NEIL COOK

About

Neil is an innovative and forward-thinking leader with over 30 years NHS experience. He has operated at Finance Director level for over 18 years across a wide spectrum of the NHS including Acute, Specialist, Community, Mental Health & Social Care, Commissioning and Strategic Oversight through the NHS Executive and Strategic Health Authority. His portfolio has included leading at Board Level on Finance, Procurement, IT, Performance, Estates, Cost Improvement and Strategy & Transformation. Neil is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. His key value added strengths include: - Developing key stakeholder relationships - Development of plans for clinical and financial sustainability - Driving transformation through removal of waste and non value added workload - Positioning Finance as a key value added partner in the organisation - Leading large scale complex programmes

Experience

• Independent Management Consultant / Interim Director at Cuebrook Ltd
  Apr 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 4 mos

  Supporting Public Sector organisations on short term strategic projects

• Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (4 yrs 7 mos)
  • Chief Finance Officer
    Aug 2022 - Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Associate Director of Finance
    Jun 2021 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Supporting Worcestershire Acute with the development of a medium term plan for Clinical & Financial Sustainability

• Interim Director of Finance at Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent CCG Collaborative
  Jul 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Interim Operational Director of Finance (Strategy & Planning) at Staffordshire CCG Collaborative
  Dec 2018 - Jul 2019 · 8 mos

  Supporting the 6 Staffordshire CCGs on development of the 2019/20 Plan and the 5 year Strategy

• Interim Chief Financial Officer at NHS West Cheshire CCG
  Sep 2018 - Jan 2019 · 5 mos

  Short term contract to cover acting arrangements and support progression towards a Cheshire CCG Collaborative