Our people have hands-on experience of the health and healthcare sectors. They include former chief executives, directors, operational managers, clinicians, health planners and other experts. Our advice is grounded in first-hand knowledge of what actually works, not just what’s written in a textbook.


Martin Dove - UK Director

Martin joined HLSP from Teamwork Management Services, an independent clinical healthcare company where his clients included the Department of Health, the National Assembly for Wales, the Healthcare Commission, the Health Service Executive (Ireland), Strategic Health Authorities, PCTs, NHS Trusts and the wider public and private healthcare market. Prior to joining Teamwork, Martin was the Chief Financial Officer of an NHS PPP and also spent seven years as the Director of Finance at Royal United Hospital, Bath NHS Trust. Martin's areas of expertise include clinical redesign, capacity planning, financial turnaround and investment projects. Martin has experience of PPP, PFI, LIFT and ITC projects; he is also an Office of Government (OGC) Gateway Review team leader.

Shirley Jones - Consultant

Shirley joined HSLP from from the Department of Health Performance Support Team (previously the Modernisation Agency) where she was an Associate Director working with challenged NHS organisations. Shirley has held a number of roles within the NHS, including Director of Modernisation for a PCT, General Manager for Rehabilitation Services for an NHS Trust and Deputy Directorate Manager for Neuroscience Directorate. Shirley has extensive knowledge of the theories surrounding organisational change and human resource development linked to performance improvement and the ability to articulate in to practical solutions. She has strong diagnostic skills and experience working at board level understanding operational problems including leadership and motivation.

Janet Duberley - Director of Reviews, NMC QA Programme

Janet Duberley is a registered adult and sick children’s nurse. She was Nurse Executive Director at Gloucestershire Royal NHS Trust (1993 – 2002) for 8 years with responsibility for Clinical Governance. She developed and implemented revised clinical nursing practice policy and audit, and has extensive clinical and strategic policy experience in services for children. Janet is the Project Director for the Nursing and Midwifery Council QA programme.

Janet James - Deputy Director of Reviews, NMC QA Programme

Janet James is a registered adult and specialist community public health nurse. She has 5 years senior experience in education & curriculum development at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield and also has significant international experience working in highly politicised advisory and project management environments. Janet is the Senior Managing Reviewer for the Nursing and Midwifery Council QA programme.

Helen Rayfield - UK Business Manager

Helen is a graduate in Information Management from University College London and also holds an MA from the Open University. Responsible for the commercial management of the UK division, Helen draws on her extensive operations experience gained across a wide variety of sectors.

Kay Edwards - Junior consultant

Kay is an International Marketing Management graduate from the University of Bournemouth and is responsible for the project management of a number of UK projects. Kay has experience in marketing, event co-ordination and PR.

Ben Bishop - Operations Manager

Ben is a graduate from the University of Leeds who speaks French, Spanish, and German. He has extensive experience as a tour leader, organising logistics, events and managing large groups of people. Ben is responsible for the day to day management of UK division projects.

Laura Dale - Operational Support Administrator

Laura is a recent graduate from the University of Reading and provides operational support to current UK division projects. Laura is responsible for project logistics and co-ordination and the implementation of company and divisional systems and procedures.

Belinda Kitchin - Operational Support Administrator

Belinda graduated from Cardiff University with a degree in Criminology and Sociology and prior to joining HLSP, worked for the Environment Agency. Belinda now provides operational support to UK division projects, co-ordinates project logistics and assists in the delivery of project outputs.

Robyn Hamilton - Divisional Adminstrator

Robyn attended the St James and Lucie Clayton College and now provides comprehensive administrative support for the UK division. Robyn is responsible for the management of the division's internal systems and acts as the UK Director's personal assistant.

Consultants
HLSP has an established network of expert consultants with proven track records in the UK health sector and a genuine understanding of UK health and healthcare issues.

If you're interested in joining our team please visit our recruitment page or email our consultancy services team.