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Learning the lessons that learning brings - and re-reading who moved my cheese.

1 recommendation available upon request

Commissioning Support at East Renfrewshire Community Health and Social Care Partnership

October 2009 - February 2010 (5 months)

Critical Friend.

East Renfrewshire CHCP has more talented staff than I think they realise - there's no need to look to English

authorities, this CHCP can lead the way for the UK.


Owner at Alec Fraher and Associates Ltd

January 2002 - July 2009 (7 years 7 months)

Afaa was a response to institutional inertia and was set up to act as a catalyst for service and organisational

improvement. At Afaa we are concerned as much about the ethical life of an organisation as with the hard

realities of health and welfare economics.

4 recommendations available upon request

Director at Afaa

January 2002 - July 2009 (7 years 7 months)

Afaa have designed new planning tools and advised public authorities on commissioning and procurement

options for adult and childrens services since 2004. The New Economics of Institutional Power now require a

fresh response.Afaa has served its purpose and gracefully retires, Many thanks are owed to its supporters and

friends.


Associate Consultant at The CPMI

2008 - May 2009 (1 year)

Working with Dr Barden and colleagues to deliver training and other resources to ensure health and social

services staff are ready for 21st Century challenges.


Deputy Chair of England at BASW

April 2008 - April 2009 (1 year 1 month)

To act as a catalyst and provide the impetus in the formation of a special interest group examining the impact

of commissioning on social work in adult and children services.

This work was submitted and published by the Health Committees Inquiry into Commissioning in 2010

Specialist Procurement Consultant at NHS SoTW PCT's

July 2008 - February 2009 (8 months)

To undertake a Category Sourcing Programme examining the market conditions in a contestable market to

establish readiness for a fresh round of procurement activity in a multiprovider and cross sectoral

environment for a cluster of PCT's ensuring the SPG and spend readiness.

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Consultant at The Lazarus Centre

January 2008 - May 2008 (5 months)

To initiate a rapid turn-around that included a fundamental risk review of services and governance

arrangements and the installment of business processes and permanence plan for an integrative networked

and financed future.


Associate Consultant - Procurement Programme at NERCU/NECE

July 2007 - January 2008 (7 months)

This work involved a review of the contracting and commissioning arrangements and practice for children's

services for the 27 participating Local Authorities and PCT's in the North East of England.

Consultant Commissioner at Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust

August 2007 - December 2007 (5 months)

To undertake a review of services and rsik determination in readiness for a a fresh round of commissioning,

this included ensuring the business and operational readiness of new market entrants and advising on any

delegated s114 and s151 obligations.


Consultant Commissioner at Sunderland City Council/Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust

November 2005 - June 2007 (1 year 8 months)

Providing both interim management services to a Strategic Delivery Group ensuring strategic and operational

readiness for whole sector transformation. Acting as the technical expert and design lead in a dedicated team

lifting a poor performing service area from the bottom 10% to the top 10% within 12mths.


Consultant Project Manager at North Tyneside Council

April 2004 - September 2005 (1 year 6 months)

Working within the Adult Services Directorate of LA/PCT to drive change on services to vulnerable adults.

This included working with a re-design team and SixSigma blackbelt to organise a 12,000hr week of care

activity for older people and acheiving zero-time waiting and cashable savings;leading on the development of

7 new housing plus schemes for adults with disabilities and setting up the business processes for mental

health service re-design.


Independant Chair/Independant Reviewing Officer at Wakefield MDC and Doncater MDC

September 2002 - December 2003 (1 year 4 months)

Undertaking statutory Child Protection functions for two local authorities to chair complex meetings and

review the care and custody arrangements made for looked after children and those looking after them.

Consultant Social Work Pracitioner at Kirklees MDC and Calderdale MDC

January 2002 - September 2002 (9 months)

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To write and then implement the Remand Management Strategy for Bail and Community Disposal's for a

Youth Justice sub-region. Achievements included setting up a Remand Foster Care Scheme in 3 months and

turning around a failing ISSP service.


