I first met Scott when I was trying to set up East Surrey CCG, and have had the pleasure of working with him on two other occasions. Second was setting up the ABC Federation and most recently has facilitated discussions between my practice and another local practice who wish to merge. Scott has an unrivalled knowledge and experience of the workings of the NHS. He has the uncanny ability to ask the most difficult of questions in a manner that is disarmingly charming. Not only can Scott spot the elephant in the room he can get everyone else to acknowledge it and come up with a solution to resolve it. He is man true to his word (unusual in modern times) and works tirelessly until the job is completed. I have no hesitation in recommending him for any project in the NHS
Dr Joe McGilligan
Greystone House Surgery, Redhill, