OUR MISSION & TEAM
We are dedicated to helping you set up & implement Group Consultations (virtual & face-to-face) for your patients & organisation!
We have been pioneering Group Consultations in the UK since 2014. Our first programme was co-designed and delivered with GP’s and patients in 2014 & we continue to keep patients at the heart of everything we do.
Since then we have been working with hundreds of teams, across primary, secondary, community & specialist care, to introduce & scale up Virtual Group Consultations & Face-to-Face Group Consultations.
We support you from the outset in bringing the concept of Group Consultations to your organisation. We recognise the value of a team-approach and work with your whole team to plan, implement & measure the impact of your programme, for you, your patients & your organisation.
Our implementation programme has been shown to support practices to get up & running quickly with Group Consultations (virtual & face-to-face), ensuring a sustainable approach for you & your organisation moving forward.
We understand the need for you to measure the impact & outcomes of delivering care this way and we support you to do this through our impact data dashboards.
With the impact of COVID-19, we quickly accelerated our Virtual Group Consultations plans, working with key Group Consultation leaders across the UK, America & Australia. We are proud to have worked in association with these leaders to enable you to continue to deliver routine and planned care, through these challenging times.
We are all about going on the journey with you & supporting you along the way, through our Group Consultations blended learning & implementation programme.
Your Core Group Consultations Team
Alison Manson
UK - Training & Implementation Lead
Alison has led on the development of Group Consultations in the UK over the last 6 years.
Her background is in nursing and organisational development and she has led on many large scale NHS change programmes
She’s passionate about putting the patient at the centre of healthcare change & innovation.
Elaine Conway
Coaching Lead
Elaine has a background in pharmacy and has worked closely in the development of Group Consultations over the last 6 years.
She has coached 100’s of teams in the set up and delivery of Group Consultations and her hands on and practical approach has ensured successful Group Consultations implementation for teams.
Osmaan Sharif
Transformation Lead - Consultant
Osmaan has been involved in the transformation of our Group Consultations programmes over the last 5 years. His background is in coaching, training, leadership development & HR.
Osmaan is responsible for the continous development of our Group Consultations e-learning & transformation programmes.
Ross Wright
Coach
Ross has been part of our training & coaching team since 2019 and has a background in pharmaceutical sales and training.
Ross will support with the delivery of any face-to-face & virtual training and launch events.
Jacqui Dalgleish
Admin Lead & PA
Jacqui has been supporting the team for over 3 years & helps keep everything running smoothly.
She is the go-to-person for any queries & will often be your first contact with the team.
Our Lead Collaborators
Dr Fraser Birrell
Consultant Rheumatologist & Group Consultations Academic Lead
Fraser is the Academic Lead for Group Consultations.
He is currently working as a Consultant Rheumatologist and Senior Lecturer in Northumbria.
Fraser’s team were the first UK centre to successfully establish group clinics in 2008 and since 2010 have been running routine weekly Group Consultations clinics.
Dr Rob Lawson
British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM)Chairman & GP
Rob is trustee and founder of The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM).
He has been a GP in Scotland since 1975 having recently retired.
We work closely with the BSLM to offer our Facilitators accrediation for their CPD.
We are proud to work closely with the Group Consultations Global Alliance to help share learnings & spread the benefits of Group Consultations across the world.
Let’s work together to bring Group Consultations (virtual or face-to-face) into your organisation, through our comprehensive belnded learning & implementation programme.
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