Karen Kirkham

Partner at Deloitte

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Chief Medical Officer and Lead Clinical Partner, Deloitte UK, leading on integration of health and care services and population health management in association with driving improvement in outcomes through the use of digital, technology and data. Experienced Clinician with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & primary health care industry. Skilled in Healthcare, Healthcare Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership and Change Management, and Public Policy. Clinical leader of integrated healthcare system. Strong professional with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from The Middlesex Hospital Medical School and Senior Fellow Faculty Medical Leadership and Management Karen has the overarching view to develop strategy, tactically move the system in the right way and support delivery at the same time. Her humility keeps things real but doesn't stop courageous conversations. An all round leader, clinical and non clinical.

Experience

  • Partner and Chief Medical Officer at Deloitte
    Aug 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    Chief Medical Officer and lead clinical partner at Deloitte UK . With 30 years of industry experience as a GP in the NHS, a portfolio career in medicine including clinical leader in one of the first wave Integrated Care Systems in Dorset, and Senior Clinical Advisor NHSE/I in Primary Care, Systems transformation and Population Health Management, Karen has a track record of delivery in reconfiguration of clinical services across acute, community and primary care. She has developed and delivered integrated care models , drives the use of data for effective decision making , supports innovation and technology approaches - all with a view on improving health equity. Known for her pragmatic style, she quickly builds trusted relationships for effective partnership working. She is a Senior Fellow of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management , and promotes clinical leadership and development. Now part of the Deloitte healthcare team, she leads on healthcare strategy, PHM, new care models, clinical redesign and primary and community care. She co-chairs the Deloitte global clinical network.

  • Senior GP at The Bridges Medical Practice
    Jan 1993 - Oct 2022 · 29 yrs 10 mos

    General Practitioner and senior partner in large modern town practice with 14000 patients . Specialise in women's health , fertility and sexual health.

  • National Clinical Advisor Systems Development and Population Health Management NHSE/I at NHS
    Nov 2020 - Jul 2021 · 9 mos

    Developing integrated care systems within the NHS and focussing on PHM as a key enabler for transformational change

  • Assistant Clinical Chair Dorset CCG, STP and ICS Clinical Lead for Primary Care at NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group
    Apr 2013 - Jul 2021 · 8 yrs 4 mos

    Assistant Clinical Chair Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group STP Clinical lead Dorset CCG ICS Clinical lead for Primary Care Clinical Chair Weymouth and Portland locality Maternity and Paediatrics clinical lead Dorset CCG Committed to transforming health services to provide high quality sustainable care as clinical lead for the Dorset STP I have excellent clinical leadership skills , highly developed communication skills and extensive board level experience at Executive level. My wide ranging portfolio includes leading on the redesign of integrated community service transformation , primary care transformation, implementing the Right Care programme and leading on system wide change that includes reconfiguration of the acute , community and primary care sectors of the health economy. Leading from the front, I still work within clinical practice as a GP , and have experience of clinical work at primary, secondary and tertiary level. I have just completed the Certificate in Executive Healthcare Leadership

  • National Clinical Advisor Primary Care NHSE at NHSE
    Apr 2018 - Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos