Workforce Policy Development & Strategic Fit Reviews

Strategic Workforce Advice that Grounds Vision in Reality

Dr Oakley provides expert guidance on aligning workforce planning with evolving service needs, technological change, and national policy direction. Her work supports Boards and policy leads in designing workforce components that are evidence-based, strategically coherent, and future-facing.

Whether developing proposals for advanced therapies, genomics, or reorganising professional services, Dr Oakley helps clients move from abstract goals to structured delivery plans; integrating workforce, IT, and service redesign into a single, workable vision.

Recent Projects

Integrated Care Board: Future management of professional services
Teaching NHS Trust: Workforce implications of a new acute partnership
Government Policy Group: Design of a “New Science” workforce model
District General Hospital: Clinical Workforce Strategy
Primary Care Network: Strategic response to elective care reform

Client Testimonials

“In the 1980’s we had personnel. Then along came Pat Oakley to North West Thames Regional Health Authority… and taught us all about workforce. At that time many units did not even know how many staff they employed. Pat brought us new ways of thinking, skill mix, unit labour costs, and of course workforce planning.”

Deborah O’Dea

Past HPMA President

“I have been present on many occasions over the years where Pat has captivated Board level, clinical leaders and HR practitioner audiences with her out of the box thinking around people matters.”

David Holmes

Director of HR, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust HPMA President

“Hearing Pat speak sets everyone’s sights that bit higher and their horizons further. Her influence is game-changing in terms of how we perceive the ambition, scale and sustainability of our practice as professionals in healthcare people management.”

Natalie Dowey

Associate Director of OD & Engagement, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust