Anna Starling

Experience

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  Davies Arnold Cooper LLP, Berrymans Lace Mawer and the Law Commission

  Jul 2009 - Sept 2009

  Law Summer Student

  Work placements at the law firms Davies Arnold Cooper and Berrymans Lace Mawer, as well as the Law Commission.

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  The Insurance Charities

  Oct 2009 - Dec 2009

  Marketing and Communications Intern

  Led design and implementation of social media strategy, supported the tender process for new marketing materials and drafted communication materials.

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  Community Links

  Dec 2009 - Jun 2010

  Paralegal Intern

  Casework - Disability Living Allowance applications, client interviews and appeals. Policy based research.

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  British Red Cross

  Feb 2010 - Jul 2010

  Women In Crisis Project Officer and Caseworker

  Casework - supporting female refugees with access to legal, welfare and medical support. Project management.

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  NHS Management Graduate Scheme

  Sept 2010 - Jul 2012

  General Management Trainee

  A two year graduate scheme that provided practical experience of organisational strategy, healthcare policy, managing change in healthcare and other areas of healthcare managaement. Involved an operational placement at a hospital, a policy placement in a government department and a strategy placement at an ambulance service. As part of the scheme attended experential learning courses, an action learning set and studied part-time for a MSc at the Universities of Birmingham and Manchester. Show less

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  Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust

  Nov 2010 - Aug 2011

  Service Manager - Anaesthetics and Chronic Pain (NHS Placement)

  Operational management of anaesthetics and chronic pain services.

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  UK Ministry of Justice

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2011

  Health Policy Advisor - Reducing Reoffending Portfolio (NHS Secondment)

  Led on behalf of the Ministry of Justice for the co-creation of a business case for and development of liaison and diversion services with the Department of Health and the Home Office. Supported work to co-design the payment by results approach for drug recovery pilots. Responded to and drafted briefing requests for ministers and coordinated and drafted responses to correspondence and parliamentary questions and debates.

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  London Ambulance Service

  Dec 2011 - Jun 2012

  Service Development Manager (NHS Placement)

  Led on designated areas for the London Ambulance Servive (LAS) contract and implementation of CQUIN (Commissioning for Quality and Innovation) programnes. Supported design of LAS communication strategy with newly forming Clinical Commissioning Groups.

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  King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  Jun 2012 - Jan 2016

  General management of stroke units and rehabilitation services across multiple sites. General management of elective and emergency orthopaedic and urology services.

  • Stroke and Neurorehabilitation General Manager

    Feb 2014 - Jan 2016

  • Service Manager - Orthopaedics and Urology

    Jun 2012 - Feb 2014
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  HOPE - European Hospital and Healthcare Federation

  Apr 2014 - May 2014

  Hope Exchange Programme Participant - Denmark

  Participation in a programme for healthcare professionals across Europe. Spending six weeks in Denmark learning about the Danish health and social care system.

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  The Health Foundation

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2018

  Policy Fellow

  Research and analysis of health and healthcare issues in the UK and development of partnerships and alliances with other organisations. Publications:Ruth, T, Starling, A, Broadbent, C and Watt, T (2018) What’s the problem with social care and why do we need to do better? Health Foundation, Institute for Fiscal Studies, King’s Fund, Nuffield Trust https://www.health.org.uk/publication/NHS-70-whats-the-problem-with-social-careStarling, A (2018) Implementing new models of care: Lessons from the new care models programme in England. International Journal of Care Coordination, First published online April 16 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2053434518770613Starling, A (2017) Some assembly required: Lessons from the new care models programme. Health Foundation, https://www.health.org.uk/publication/some-assembly-requiredCharlesworth A, Firth A, Fisher, R, Gershlick, B, Gray, H, Roberts, A, Starling, A, Thorlby, R and Watt, T (2017) The social care funding gap: implications for local health care reform, Health Foundation. http://www.health.org.uk/publication/social-care-funding-gap-implications-local-health-care-reformBlogs:https://www.health.org.uk/blogs/nhs-winter-pressures-being-in-hospitalhttps://www.health.org.uk/newsletter-feature/ten-lessons-for-redesigning-care-pathwayshttps://www.health.org.uk/blogs/retention-recruitment-and-morale-its-time-to-address-the-key-challenges-facing-our-nhs-and-social-care-workforcehttps://www.health.org.uk/blogs/enhanced-health-in-care-homes-–-good-relationships-are-keyhttps://www.health.org.uk/blogs/the-catch-22-of-performance-and-penalties Show less

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  Essex County Council

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2021

  Specialty Registrar in Public Health

  Public Health Placement in the Public Health Team. During this placement: From October 2018 to July 2019 I studied for the MPhil in Public Health at Cambridge University full time. From August 2020 to August 2021 I was on maternity leave.I also spent one to two days a week on work for local Clinical Commissioning Groups.

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  NHS

  Aug 2018 - now

  Specialty Registrar in Public Health

  A training programme to become a specialist in public health:www.fph.org.uk/training-careers/specialty-trainingOn the first year of the programme I studied for the MPhil in Public Health at the University of Cambridge and undertook placement work at Essex County Council outside of University terms. On the second year of the programme I was on placement at Essex County Council which included work with Clinical Commissioning Groups.On the third year of the programme I undertook placements at the UK Health Security Agency in the East of England Health Protection Team, the National Disease Registration Service part of NHS Digital and the Screening Quality Assurance Service in NHS England. On the fourth year of the programme. I first completed my placements with the National Disease Registration Service and NHS England. And undertook a placement at the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities part of the Department of Health and Social Care.I am on the fifth year of the programme. I completed my placement at OHID and undertook a placement in the public health directorate at Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council (shared service). I supervise first year medical students at University of Cambridge for the Foundation in Evidence Based Practice module.I am on the out of hours on call rota for the UKHSA East of England Health Protection Team. I was on maternity leave from August 2020 to August 2021.As of April 2024 I am on maternity leave for 12 months. Show less

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  UK Health Security Agency

  Nov 2021 - now

  I am on the out of hours on call rota for the East of England Health Protection Team. Public Health Placement in the East of England Health Protection Team.

  • Specialty Registrar in Public Health

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Specialty Registrar in Public Health

    Nov 2021 - Mar 2022
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  NHS Digital

  Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  Specialty Registrar in Public Health

  Public Health Placement at the National Disease Registration Service.https://www.ndrs.nhs.uk/

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  NHS England

  Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

  Specialty Registrar in Public Health

  Public Health Placement with Screening Quality Assurance Service

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  Department of Health and Social Care

  Jan 2023 - Oct 2023

  Specialty Registrar in Public Health

  Public Health Placement at the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities in the Addictions and Inclusion Directorate.

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  Peterborough City Council

  Oct 2023 - now

  Specialty Registrar in Public Health

  Placement in the Public Health Directorate at Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council (Shared service)