Peter Taylor

Senior leader in strategic commissioning of Health & Social Care, with extensive experience across the NHS and Central & Local Government; and several years’ working with Independent/ Commercial health and care businesses, recently leading a team of 27 including 7 direct reports.An expert public sector strategist, with extensive National and Local regulation and policy experience across a broad church of complex projects including Cooperation & Competition in NHS-Funded Services, NICE (Commissioning Expert Advisor), and Chair of several PHE and London health groups.A transformational health & social care commissioner who has established and developed local, regional and national public sector programmes on behalf of the NHS; and both central & local government. Financially and tactically astute, with direct budget responsibilities of circa £250m, returning an underspend position in every financial year of service direct, in addition to influencing regional and national level spending through various Chair and strategic lead roles.A sound and prudent financial manager, returning an underspend position in all years and roles; overseeing contracts of up to £50m; leading regional and national procurements of circa £200m; and reconfiguring delivery models to achieve expansion, and absorption of 28% activity growth over 5-years, with just a 1% rise in spending.