Deputy Director/Head of Housing and Support Services at Gipsil

January 1998 - January 2002 (4 years 1 month)

To lead on a fundamental turn around of a community owed dispersed hostel for young single homeless;

completed the transformation in four years installing permenant housing, training and educational facilities

and increasing the length of occupancy and stability from six weeks to 18mths and being commended for a

significant contribution to crime reduction and community cohesion.


Service Manager/Honorary Hospital Manager at MACA/Rampton Hospital

April 1996 - April 1997 (1 year 1 month)

To install a Patient's Rights and Reprersentation Service in a High Security Psychaitric Hospital.

Service Co-Ordinator at Richmond Fellowship

September 1993 - March 1996 (2 years 7 months)

To set and run the UK's first comprehensive patient's rights and advocacy service as part of the mental

hospital closure programme and NHS reforms in the nineties. Acheivements included 'Speaking Up - a

survivors guide to advocacy' and the Unison guide to Advocacy for Mental Health workers and providing

direct services to 256 hospital patients without family or friends.

Specialist Support (Mental Health) at Leeds Shaftesbury Project

September 1988 - 1993 (5 years)

Providing the operational lead on services to those idenitified as 'hard to place', Included particiapation in thepilot diversion from custody schemes, developing alternatives to compulsory hospital admission and

developing model services and best practice.


Housing Support Worker at St Anne's Shelter and Homeless Action

September 1987 - September 1988 (1 year 1 month)

Offering practical and emotional support to people returning to ordinary housing after long episodes of

homelessness and/or having lived in an institutional setting.

Deputy Community Leader at The Simon CommunityJune 1984 - August 1987 (3 years 3 months)

Adopting voluntary poverty and the economic, political and social conditions while living and working

alongside London's Homeless in a community of homeless people. Testing, Strengthening, Scary and

Invigourating ... also bizzarely hilarious! This included being a UN IYSH coordination for a parliamentary

lobby by 107 homeless people on Jan 27th 1987 - strangely, the green card system didn't work - if you're

NFA you aren't anyone's constituent - it was minus 17c and 'we' were asked to leave central lobby as PM

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Thatcher made her way to the HofC for PMQ's.

Courses

Public Sector Transformation and PerformanceMananagement, Service Transformation, NewService Metrics and Operational Research

City in Guilds/Cipfa

Public Sector Transformation

Publications

Procurement Options

December 12, 2008

Authors: Alec Fraher

Written in 2008, as the penultimate report, Procurement Options is a wake up call to health and social work

commissioners, suggesting that current approaches to service substitution are riddled with contradiction and

fatal errors.

Better, Brighter Futures

City of Sunderland Council August 5, 2006

Authors: Alec Fraher

Better, Brighter Futures was written to provide a competency based review of 40 organisations seeking or

already providing substance misuse services. Adopting the social work competency framework and aligning

this to allied professions NOS the approach set out to lessen the reliance on personality drivencommissioning.

Projects

specialist commissioning

November 2005 to Present

Members:Alec Fraher

The work detailed here draws together the often ill-fitting approaches when delivering public policy using

competition and procurement law.

NHS SoTW PCT's Road Map

June 2008 to Present

Members:Alec Fraher

At a time when handling the demands of competitive processes were in their infancy in health and social care,

this work sought to illustrate an approach that allowed commissioners to see the full range of options

available to them. The detailed work meant getting to grips with what working in a market structure

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necessitates and included a thorough examination of all the statutory permission giving options.

Skills & Expertise

Public Sector

Governance

Stakeholder Engagement

Local Government

Change Management

Strategy

Organizational Development

Project Planning

Stakeholder Management

Mentoring

Management

Program Management

Strategic Planning

Performance Management

Policy

Training

Business Process Improvement

Social Services

Public Speaking

Government

Private Sector

Coaching

Nonprofits

Volunteer Management

Business TransformationEntrepreneurship

Leadership Development

Employee Training

Mental Health

Workshop Facilitation

Culture Change

Empowerment

Capacity Building

Performance Improvement

Community Development

Executive CoachingSocial Enterprise

Healthcare

Personal Development

Training Delivery

Management Development

Staff Development

Management Consulting

Social Housing

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Third Sector

Public Policy

Charities

Fundraising

Policy Analysis

Social Entrepreneurship

EducationCity in Guilds/Cipfa

Public Sector Transformation and Performance Mananagement, Service Transformation, New Service Metrics

