by admin | 09/05/2026 | Life of a Clinical Director
Introduction One of the more uncomfortable lessons I have learned — both as a Clinical Director and during my MBA — is that organisations often default to explaining problems through the lens of resource limitation. Not enough staff.Not enough beds.Not enough...
by admin | 01/04/2026 | MBA
From Crypto Hype to Governance Reality: What an MBA Module on Fintech Actually Taught Me When I first started the Fintech, Digital Finance and Blockchain module, I expected a fairly predictable mix of cryptocurrency discussion, disruptive innovation buzzwords and the...
by admin | 01/03/2026 | MBA
One of the more interesting parts of my MBA so far has been the module on global perspectives in responsible business. Not because it introduced entirely new concepts, but because it forced a different way of thinking about organisations, leadership, and...
by admin | 12/02/2026 | Life of a Clinical Director
Introduction One of the things I have reflected on most during my time as a Clinical Director is that healthcare leadership is often portrayed in extremes. People either imagine transformational leadership full of bold vision and innovation, or they imagine endless...
by admin | 31/01/2026 | Life of a Clinical Director
Nearly a year into a senior clinical leadership role, you get past the honeymoon phase and into something more useful: clarity. What’s genuinely moved the needle, what’s grindingly slow, and what’s structurally broken well beyond any one individual or department. This...
by admin | 31/01/2026 | MBA
I’m a surgeon by training. I spend most of my professional life thinking about risk, outcomes, flow, capacity, and decision-making under pressure. Until this MBA, accounting sat firmly in the “important but someone else’s problem” category. The Accounting and...
by admin | 31/01/2026 | MBA
I went into the Managerial Finance module expecting theory-heavy corporate finance: formulas, models, and abstract concepts that mostly live in textbooks. What I got instead was something far more valuable — a structured way of thinking about how money actually drives...
by admin | 15/08/2025 | Life of a Clinical Director
Stepping into the role of Clinical Director brings with it a unique vantage point — one where clinical priorities and financial realities converge. This year, I’ve been tasked with helping deliver quite a significant savings target within my directorate. It’s a...
by admin | 15/08/2025 | MBA
As part of my MBA journey, the Understanding the Economy module stood out for its relevance, challenge, and direct applicability to my real-world leadership role within the NHS. Coming from a clinical and operational background, I approached this subject...
by admin | 06/08/2025 | General, Reflections
There are moments in every career where you pause – not to count the number of cases, clinics, or call – but to breathe, reflect, and acknowledge the arc of the journey. Recently, I passed one such milestone in my surgical career. I won’t dwell on numbers,...
