Projects

Here are some examples of recent projects.

Healthcare Strategy

Promoting strategy development and implementation for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Wolverhampton
Health and Social Care Baseline Needs Analysis in area of high social deprivation for Wolverhampton New Deal for Communities and Wolverhampton Drug Action Team
Report on likely Information Requirements of Care Trusts for a major NHS IT Supplier.
Advice on the impact of PCGs and PCTs on community pharmacy for a the leading UK pharmaceutical distributor Gehe UK (AAH Pharmaceuticals and Lloyds Pharmacy)
Report on Information Requirements to support Clinical Governance and the Performance Assessment Framework in the NHS for a major NHS IT Supplier.
Production of the Joint Investment Plan for mental health for Woverhampton Health Authority and Wolverhampton Social Services Department.
Advice to a market participant with regard to the future impact of technology in community pharmacy in the context of an investigation on competition in the market by the Office of Fair Trading.
Service development support to HM prison service regarding mental health services for the National Institute of Mental Health in England
Review of clinical psychology services for Worcestershire Community NHS Trust.
National review of continence services for the Association for Continence Advice.

Healthcare Informatics

Strategic consultancy on the Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions for Lloydspharmacy.
Evaluation of a US ambulatory care system for the UK primary care market on behalf of a major US Informatics supplier
Briefing for the senior management teams of a number of major pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Briefing on development in UK healthcare informatics for a number of major health informatics companies
The development of national standards and pilot for the Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions between Community Pharmacy and General Practice for TransScript (Part of GEHE UK - Europe's largest pharmaceutical distributor and the UK's largest Pharmacy contractor
Work on the business requirements for the electronic transmission of prescriptions for a major IT supplier.
Preparation of a bid submission to the Medical Research Council for a bid under the eScience Programme for the University of Central Lancashire
A Dept. of Health funded project to develop a quality methodology using primary care information systems to support Coronary Heart Disease National Service Framework.
Organisation of a week long familiarisation visit to a sample of UK hospitals for a US manufacturer of automated drug dispensing and administration systems.
Development of a contractual framework, supplier negotiation and development of associated business processes to allow GP IT suppliers to provide training on the DoH funded PRODIGY prescribing decision support system to their users.
Scoping study on GP computer systems Requirements for Accreditation (RFA 2001) for the NHS Information Authority.
Review of opportunities for a major US pharmacy automation supplier in the UK.

Management Support

Development and evaluation of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and Development of a Community Service for South Birmingham Mental Health Trust.
Review of methods and impact of external and internal communications of the South Birmingham Psychology Services.
Community resettlement of people with learning disabilities and assessment of needs for South Birmingham Mental Health NHS Trust.
Investigation and compilation of report regarding alleged professional misconduct for an NHS Community Trust
Development of a pro forma for personal portfolios for continuing professional development of clinical psychologists and review of their continuing professional development needs for South Birmingham Psychology Service.
Provision of management training and advice to clinical psychology service for South Warwickshire Mental Health Services.
Analysis and review of multi-agency child and adolescent placements out-of-City for Wolverhampton Health Authority and Wolverhampton Social Services Department.
Review of Care Programme Approach for Northampton Health Care NHS Trust.

Mental Health

Review of options for cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy training for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals in Birmingham
Development and delivery of a team development day and provision of plenary report for Solihull Healthcare NHS Trust.
Development and delivery of a team development day and plenary report for Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
Evaluation of multi-disciplinary team function and facilitation of “away days” to address the issues identified for Coventry Health Care NHS Trust.
Advice on provision of psychological services to HM Prison service.
Acting as the lead of the Women's Programme for NIMHE West Midlands.
Development and evaluation of treatment /intervention approaches for self-harm for HM Prison Service.
The development of a mental health commissioning strategy in the context of the new National Service Framework for Wolverhampton Health Authority and Wolverhampton Social Services Department.
To co-ordinate review and revision of mental health strategy for Dudley on behalf of Dudley Mental Health Board.
Development and delivery of a training course "New Perspectives on Personality Disorder"
Review and service development proposals for provision of primary care psychology service in Bromsgrove
Provision of regular counselling and de-briefing sessions for staff delivering Sex Offender Treatment Programmes for HMP Blakenhurst.
Survey of psychological therapies provision in South Warwickshire and recommendations for service development
Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Provision for Walsall Health Authority and Walsall Borough Council
Development and delivery of a strategy development workshop for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Birmingham for Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust
Organisation of conference (220 delegates) on Women and Abuse for the National Institute of Mental Health in England.

Psycholegal Services

Provision of psychological reports for civil proceedings (e.g. accidental injury) for Solicitors and others across the Midlands
Provision of clinical psychology reports in criminal cases for solicitors across the Midlands.
Provision of expert witness psychological reports to assess parental mental health and attitudes for the Family Courts in relation to various child care proceedings.
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Social Care Strategy
Review of gender-related service issues for people with learning disabilities and service development proposals for South Birmingham Psychology Services
Development of a methodology and the assessment of the impact of carer grants for Birmingham Social Service.
Facilitating team development and compilation of project report for Wychavon Learning Disabilities Service
Review of the needs of black Carers of adults with learning disability for Wolverhampton Social Services
The development of a methodology and processes for the large scale measurement of user satisfaction and quality of life in community care, residential and nursing homes to support a major out-sourcing programme for Birmingham Social Services.
Review of respite care services for children with learning disabilities and recommendations for service development for Greenwich Community NHS Trust and Greenwich Social Services

Substance Misuse

Developed business plan for an Addiction Support Service in North Walsall (New Deal)
Needs analysis of patients with a dual diagnosis of mental health and substance misuse problems for Wolverhampton Drug Action Team.
Social reintegration needs of ex-problematic drug and alcohol misusers and views of professional staff. Plans for service development for Worcestershire Substance Misuse Action Team.
Development of a needs assessment pro-forma for substance misuse issues in refugee and asylum seeker communities in Wolverhampton for the Wolverhampton BME Housing Consortium.
Young People's Drugs Needs Analysis and recommendations for service development for Walsall Health Authority.
Young People's Drugs Needs Analysis for Sandwell Drug Action Team.

Conference Services

Organisation of 2 day national conference for 300 delegates for the British Computer Society PHCSG.
Action Planning Away Day on Young People's substance misuse plan for Sandwell Drug Action Team.
Conference on Young People's Substance Misuse Plan (140 delegates)
Away Day to improve inter-team communication for Worcestershire Substance Misuse Action Team
Compilation of conference report and recommendations for NHS Executive High Security Psychiatric Services
Conference on the Development of Youth Services Plan (120 delegates) for Worcestershire County Council