about us

Hope Street Centre is a Community Interest Company (CIC) led by sector specialists, supplying consultancy, professional development training and research expertise.

As consultants, we help public sector clients and social enterprises to solve complex problems and to deliver innovation and excellence in public services. As educationalists we provide learner centred continual professional development. As researchers we specialise in action research and evaluation.

 

Our Platform unit supports emergent social enterprises and new providers in the health and social care sectors.

 

Hope Street Centre exists to bring innovation and transformation to services that impact on the health and well being of individuals and communities.

 

We work as partners with our clients, working with you to specify you objectives and agree on outputs.  We work to your time table.  We offer high quality at best value for money.

 

We keep our overheads low so that we can keep our day rates and training fees highly competitive.  We don't waste time - by providing highly experienced people we can get the job done to the highest specification.

 

We employ a mix of senior consultants, educationalists and academics, research professionals and business advisors.  All staff have worked at senior levels in health, education and social care, some at national level as policy advisors.

 

Based in Liverpool Science Park, we offer academic links and accredited training, consultancy and research - all with a practical delivery focus.

 

Over seven years we have delivered successful outcomes for PCTs, Practices, PBC Consortia, SHAs, Social Enterprises, Local Authorities and Government Departments.

 

The Hope Street Centre Team

 

Kate Cernik
Director, Nurse Clinician

 

Alison Holbourn
Managing Director, Specialist in Primary Care and new provider development

 

William Greenwood
Director, Specialist in new provider development

 

Karen Shawhan
Consultant and Specialist in community health services

 

Alan Gillies
Specialist in health informatics

 

Katy Smith and Daniel Owens
Administration Team

 

Ann Thomson
Finance Manager

 

Christine Ball LLB
Specialist in employment law

 

Bob Dredge
Principal Consultant, Specialist in NHS finance and funding systems

 

Dr Mike Forrest
Specialist in communications skills, negotiation skills, leadership development, clinical communication skills

 

Dr Jerry Henry
Specialist in communications skills, negotiation skills, leadership development, clinical communication skills

 

Sally Merriman LLB
Specialist in company law