1. Curriculum Vitae - Dr Alison Longwill
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Summary
Broad range of NHS senior management (provider and commissioner) experience
(including Board level) with complex, multi-site provider Trusts and with Health Local
Authority Commissioners.
Founded successful health and social consultancy -Woodcote Consulting
www.woodcote-consulting.com 18 years ago and has undertaken wide variety of
projects and interim management for both commissioners and providers of services
with various health, social care, third sector and criminal justice partners ; including
strategy development, needs analyses, service development and implementation,
business plans and bids, operational reviews, performance management and outcome
evaluation.
Director of HANDIhealth http://www.handihealth.org promoting application of digital
technologies in health and actively engaged with the digital health agenda and policy at
the most senior levels in Government, the NHS academia, industry and the third sector.
Influenced and promoted national strategy/policy implementation with NIMHE/CSIP
West Midlands as programme lead for Criminal Justice, Personality Disorder and
Women’s Mental Health.
Numerous conference presentations to national and international audiences and
facilitation of service-wide/team strategy/implementation events
Substantial clinical and managerial experience in forensic mental health including 16
years as Consultant Clinical Psychologist to Forensic Mental Health Team at HMP
Hewell
Strong academic credentials (PhD; MBA) and research experience
Has continued to maintain an active clinical caseload in general adult mental health
including complex therapy and assessment cases (e.g. personality disorder, forensic,
neuropsychological and parenting assessments)
Current Interests
Developing and transforming mental health services including:
Mental health service development and implementation
Commissioning
Mental health promotion and primary care mental health
Recovery models in mental health
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Effective team and partnership working
Analysis of need and performance
Research and service evaluation
Application of digital tools in health and social care
Academic Qualifications, Professional Affiliations and Awards
B.Sc. (Hons) Psychology Birmingham University 1977
MSc (Q) Clinical Psychology Birmingham University 1979
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology Birmingham University 1986
Master's in Business
Administration (MBA)
Aston University 1991
Diploma in Clinical
Neuropsychology
Institute of Psychiatry, London 1998
Cardiff University Law
School/Bond Solon (CUBS)
Expert Witness Certificate
Cardiff University March
2008
Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) British Psychological Society 2012
Chartered Member – Division
of Clinical Psychology
(C.Psychol.)
British Psychological Society Since
1979
Chartered Scientist (C.Sci.) 2012
Registered Clinical
Psychologist. Registration
Number PLY17019
Health Professions Council July 2009 1
Member British Association of Behavioural and
Cognitive Psychotherapy
Since
1981
Note 1 Chartered status was only introduced in 1989 but I have been a professional member of
the BPS since 1979
Faculty Undergraduate Prize 1975; 1976
One of 12 managers nationally selected for first "Leadership Programme for Top Managers in
Mental Health" (Institute of Health Service Managers, Royal College of Psychiatrists, NHS
Health Advisory Service, Royal College of Nursing) 1992.
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Employment History: Current Positions
Position Start
Date
Notes
Founder and Director of
Woodcote Consulting Ltd
1996 to
present
A specialist health and care consultancy established in
1996.
Customers include central and local government, NHS
organisations, independent and voluntary sector, and
commercial enterprises
Expertise in:
Service strategy, development and
transformation, national policy implementation
Mental health commissioning
Senior general management (including interim
management)
Organisation development, team building and
mentoring, supervision
Service evaluation and research
Director of HANDIhealth CIC March
2014
HANDI is a not-for-profit community interest company
founded in March 2012 and is at the forefront of the
application of digital technologies in health and care with
over 1,500 grassroots members from all sectors of the
digital health and care community and is actively
engaged with the digital health agenda and policy at the
most senior levels in Government, the NHS academia,
industry and the third sector.
My role is to promote digital mental health and social
care developments
Expert Witness 1996 to
present
Developed an active Psycho-Legal practice since 1996.
Providing psychological and neuropsychological
assessments in relation to a range of matters in the civil,
family and criminal courts (employment, mental capacity,
risk assessments, needs assessments, etc.) to over 150
law firms and agencies.
Trained as expert witness and has significant courtroom
experience.
Clinical and Forensic Mental
Health Clinician
1979 to
present
Clinical and Forensic Mental Health Clinician: 1979 to
present
Highly experienced consultant clinical psychologist with
a particular focus in relation to people with complex
mental health problems and/or personality disorders
including those with a history of serious offending
behaviour. Current practice at Cloisters Clinic,
Leamington Spa.
Recent locum NHS work with Challenging Behaviour
Unit, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
(May to November 2016).
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Previous Positions
Position Dates Notes
Director of Mental Health:
Improving Health and Wellbeing
UK (IHWUK)
Jan.
2013 -
March
2014
Improving Health and Wellbeing UK was primarily
established 98to support systems and services that improve
the health and wellbeing of people, with a focus on mental
health, substance use and offender health. Completed
projects include development of cluster care pathways.
Independent evaluation of third sector family support
service.
Mental Health Review Tribunal Lay Member of Mental Health Review Tribunal (1998-2012)
Programme Lead: NIMHE/CSIP
West Midlands
2002-
2009
Programme Lead (part-time) for CSIP West Midlands for
Personality Disorder (2008-2009), Gender and Women’s
Mental Health (2002 to 2008). Health and Social Care in
Criminal Justice Programme (2004 to 2006). Promoting
national policy implementation with health, social care, third
sector and criminal justice commissioners and service
providers.
HMP Prison Hewell 1996 -
2011
Visiting Consultant Clinical Psychologist with a focus on
prisoners with severe and complex mental health problems,
linked to Medium Secure Forensic Service provided by
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation
Trust.
