SEAN BRENNAN CURRICULUM VITAE
Address:
42, Alwen Avenue Huddersfield HD2 2SJ
Flat 2, 1 Jamaica Mews, Edinburgh EH3 6HZ
Tel. No: 01138150152 (Office)
07970104888 (Mobile)
Email: sean.brennan@clinicalmatrix.com
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Fellowship Medical Laboratory Sciences
Diploma, Medical Laboratory Management
Certificate Health Services Management
Honorary Fellowship of Institute of Health Records and Information Management
PROFILE / CAREER HISTORY
Undertook training in NHS Pathology Laboratories specialising in Immunology
and awarded Fellowship of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences, and
Diploma in Medical Laboratory Management.
Enrolled on Yorkshire RHA's General Management Training Scheme (GMTS II)
development group.
Established a Medical Audit unit at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
Became Information Manager managing Resource Management, IT, Information
and Medical Audit support staff.
Seconded part-time to NHS Executive initially at Richmond House London,
transferring to Quarry House Leeds as administrator for the £40 million/annum
Clinical Audit Programme.
Concurrently project managed the linking of Huddersfield NHS Trust computer
systems to local GP's.
Seconded to (DoH) NHS Executive as Clinical Audit Advisor.
Employed by the British Council to visit China and to contribute to the
development of an IM&T strategy for Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau.
Employed as consultant to Information Management Group (IMG) of the NHS
Executive as Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme Manager and EPR
Network Project Manager.
Employed as Healthcare Informatics Consultant to Scottish Office
Head of Healthcare Strategy Northgate Information Solutions
Established Clinical Matrix Ltd, a network of health informatics consultants.
EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY
CLINICAL MATRIX LTD
2002 – present.
Director Clinical Matrix Ltd. A network of healthcare informatics consultants who
specialise in change management, EPR (and other IT) Procurements; business
case work, strategic reviews and interactive workshops. (www.clinicalmatrix.com)
Clinical Matrix contracts include:
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Project Manager for the implementation of an electronic document
management system for Dumfries & Galloway NHS Board.
Production of a specification and subsequent facilitation of the
procurement of an electronic document management system in Dumfries
& Galloway NHS Board.
Project Manager for the New Ways of Waiting, Data Quality Assessment
project. Information Statistics Division (SCOTLAND).
Project Manager for the implementation of a new national data
warehouse for the management and monitoring of waiting. Information
Statistics Division (SCOTLAND).
Responsible for a series of national Workshops for British Journal of
Healthcare Computing
Production of a specification and subsequent contribution to and
facilitation of the procurement of an island-wide clinical EPR system for
the Isle of Man.
Several Trust IT strategy documents including Mid-Herts; Addenbrookes
& Northampton General.
Undertaken annual Health Informatics training workshops in Dubai from
2002-present
Interactive training workshops in UK and Internationally( Dubai; Atlanta;
Abu Dhabi)
Major Achievements
Clinical Matrix is a network of independent consultants with experience of the
NHS and of the supplier industry. The work undertaken included Outline
Business Cases, Full Business Cases; Clinical IT Reviews; Clinical coding
strategy reviews; interactive workshops and awareness raising workshops and
initiatives. Clinical Matrix has access to a team of IT experts who will undertake
an IT review of organisations to help plan a future-proofed strategy for existing
and new applications in the context of the new procurement rules.
Project Management: New Ways of Waiting Programme in Scotland
Sean Brennan has recently completed the implementation of ‘New Ways of
Defining and Measuring Waiting Times’ (known as ‘New Ways’). The aim of the
New Ways programme of work was to make measurement and reporting of
waiting more transparent, consistent and fair.
New Ways was introduced nationally on 1 January 2008. The project was
completed on time and within budget.
Clinical Support System Specification & Procurement for Isle of Man
Clinical Matrix provided support for the development of an island wide IT strategy
for electronic health & social care records.
Sean Brennan was key to the subsequent procurement and selection of a partner
to deliver the CCSS to the island.
NORTHGATE INFORMATION SOLUTIONS. HOSPITAL IT VENDOR
2000 – 2002 Head of Healthcare Strategy, Northgate Information Solutions
Head of Healthcare Strategy for a large computer supplier with a large Health,
Police and Local Government presence.
Assess emerging technologies for their potential value to healthcare with a view
to forging business partnerships.
Working with Hospitals in UK to develop their local EPR strategies
DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND
NHS EXECUTIVE (ENGLAND) AND SCOTTISH OFFICE 1998 – 2000
Undertook consultancy to help develop the EPR and EHR strategy and a PACS
strategy for Scotland.
Continued to work in England for the Information Policy Unit on the dissemination
of strategy and as member of a number of national steering groups including the
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Inter –Departmental Steering Group.
Major Achievements
Produced a model for EPR/EHR in Scotland. Developed a strategy for Picture
and Archiving Communication System (PACS) for Scotland.
NHS EXECUTIVE (DoH) IN ENGLAND
NHS EXECUTIVE (ENGLAND) Electronic Patient Record Network Project
1997 - 1998
Project managed the Awareness and Dissemination phase of the EPR
programme known as the EPR Network Project.