and Operational Research, 2007 - 2008

Activities and Societies: Fabian Society

Leeds Metropolitan University

dipsw, Social work, 1999 - 2000

Cockburn High School

1976 - 1978

Honors and Awards

Cipfa/City in Guilds Graduateship in Public Sector Transformation

DipSW

Interests

organisational development, commissioning, specialist purchasing, health, social work, social care, supported

housing, older people, mental health, drugs and alcohol, learning disability, market development,

transformational planning, diagnostics, spend and patient flow, service re-design,planning and purchasing.

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Alec FraherAdvisor and Mentor to Child Sex Exploitation Team at Jack Raine Foundation

[email protected]

25people have recommended Alec

"I very much appreciated Alec's regular support and positive, encouraging comments while I was running a

crowd-funding campaign. Alec is someone who will stick to his principles no matter what, for the benefits of

those suffering undue hardship - he is a rough diamond, someone with a sharp mind and a good heart;

dependable, discreet and very personable."

Nicolette Burford de Oliveira, Founding Director, Documentary Film Makers Cooperative, was withanother company when working with Alec at Jack Raine Community Foundation

"In the short time I have known Alec, he has been one of those rare people happy to serve as an inspiring

mentor. Alec exhibits strong interpersonal skills and a unique capacity for empathy. These qualities most

notably translate in his ability to motivate people to care about their project and be invested in the projects

success. Alec is the go-to person for advice and inspiration and not afraid to put himself out there on

someone's behalf. Alecs positive attitude and respect toward me has been invaluable."

Maggie Danesfahani, Consultant/Director, Rezume UK Ltd, was with another company when workingwith Alec at Jack Rainer Foundation

"Alec's input into The Bike Rescue Project has been invaluable. I now understand lots of long words andpreviously unknown concepts. he has given me a great deal of measured objective support and enhanced my

ability to see Bike Rescue as part of the big picture. I think the seeds that have been sown will come to

fruition within Bike Rescue over the next year, and that Alec's ability to take the long view has been useful in

underpinning my business development; Alec has guided Bike Rescue to truly live out its potential. Many

thanks and much admiration go to Alec for his resilience, and for his flexible and knowledgeable

perspicacity."

Bernadette (Bernie) Cullen, was Alec's client

"I have known Alec for many years and his passion for his subject is overt as he tries to bring about effective

change, better communications and the transference of knowledge using many channels within the public

sector. Not the easiest to change but he's made a difference""

James Potter, Sales Director - Matrix Decisions, The Matrix Knowledge Group, was with anothercompany when working with Alec at NHS North Yorkshire and York PCT

"Alec worked for me for 3 months as an interim performance manager, identifying risks to delivery of key

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national performance objectives and working with lead managers and provider organisations to manage these

risks. Alec showed considerable ability at getting to grips with complex and multi-facteted problems and in

understanding the dynamics behind the immediate issues. Although not directly relevent to this placement,

Alec clearly has a significant level of expertise in European competition and contractual regulation, and also a

very advanced understanding of systems thinking. He is able to work autonomously and is a very personable

character to work with."

Geoff Kirk, was Alec's client

"Alec and I have worked together for a number of years on a number of projects across the North East

Region. Alec has a gift of being able to see what others may not and inclusively looks for the optimum

solutions without compromising the intergrity of what he and his clients hope to achieve. I am honoured to

have been part of this process and would not hesitate to recommend him to Organsations looking to move

forward and achieve a high quaity service with positive results."

Lorraine Hollis, Owner, Inner Dynamics Coaching, worked directly with Alec at Afaa

"Alec is a persuasive individual with many years experience in the field of social care. He was generous with

both his time and his knowledge and added significantly to internal debate and discussion."

