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The career lift-off you are looking for!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After many years in healthcare from my beginnings as a Sports Physiotherapist, I now run a successful, highly sought after business in healthcare management, working with influencers in the NHS in the UK and central government in the Channel Islands. Now I’m sharing my knowledge and expertise to help you move your career on to new heights. Whether you are new to healthcare management or looking to step up your career, let’s talk.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="transparent" position="center" up="2" down="0"][vc_separator type="transparent" position="center" up="3" down="0"][vc_column_text]Places are now available from early April for your 90 day personal business coaching sessions. Book your free 15 min Discovery Call now.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

An ordinary day, an exceptional service

The following post, from Facebook, has been 'liked' more than 73,000 times and shared 28,000 times. In an age of targets, funding and cost caps, this is the real NHS. We are very very lucky. "My wife has been particularly unwell the last week. We called NHS 111 today. We were told a doctor would call us back within half an hour. We got called back within 5 minutes and offered an appointment at the out of hours service within 2 hours. We got there and had to wait about 45 minutes because they had a backlog of patients. Some people would complain about that. Some people would say that's too long. I say that's a small price to pay for being seen for free by someone who cares, despite you being the 40th person they've treated today." "The GP we saw was absolutely incredible: attentive, sensitive, extremely interested and helpful. He works all week in general practice and then works Sunday at the hospital to help out with the out of hours service. He referred us to see a specialist in A&E. Up there we were waiting ten minutes before a nurse saw us, another 15 minutes before we saw a nurse practitioner, then another 5 minutes before we saw a doctor. He organized bloods to be taken and booked us an MRI for first thing in the morning." "At every point of this process, from the receptionists to the nurses, to the healthcare assistants, to the GP, to the consultant, to the lady who took bloods, we were treated as if we were the most important thing on their list. They did everything they could to help. "We will look after you, do not worry," one doctor said, looking my wife directly in the eye, smiling and holding her arm." ""These people are wonderful and they do an amazing, irreplaceable job with a smile on their face. "Whoever says the NHS doesn't run a 7 day service is talking absolute horsesh**t. We should be paying these people more as a matter of course. Every single one of them, doctors, nurses, receptionists, all of them." "I work for the NHS myself, in administration, and I am proud of that. Even so, knowing what I already know, today made me realize even more just what a wonderful thing it is these people do." "The government would have us believe that it doesn't work. Don't let them sell it off. Don't let them fool you into thinking it's not worth saving. Don't let them turn you against those people who devote their lives to helping others. The NHS is ours, don't let a bunch of rich, out of touch morons with vested interests steal your NHS from you."

World Cancer Day

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Tomorrow, 4th February, is World Cancer Day. It’s impossible, for me at least, not to spend some time reflecting on why I believe so passionately about improving cancer services in the UK. More specifically, I am passionate about improving the experience and outcomes for patients and their loved ones. Recently, far too recently, I had a conversation with two senior healthcare professionals; we were discussing their service and planning a new contract. The meeting lasted for nearly two hours. What was discussed? Reporting mechanisms, yes. Targets, yes. Funding? Most definitely. Yet, for the entire meeting they didn’t mention the word “patient” once. Not once. So, on World Cancer Day, and every day, remember why we chose healthcare as our profession. Still need convincing? Here is one child’s view of cancer, [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="transparent" position="center" up="2" down="0"][blockquote text=" My Mummy has got cancer. She told me. Cancer of the colon. It started off in one cell. Like a dot and then it doubled. Two dots, like a colon. Then it doubled again. And again. She has to go to hospital for Kimo. I looked up Kimo. It is really chemotherapy and it sounds horrible. I’m still going to call it Kimo. She says she might lose her hair. I think it has started. I found some in the plug when I had a shower. I don’t know what I will tell my friends. After Mummy has Kimo I have to get the dinner and breakfast. And sandwiches for school lunch. She cries a lot. Her face is pale. Grey. But her eyes are red. I ask her how she is and she says, I’m fine but I hear her in the bathroom. Being sick. I don’t know if she is going to die. I’m too scared to ask. " show_quote_icon="yes" text_color="#818181"][vc_separator type="transparent" position="center" up="3" down="0"]

First Anniversary with so much to celebrate!

Today I'm celebrating the first anniversary of my company, J Lawry Healthcare Management Ltd. Time to reflect not just on the past year but also to think about how healthcare interims add value to the organisations we work with. These are, shall we say, "interesting" times to be an interim. Price caps are making so many Trusts think twice before recruiting interims right now, but think about what we can add. "Value" in financial terms? Undoubtedly. By our very nature, we interims hit the ground running, build strong relationships quickly and can see straight to the real heart of the issue. But value means so much more. A good interim brings real experience, knowledge and skills, we work with real focus and dedication because we are driven by successful delivery, by providing tangible improvements and by being adept at balancing the needs of business, clinicians, and Politicians while ensuring that the patient and their family comes first. And THAT is value! I provide continuous service improvement, programme and project management in the acute sector in the UK and Channel Islands. I identify areas requiring development, implement change and translate that change in a way that improves outcomes and experiences for patients and their families. I specialise in patient-facing information thus alleviating the fear of the unknown for patients and families facing a life changing diagnosis and treatment. I understand the needs of my fellow healthcare professionals and I build robust, lasting working relationships. I have recently completed a six month contract at The States of Guernsey as Programme Manager for their Secondary Healthcare Programme and have had the privilege to work closely with senior politicians, clinicians, patient groups and business influencers within the Bailiwick. Working closely with the Senior Commissioning Lead for the Health & Social Services Department, I successfully delivered a range of projects which will improve the healthcare experience for the population of the Bailiwick for years to come, not least their Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. J Lawry Healthcare Management Ltd is fully adept at managing all aspects of healthcare programmes, from implementing P3O and a full Project Management service through to delivery and high level service improvement. I am proud to include patients and their families in my programmes thus ensuring that the patient voice is key in the development of healthcare services. Here's to another successful year!

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