Produced several papers on EPR including two on the delivery of successful
Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration projects and initiated and
developed innovative ways of demonstrating the results of the EPR Programme
to date through facilitating an awareness and PR campaign. Made visual,
through the multi-media CD-ROM, the incremental development of an
organisational EPR – which have now become known as the “EPR 6 Levels
model”.
Project Managed the twelve month EPR Network Project within budget and timescales. Organised a number of workshops and seminars for the EPR Network
including EPMA; Order Communications; Strategies for Document Management.
Contributed towards the new IM&T strategy by organising strategy think-tank
seminars.
1996 - 1997 EPR Programme Manager
Responsible for the project management of the three year R&D programme.
Established a network of over thirty Trusts as EPR Associated Sites Network
(ASN). Initiated, planned and organised a series of ASN meetings and produced
a newsletter for the Network. The Programme was completed on time and within
budget.
Major Achievements
Established Network of Trusts. Arranged series of workshops and resulting
papers. Project Managed the EPR Programme within time and budget.
Contributed to the development of a strategy for the development of EPR.
Developed and implemented an Awareness strategy for the EPR Programme
including a series of local, national and international presentations. Produced an
EPR Information Pack distributed to over two thousand people.
NHS EXECUTIVE (ENGLAND) Clinical Audit Advisor (part time) 1993 - 1996
Management of a £40 million / year top sliced budget to develop clinical audit
throughout the Hospital and Community Health Services of the NHS in England.
Contributed to policy, strategic and operational processes within the Department
of Health and NHS Executive and undertook an ambassadorial role throughout
the country facilitating the implementation of the policy.
Major Achievements
• Administrator on Departments response to National Audit Office Study in clinical
audit.
• Actively contributed to the development, launch and management of the clinical
audit in HCHS policy
• Produced briefing and other material for Secretary of State, Chief Executive of
NHS and other Directors of NHS in clinical audit and clinical effectiveness.
• Established and co-ordinated the national monitoring of the Clinical Audit
Programme.
• Co-ordinated a series of publications on the progress with clinical audit in the
NHS.
• Member of conference planning groups for national and international
conferences.
• Secretariat to the national Clinical Outcomes Group (COG)
• Represented the Department of Health/ NHS Executive at over 150 conference
presentations
• Co-author of several papers, Executive Letters (EL's) and Policy Documents.
HUDDERSFIELD NHS TRUST GP Links Project Manager (part
time) 1993 - 1995
Responsible to Director of Business Development for major projects
creating computer links to local GP's and developing a clinical
coding workstation for in and out-patient clinical coding. Developed
a Trust Clinical Audit strategy to move from uni-professional medical
audit to a multi-professional clinical audit programme. Contributed to
the development of a unique "Clinical Development Directorate"
encompassing R&D, Clinical Audit and Postgraduate education.
Major Achievements
• Devised and co-ordinated the development of software systems
linking the Trust to local GP's.
• Devised and co-ordinated the development of a clinical coding
workstation.
• Project Managed the implementation of GP Medi+Link software
into 4 GP practices (14 GP's).
HUDDERSFIELD NHS TRUST
HUDDERSFIELD NHS TRUST Information Manager 1992 - 1993
As Information Manager was responsible for the IT staff, the Resource
Management and Information personnel and the Medical Audit support staff.
Major Achievements
• Developed Profiles of Care
• Responsible for clinical coding
• Produced the IM&T Strategy and project managed the implementation of
several IT projects.
• Instigated and was a member of a "Trust Think Tank"
HUDDERSFIELD NHS TRUST Medical Audit Co-ordinator 1991 - 1992
Established and managed a team of audit support staff and began a training
programme for the Trust clinical staff.
Major Achievements
Established and co-ordinated a medical audit programme which involved all
medical specialties. Developed a strategy for facilitating the local development of
medical audit. Established a training programme for audit support staff.
HUDDERSFIELD NHS TRUST Chief Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer
(Immunology) 1983 - 1991
Established one of the first District Immunology Laboratories in the country.
BOLTON AREA HEALTH AUTHORITY
1975 - 1983 Senior Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer
During this time as a senior MLSO, developed and implemented a flexi-time
system of working which is still being used.
1973 - 1975 Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer
1971 - 1973 Training Posts
1969 - 1971 Training Posts
HOBBIES / OTHER INTERESTS
General interest in sports: Was a keen cricketer and footballer until injury made it
more of a spectator interest.
Occasionally still plays tennis and squash.
Has always had a keen interest in the theatre and produced and performed in
many hospital pantomimes and revues.
Was a member of a successful singing duo with three long-playing cassettes (of
original material) produced and distributed widely. Now available on CD!
Appeared (as a singer) on television. (www.intaglioproject.com)
Is a speaker on the after-dinner circuit at NHS conference dinners.
When time permits, is a keen gardener of the landscaping/major re-construction
variety rather than the weeding type.
Enjoys painting and writing when time permits. Painting is now usually restricted
to water colours on holiday and painting the house at other times!
Had a monthly column in the British Journal of Healthcare Computing (BJHC)now resurrected on-line www.bjhc.co.uk and archive copies available on
www.eprarms.com
Author of “best selling” book “The NHS IT Project: The Biggest Computer
Programme in the World Ever!”