Our business model is based on the concept of a virtual organisation with a small but responsive core team able to draw in additional skills and resources from a pool of associated individuals and organisations and to assemble exactly the right mix for a particular project. This approach provides great flexibility enabling us to construct a team to match clients' requirements and to draw on specialist skills that might not be accessible to a traditional organisation. We make extensive use of technology to support this model of working that ensures we can provide a responsive service with low overheads offering best value to our clients. Through our long-standing networks in the healthcare field we can rapidly assemble appropriate teams of consultants to deliver high quality work and cost-effective project outcomes to demanding deadlines.
In addition we have access to a network of individuals who work in the management or delivery of health and social care that we can make available to clients who wish to ensure they gain a current and grounded perspective from those currently working at the front line. This network includes clinicians from across the range of the clinical professions, social care practitioners and
Alison Longwill is the founder and a Director of Woodcote Consulting. Alison is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and spent 15 years working in the NHS initially as a Psychologist but later in general management at Board level.
Alison's particular areas of expertise are Mental Health, Health Psychology, Social Care, Forensic Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology Substance Abuse, Organisational and Team Development.
Alison holds an Msc and PhD in Psychology, a diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology and an MBA. She is also a Member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at the University of Birmingham .
Alison's clients include a number of NHS Trusts, Local Authorities, HM Prison Service and the National Institute for Mental Health in England .
Alison maintains a small clinical practice and is also in demand as an expert witness in a wide range of civil and criminal proceedings.
Ewan Davis is a Director of Woodcote Consulting and has worked in Healthcare Informatics since 1981.
Ewan was founder and Managing Director of AAH Meditel (A leading GP Supplier) from 1987 to its sale to Torex in 1999. He was also Group Managing Director of AAH's Computer Services Division and Chairman of Peak Systems (A leading Community Systems Supplier) and PharMed (Later TransScript – An ETP specialist owned by Celesio AG the owners of AAH).
Ewan is a professional member of the British Computer Society and is currently Chairman of the British Computer Society Primary Healthcare Specialists Group and a member of the BCS Health Informatics Forum. As Chairman of the PHCSG ewan is also a member of the BMA/RCGP Joint GP IT Committee.
Ewan has been an active member of the trade association,Intellect and it predecessor bodies (CSSA and CSA) since 1981. He was Chairman of the CSSA Primary Health Care Group from 1996-99 . He has been a member of the Intellect Health Care Council since its foundation and is currently its Vice Chairman.
Since Joining Woodcote Consulting, Ewan's clients have included the Department of Health, NHS Connecting for Health, various Universities, local authorities and a number of major Pharmaceutical and Informatics companies.
Ewan's particular area of expertise include: Primary Care, Primary Care Informatics, Pharmacy, ePrescribing and the Electronic Transfer of Prescriptions.
Dora Jonathan is a Mental Health Lawyer with a Master's Degree in psychology. She has been a Member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal NW/West Midlands f or the past 10 years and is also a National Trainer f or the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
Dora was CSIP (Care Services Improvement Partnership) Lead for Mental Health Legislation in West Midlands until October 2006.
She has also had a lead role in various complaint investigations and homicide inquiries.
Dora has worked on a number of community initiatives with Mental Health Task Force. Nationally, she has worked on a range of service development projects including the Nile Centre as an alternative to hospital, and a number of local projects within the voluntary and private sectors.
As an independent consultant, she has worked on various projects for Mental Health NHS Trusts, SHAs, Housing Associations, Private Sector providers and the Voluntary sectors.
She has written on a range of topics on Black Mental Health and co-authored, Mental Health Service Provision for a Multi-cultural Society.
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