HMP Long Lartin 2006 -
2011
Visiting Consultant Clinical Psychologist: on request
assessment and consultation service for prisoners with
severe mental health problems
South Bromsgrove High School 1999-
2003
School Governor with responsibilities on curriculum and
discipline panel
Wolverhampton PCT 1999 -
2005
Lead mental health commissioner and local implementation
team lead (on part-time consultancy basis)
Birmingham University
Honorary Senior Lecturer in
Forensic Psychology
Honorary Tutor in Clinical
Psychology
1998 -
2009
1981 -
2001
Occasional included supervision of Forensic and Clinical
Psychology trainees, supervision of postgraduate research
projects and teaching.
Director of Operations, Northern
Birmingham Mental Health Trust
1994 -
1996
Executive Director with substantial operational and strategic
planning responsibilities managing a budget of £23 million
and over 900 staff.
Responsibility for all staff engaged in the provision of a wide
range of clinical services (inpatient hospitals; other
residential units; community mental health teams; services
to adults over and under 65 years; children; substance
misusers; in over 30 locations) to a population of 530,000
which comprised some of the most socially deprived and
ethnically diverse inner-city areas in the UK. Merging and
developing new services for crisis resolution, early
intervention, assertive outreach and recovery.
Service Director (Community)
South Birmingham Health
Authority
1991 -
1994
Responsible for operational management of community
psychiatric nursing service and 7 local mental health
centres, 2 day hospitals and a community drugs team
(approximately 160 staff).
Led re-provision of rehabilitation service and development
of community outreach team and implemented two local
mental health centre services.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
South Birmingham HA
1984 -
1994
Head of Adult Mental Health Psychology Service and line
manager to 9 Psychologists and supporting administrative
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Position Dates Notes
staff. Undertook a wide role in the management of the
Mental Health Service taking a lead role in a number of
service projects as well as maintaining a substantial clinical
caseload. Coordinated and developed research in the
specialty.
Senior Clinical Psychologist
North Warwickshire HA
1981 -
1984
Provided service in learning difficulties (residential sector),
community mental health services.
Developed new psychology service for elderly people in
inpatient, day and community settings
Basic Grade Clinical
Psychologist West Birmingham
HA
1979 -
1981
Clinical work in adult mental health. Taught Behaviour
Modification Course and extra-mural class in Abnormal
Psychology at Birmingham University
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Publications and Reports
Longwill, A. Diabetes and compliance (Abstract). Bull. Brit. Psychol. Soc. 1981, 34, 201.Longwill, A. A
behavioural approach to treatment compliance in diabetes (Abstract). Conference proceedings. World
Congress on Behavior Therapy Jerusalem, Israel, July 13-17, 1980.
Longwill, A. Psychosocial predictors of control and treatment adherence in diabetes (Abstract). Bull. Brit.
Psychol. Soc., 1985, 38, 70.
Longwill, A. A sense of wider horizons. IHSM Network Newsletter October 1995 (Re-printed in Health
Advisory Service Annual Report).
Longwill, A. Quality of Life and User Satisfaction across a range of adult service users Birmingham
Social Services April 2001
Longwill, A. Young Peoples Drugs Needs Analysis, Walsall HA, July 2001
Longwill, A. Dual Diagnosis: Needs Analysis and Option Appraisal for service development
Wolverhampton Drug Action Team, July 2002.
Longwill, A. Health and Social Care Baseline Needs Analysis Wolverhampton New Deal for
Communities, July 2002.
Longwill, A. Business Plan and Project Submission for New Deal for Communities funding for North
Walsall Addiction Support Service Walsall HA, June 2002.
Longwill, A. Social reintegration needs of ex-problematic substance misusers in Worcestershire, March
2003.
Longwill, A. Young People’s Substance Misuse Needs Analysis, Sandwell Drug Action Team March
2003.
Longwill, A. linking to and leading a new system of care for people with acquired brain injury
2004.Outline proposal for service development. South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust, May 2003.
Longwill, A. Close supervision centre scoping study commissioned by Forensic Mental Health
Directorate. Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust July 2004.
Longwill, A. Women and mental health research: Methodological Issues and Recent Progress pp 113-
144. In Sallah. D. & Clark, M. (Eds.) Research and Development in Mental Health. London: Elsevier,
Churchill Livingstone, 2005.
Longwill, A. Shropshire & Telford & Wrekin Psychological Therapies Workforce Planning Project Final
Report September 2006
Longwill, A. Young People’s Health and Social Care Transitions within the Criminal Justice System CSIP
West Midlands. June 2007.
Longwill, A. Final Report: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust Personality Disorder Service
Development of routine outcome evaluation measures January 2008.
Longwill, A. Business Case: Improving Access to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Services (CBT) in
Primary Care in Walsall. April 2008
Longwill, A. Needs Analysis: Mentally Disordered Offenders and Substance Misuse for Lambeth PCT
2009.
Longwill, A. Outline Business Case: Place of Safety: Mental Health Act (1983; 2007) for Coventry and
Warwickshire March 2010.
Longwill, A. & colleagues from NHS West Midlands. Primary Care Psychological Therapies (Adults)
Implementation Pack for AQP (Any Qualified Provider). Department of Health. December 2011.
Longwill, A Strategic Commissioning Intentions for Deaf Mental Health Services in Birmingham.
March 2010.
Longwill, A. Review of Implementation of IAPT in the West Midlands 2012.
Longwill, A. Independent Evaluation of Hackney WellFamily Service March 2014.
Longwill, A. West Midlands Clinical Psychology Workforce Project, British Psychological Society, Division
of Clinical Psychology November 2014.
Longwill, A. Clinical Psychology Workforce Project (UK-wide) Division of Clinical Psychology UK.
November 2015.