At PMH Consultancy and Education Ltd, our mission is to empower healthcare leaders and their teams to prioritise health and well-being of patients by providing expert guidance, innovative solutions, and bespoke support in issues relating to key challenges encountered within practice.
Through collaborative partnerships and evidence-based strategies, we strive to address the diverse needs and challenges facing patients, staff and organisations today. Our aim is to inspire and enable strategies that will promote sustainability of services through changes in behaviours, optimise healthcare delivery, and enhance overall quality of life.
Our approach is rooted in thorough analysis at each level of the organisation from governance through to clinical with a key focus on leadership and the impact this has on care delivery. We delve deep into your organisation's challenges, opportunities, and goals to develop bespoke strategies that focus on sustainability of services. We don't just offer recommendations; we roll up our sleeves and work alongside you to implement solutions that deliver positive outcomes for patients and staff.
PMH Consultancy and Education Ltd, is where healthcare consultancy and education meets expertise to drive transformative leadership for healthcare organisations in relation to our core services that we offer.
We pride ourselves on delivering high quality consultancy and educational services relating to safeguarding, patient safety, dementia, older people, workforce development, coaching and supervision, management of complex patients with mental health, learning disabilities and or autism within acute general hospitals, and measurable results tailored to each organisation’s unique needs.
Our team comprises of health and social care professionals with varied experience with a shared commitment of making a difference to some of the complex issues encountered within healthcare today, which are examined within the context of evidence based practice and statutory guidance. With decades of collective experience across various specialities, we bring a wealth of knowledge and fresh perspectives to every consultancy and educational service that we provide.
Director, Independent Nurse Consultant, Safeguarding and Dementia Specialist and Author
Pat has 30 years experience and works as an independent nurse consultant and mainly work with NHS, Local authorities, specialist hospitals, care homes and private organisations. She leads and specialises in complex cases relating to nursing, dementia,
Director, Independent Nurse Consultant, Safeguarding and Dementia Specialist and Author
Pat has 30 years experience and works as an independent nurse consultant and mainly work with NHS, Local authorities, specialist hospitals, care homes and private organisations. She leads and specialises in complex cases relating to nursing, dementia, older people, mental health and learning disabilities, which are examined within the context of safeguarding, patient safety, quality and health inequalities and provide recommendations for best practice.
Safeguarding Adults
Pat has supported organisations to implement systems and processes relating to safeguarding to ensure that they are Care Act and CQC compliant. These have included safeguarding policies and procedures, safeguarding workforce development, supervision guidance and criteria for referral to safeguarding for healthcare workers. She has also worked with Safeguarding Adult Boards and Independent Chairs and was involved in undertaking tasks for the Safeguarding Adult Boards (SABs), which included partaking in the role as a Panel member for the Safeguarding Adult Board to seek assurance for SAB members with regards to safeguarding activities. Pat has also supported Safeguarding Adult Boards in developing multi-agency strategies, which included hard to reach communities. She has been involved as a Panel member in section 42 enquiries, Safeguarding Adult Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews and Learning Disabilities Reviews.
Dementia Care Specialist
Pat leads as a specialist in all aspects of dementia care and has written a book on understanding and implementing person centred care and also published articles relating to dementia care. She has worked on dementia care transformation programs and have undertaken in depth reviews on issues relating to dementia care and provided recommendations, as well and support with implementing these within the context of best practice.
Interface between Safeguarding and Patient Safety
Pat leads on all aspects of quality assurance and the interface between safeguarding and serious incidents, patient safety, patient experience and clinical effectiveness and outcomes. She develops quality assurance frameworks and quality indicators and KPIs for organisations relating to safeguarding and patient safety. Pat also specialises in supporting organisations to address CQC Section 31 and Reg 17 requirements and NHS Trusts subject to performance requirements by NHSE. She has presented at patient safety conferences in relation to the introduction of the Patient Safety Strategy and the preparation for the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework and what this involves.
Nursing Education - Higher Education Lecturer
Pat is registered with the NMC as a lecturer in higher education and has worked for a university as a Program Tutor. She mentors and coaches higher and further education students undertaking health and social care courses. She assesses and facilitates student learning in clinical practice. Therefore, she is able to support with all aspect of workforce development to include undertaking skills analysis and providing recommendations on addressing gaps in skills, knowledge and competencies.
Leadership and Workforce Development
Pat supports and develops professionals at diploma and degree level in relation to continued professional development and utilises action learning in supporting leaders and teams to deal with complex problems. She also supports in developing knowledge and skills in relation to leadership and how nurse leaders can be central to promoting and implementing transformation and authentic leadership, as the most widely used styles in healthcare settings.
Pat has also supported international organisations with consultancy services, where they may require support in understanding commissioning and pathways arrangements relating to complex behavioural healthcare.
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION
Director, Independent Consultant Social Worker, Mental Health and Mental Capacity Act Specialist
Mark's background is as a social worker within Adult Mental Health, Community, Fostering, Childcare and Older Person Services. He is the lead researcher, and undertakes independent consultancy in social care issues.
He has 24 years varied exp
Director, Independent Consultant Social Worker, Mental Health and Mental Capacity Act Specialist
Mark's background is as a social worker within Adult Mental Health, Community, Fostering, Childcare and Older Person Services. He is the lead researcher, and undertakes independent consultancy in social care issues.
He has 24 years varied experience working within Older Persons services, Physical Disabilities, Children and Families and Adult Mental health. He has worked as an Approved Mental Health Professional.
Mark has also worked within an acute hospital setting and his expertise are around the interface between health and social care and mitigating the social care issues and needs of complex cases, particularly where patients are sectioned under the mental health act within acute settings.
Mark has extensive theoretical and practical experience and knowledge in relation to the above specialties.
He undertakes a range of independent social work services relating to adults and children with social care needs, which includes mental health, safeguarding, dementia and complex needs. The consultancy aims to deliver services which are independent of any statutory, voluntary and public bodies. He also undertakes complex systematic reviews and research in social care issues. Mark specialises in complex Mental Health and Mental Capacity Act workstreams.
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION
We support other organisations in undertaking associate work, where we can offer our expertise. Conversely, we also offer our services in collaboration with other independent consultants, where we may require expert input to address some of the challenges that we may have with complex workstreams.