NHS out of area placements: challenges and solutions
ArticleUnderstand the factors driving inappropriate OOA placements – and potential remedial actions for eliminating them.

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Director, Head of NHS Financial Advisory
I'm a Director in our public sector advisory team and lead all our healthcare financial advisory work. I have over 30 years’ experience providing external audit, assurance, analytical, and financial advisory services across health bodies in England and Wales, including:
I lead across our work on NHS financial analysis, planning, management and improvement, our wider governance work, service analysis, evaluation and transition, and contracting with the NHS and private sector. I've developed and delivered two national assurance programmes across the NHS in England, and supported elective recovery planning in the Midlands, as well as several high profile reviews of financial management and governance.
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Understand the factors driving inappropriate OOA placements – and potential remedial actions for eliminating them.
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