Kevin Beveridge, Commissioning & Development Coordinator, East Renfrewshire Council, workeddirectly with Alec at East Renfrewshire Community Health and Social Care Partnership

"Alec was one of the first people to join the Institute of Commissioning Professionals IoCP and helped to set

up the Institute. Alec contributed and helped with his vast knowledge of commissioning and procurement."

Ken Tait, Membership Secretary, Institute of Commissioning Professionals, was with another companywhen working with Alec at Alec Fraher and Associates Ltd

"Alec is a dynamic, progressive, and highly competent public services professional whose consultancy work

with CPMI has been first class. There is little doubt that Alec can add real value to any projects he is involved

in."

Philip Barden, CEO, CPMI, was with another company when working with Alec at Alec Fraher andAssociates Ltd

"Alec Fraher is a rare individual. He has a huge heart and approaches all of his work from a place of empathy,

compassion and a deep desire to support those he meets in making changes in their lives. He is a verychallenging individal and uses his considerable intellect to develop and deliver outstanding leading edge

programmes in areas where they make significant social impact. His entrepreneurial flair has driven him to

succeed to a high level as an individual and it is this energy that fuels change in others. Alec is challenging

when appropriate and is always inquisitive. He asks well thought out questions which when answered

enlighten not just himself but the respondent. I feel privileged to have worked with Alec and believe that we

have yet to see his best work. Tony Wright (Dip NLPt) Managing Director PWA Unlimited"

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Tony Wright, Director, Paul Wright Associates Ltd, was with another company when working with Alecat Alec Fraher and Associates Ltd

"I have known Alec for over four years and Alec and I were working on different parts of the Treatment

provision for substance misuse - Alec on World Class Commissioning and myself on the "personalisation

agenda" - and end to end system design - for my own client. This was a complex environment with many

facets and the risk of internal politics and agendas running the project off course. Alec was resilient androbust in his approach, and his level of committment and knowledge of his very speacialist subject really

impressed me but what was even better was his desire to make sure everything was done right - no half

measures or cutting corners were acceptable to him. He values honesty and committment and he moves easily

between the strategic and the detail of how things work. He was described by others as "that brilliant mind"

and his breadth of knowledge was a joy to work with. I would have no worries about working with Alec

again, I would be very confident of the job going well!"

Stephen Hopkirk, Managing Director, ESH Solutions Limited, was with another company when workingwith Alec at Alec Fraher and Associates Ltd

"I have known Alec for several years, having met him through the systems thinking international group. Here,

we have had continued discussion about the use of Soft Systems Methods, Critical Systems Heuristics, Total

Systems Intervention and other cybernetic approaches in the public and private sectors. It could be argued

that understanding management cybernetics is the essential 21st century skill. Alec has the ability to handle

the intellectual work demanded of Systems Thinkers and has shown that he can think conceptual, used closed

hard system methodologies such as TQM, lean and six sigma with the more abstracted concepts and

approaches required of open systems approaches need to support the resource based view of the firm and

viable systems Alec is an open learner and does not shy away from the inherent complexities of handling

messy wicked problems, getting to grips with real world problems and the problem context. More importantlyevaluating and prioritising potential solutions, formulating implementation plans and strategies. He is very

easy to work with and is not scared of the hard work and pragmatism."

Geoff Elliott, Owner, ado consulting, worked with Alec at Afaa

"Alec is a wide-ranging thinker bringing detailed knowledge and experience to his field. He has good and

careful judgement."

Geoff Beacon, Chairman, Beacon Dodsworth Ltd, was with another company when working with Alec atAfaa

"I have just reviewed some comments from clients for whom Alec has worked with CPMI on. Terrific. If you

want a lecturer who is informed, courageous, edgy in the best way, and capable of making positive change

happen quickly - Alec is the dude."

Philip Barden, was Alec's client

"Alec - prepared a very comprehensive piece of work for the South of Tyne PCT with recommendations for a

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procurement service for specialist services. This was a very detailed, well presented and structured report."

