Government & Public Sector
Independent insight for decision-making in complex health and care systems
I work with government and public sector teams on projects that sit at the intersection of policy, funding, workforce, and real-world service delivery across Allied Health, NDIS and Aged Care.
My role is to bring practical, system-level understanding into decisions that shape how care is funded, delivered and sustained.
The context government teams operate in
Public sector decisions in health, disability and aged care operate inside highly constrained systems.
They involve:
fixed and contested budgets
political and community scrutiny
workforce limitations
evidence and outcomes expectations
multiple provider types and market structures
At the same time, those decisions shape what happens on the ground for clinicians, providers and people receiving care.
Bridging that gap between policy intent and operational reality is where most risk, and most opportunity, sits.
My lens
My background is not academic or theoretical.
I have built and led large Allied Health service models across:
NDIS
community aged care
residential aged care
private and mixed-funded settings
That includes scaling a national Allied Health provider to more than 300 clinicians and $15M in revenue, managing P&L, workforce, pricing, compliance and service delivery inside regulated systems.
I also hold a Graduate Diploma of Gerontology, which informs how I think about ageing, function and the real impact of system design on older Australians.
This gives me a rare vantage point between:
what policy aims to achieve
what markets can actually sustain
and what care delivery looks like on the ground
How I support government and public sector teams
My work is typically used when:
policy, funding or program design needs grounding in delivery reality
reform creates uncertainty about provider viability or workforce behaviour
decisions need to be tested against how services will actually operate
external, conflict-free sector insight is required
Common areas of support include:
NDIS and Aged Care reform analysis
Support at Home service and pricing design
Allied Health workforce modelling
provider viability and market dynamics
program, tender or commissioning design
review of service models and operating assumptions
Where this work sits
This work commonly supports:
Commonwealth and state departments
PHNs and regional commissioning bodies
public agencies responsible for disability and aged care
project teams delivering reform, pilots or market interventions
consulting firms working on government engagements
Engagements may be:
direct with public sector teams
via consulting firms
as part of multi-disciplinary project teams
What I bring to these projects
I contribute a combination of:
deep Allied Health and provider-side understanding
experience across both community and residential aged care
practical knowledge of NDIS pricing, workforce and service design
commercial and operational realism
independence from service delivery
This helps teams stress-test assumptions, identify unintended consequences, and design programs that work beyond the spreadsheet.
How this work is delivered
Support is usually provided through:
short advisory or scoping engagements
project-based consulting
embedded subject matter expert roles
collaboration with larger consulting firms
The structure depends on the project, governance environment and procurement pathway.
Next steps
If you are working on policy, reform, commissioning or program design in Allied Health, NDIS or Aged Care and want grounded, independent insight, a short conversation is the easiest place to start.