Projects

Recent

Project design, management and evaluation

• Developing a National Toolkit for Commissioning Young People's Substance Misuse Services. Commissioned by the Drugs Strategy Directorate.
• Dissemination of an electronic commissioning audit tool for substance misuse services. Commissioned by the Drugs Strategy Directorate.
• Providing Role Profiles and an Assessment Tool for a national substance misuse organisation.
• Developing innovative and sustainable training in Personality Disorder for a NHS Regional Development Centre.
• Young people's attitudes and prevalence study of substance use/misuse for a North East England Drug Action Team
• Young people's substance misuse needs assessment for an East of England Drug Action Team
• Mapping Substance Misuse Training Providers for the National Assembly for Wales
• Design and delivery of the young people's Continuing Practitioner Development programme for the Home Office, Drugs Strategy Directorate and Skills for Health Sector Skills Council.
• Design, development and delivery through to approval of the UK Drugs and Alcohol National Occupational Standards (DANOS) for Community Justice, Custodial Care, Social Care, Housing, Health, Voluntary, Youth and Community Development National Training Organisations.
• Producing the Key facts about the Drugs and Alcohol National Occupational Standards (DANOS) and CD.
• Evaluation of training modules commissioned by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, DrugScope and Alcohol Concern with the Consultancy Partnership.
• Quality in Alcohol and Drugs Services development of an electronic version for the Community Justice National Training Organisation.
• Commissioned by the National Assembly for Wales to provide advice on Key Performance Targets and a Research Strategy for the All Wales Drugs and Alcohol Strategy with Marsden Childs.
• Research and advice on a data collection system for two Welsh Drugs and Alcohol Action Teams to establish a shared process.
• Young People's Needs Assessment for a large City Council with the Consultancy Partnership.
• Needs assessment of substance misuse services for a medium sized City Council with the Consultancy Partnership.
• General Practitioners and Psychiatrists competencies in Substance Misuse for the National Treatment Agency.
• Training Needs Analysis for the Greater London Authority with Cranfield University and the Consultancy Partnership.
• Supporting the implementation of the National Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy and Community Empowerment Fund in a London Borough.
• Analysis of voluntary sector infrastructure support needs in a London Borough.
• Needs Assessment of Substance Misuse Services with the Consultancy Partnership, Commissioned by a County and Unitary Authority.

Organisational governance, change, development and facilitation

• Planning and implementing the merger of two Councils for Voluntary Service into one body for a London Borough.
• Trustee role in the merger of two national drugs organisations.
• Strategic and business planning for a national Hospices organisation.
• Analysis of drugs service for a national crime and resettlement organisation and their future positioning.
• Strategic review, direction and governance for a national drugs organisation.
• Strategic review and business planning for a children's disability national voluntary organisation.
• Facilitation of open meetings for an Education Trust.
• Facilitation of business planning for a local regeneration organisation.
• Development of policy and practices of a mentally healthy workplace.

Executive coaching, leadership and senior management

• Associate and thinking partner on the Department of Health "Race for Health" programme with Primary Care Trusts.
• Coaching PCT Chair and a voluntary sector Director
• Role consultancy and organisational development for a national voluntary organisation in the drugs sector.
• Interim Chief Executive Legal Action Group 1999.
• Interim Director of Operations Healthwork UK (National Training Organisation for health care).
• Interim Director, Community Organisations Forum (Intermediary Body) 2001/02.
• Interim Director of Bow People's Trust - (social and economic development) 2003.
• Interim Director Orient Regeneration - (social and economic regeneration) 2003/04.
• Executive Coaching Directors in the NHS, local government and the independent sector.
• Delivery of a Leadership programme for a Government Agency.
• Design and evaluation of a mental health leadership programme.