Chris Shore, Chief Operating officer, PRONE., was with another company when working with Alec atNHS SoTW PCT's

""I have known Alec for three years, He is one of the hardest - working people I have ever met. He has a

strong passion which stands him apart from others. In particular he is a champion of the ordinary people. He

is a man of integrity and principles. Denise (Counsellor)"."

Denise Craig, Counsellor DIP, lazarus centre, worked indirectly for Alec at The Lazarus Centre

"Alec Fraher came highly recommeded as a business advisor with a real background in peer mentoring and

advocacy. Alec had already done some excellent work with another Community interest company "Voice

Northeast" in Sunderland. He brought some new and innovative approaches to his delivery of the business

training and was always able to tailor his sessions to suit our varying knowledge and understanding. Alec is a

very passionate man with high moral values and sense of fairness. His ability to be flexible with his time was

greatly appreciated by ourselves. I would strongly recommend Alec Fraher, the work that he has done and the

impact that it's had on communities speaks for itself."

Lawrie Duffy, was Alec's client

"Alec demonstrates vision, creativity and passion to make a difference in the Social care field at both an

operational and strategic level."

Eileen Innes, Director, NECA, was with another company when working with Alec at Sunderland CityCouncil/Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust

"Alec has an innovative approach and is an excellent team player He very customer focused and committed togetting a good outcomes."

Mary Lunney, was Alec's client

"Alec was recruited as a business consultant to assist with the commissioning of social care services. He is a

person who has a passion, is innovative and has a real desire to make services better. As a result he very ably

got things done. Alec always saw solutions and it was a delight to work alongside him."

Andrea Carman, was Alec's client

"Alec worked in my Social Services Contracts Team and evaluated current and potential external suppliers of

Adult Social Care across a range of care sectors (e.g. learning disability, mental health etc.), featuring both

the commercial and voluntary sectors. This was at a time of major strategic change within the organisation

and his grasp of the bigger picture was invaluable. Our desire to engage high calibre service providers with a

rigorous quality management ethos, as much as a mere system, was key and Alecs focus, drive and

professional expertise in assessing this was paramount to our success."

Mark Hudson, was Alec's client

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"I worked with Alec when I was practicing in England as a Solicitor. He was working with the Youth

Offending Team in Huddersfield at the time. Alec is one of the best social workers that I have worked with.

He was hard working, professional, and had a real insight into the needs of troubled youth. He went out of his

way to support the cases we worked on together. I have the greatest respect for Alec and do not hesitate in

recommending him for any position."

Rebecca Thorley, Attorney, Law office of Rebecca Thorley, was with another company when working

with Alec at Kirklees MDC and Calderdale MDC

"I met and worked with Alec at the very beginning of my social work career when he was Head of Housing

and Support Services at Gipsil and I was a very 'green' and keen to learn student in my first social work

placement. If any post could equip Alec with the skills necessary to lead policy development with young

people who are at risk of CSE it was this one. This was an incredibly vulnerable, often hard to engage young

client group and I learnt a great deal from Alec about how to work collaboratively alongside young people on

the margins of society. He was also never afraid to 'ruffle a few feathers' within the staff team when necessary

- challenging always in the best interests of those young people. Fifteen years on I still appreciate both the

experience I gained at GIPSIL and the on going helpful suggestions and informal mentoring I get from Alec.I'm also regularly astounded by how well informed, well read and politically aware he is! Puts me to

shame..."

Katie Wrench, Student, Leeds Metropolitan University, reported to Alec at Gipsil

"Alec was an inspiration.....he was not afraid or intimidated to achieve positive outcomes using the 'Head On'

approach....maybe some people may not like this approach but it certainly got the results it deserved......I

would recommend Alec to any company who need positive outcomes....."

Jan Jordaine, Manager, GIPSIL, worked directly with Alec at Gipsil

"Alec really was one of those workers who'd go the extra mile. He cared a lot about the work and the people

he worked with and wasn't afraid to stick up for them."

Terry Simpson, Patient's Advocate, Health Unit of Leeds City Council, worked with Alec at LeedsShaftesbury Project

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