with limited infrastructure and then advised and assisted with closure and ramp down.

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  BMI Healthcare

  • Consultancy Interim Hospital Excutive Director for 2 Hospitals

    • Feb 2009 - Oct 2009

    Interim management, review and turnround of 2 East Anglian Hospitals. Increased revenues by 25% at one unit by increasing volumes from a local contract and developing reciprocal services with a local Trust Hospital.

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  Global Health Partner

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Consultancy Interim Business Development Director

    • Feb 2008 - Oct 2008
    • London, United Kingdom

    Interim Business Development Director (cover for Mat leave) Global Health Partner- Vita Clinics UK Ltd | 38 Highfield Road | Edgbaston | Birmingham | B15 3EDManaged a successful bid for 100 major Bariatric Surgery patients from Northern Ireland. Assisted in the development of several partnership opportunities

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  UK-SH

  • London and South West

  • Consultant Interim Business Development Director

    • 2006 - 2007
    • London and South West

    Assisted & advised the Board with the post mobilisation operational management of a new Independent Sector Treatment Centre and the preparations required for the mobilisation of 4 further centres.

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  Capio

  • London

  • NHS Partnerships and Business Development Director (fully contracted role)

    • 1998 - 2007
    • London

    A variety of progressively more senior roles including:- Capio Main Board Director of NHS partnership services- Interim lead GC4 project to commission 9 new Independent Surgical Treatment Centres across the UK in 3 years, the largest DoH contract- Hospital Director - Fitzwilliam Hospital Peterboroughand Pinehill Hospital -Commissioned major extension Exton Hall Hospital Cheadle

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  Bupa

  • Hospital Director and Major national project management (fully contracted roles)

    • 1992 - 1998

    Hospital Director - BUPA Hospital Bristol (The Glen) 88 bedsturned this hospital round from a loss making situation in a highly competitive and politically difficult environment.Hospital Director - BUPA Bristol and BUPA Southbank WorcesterWas asked to take on and turnaround a troubled hospital up the road in addition to Bristol following the departure of the Director. Remit included improving Consultant relations.Leader Project Honeycombe.Was asked to take over this troubled project to convert 30 hospitals to a new IT system. Project had halted at a pilot stage and a rapid roll-out had to be planned and executed. This happened and was completed within 9 months

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  Compass Healthcare PLC

  • Various Roles finally Hospital Director, The Winterbourne Hospital, Dorchester

    • 1983 - 1992

    Manager -Health Screening Services, The Bath Clinic.Corporate Health Screening Manager - HQ HammersmithCorporate Busness Development Manager - HQ HammersmithHospital Director The Winterbourne Hospital Dorset.I loved working for this rapidly developing organisation following an MBO from Grand Metropolitan led by Gerry Robinson. I rose rapidly from a head of department for a new service at the Bath Clinic to a variety of Corporate roles and finally my first Hospital Management role.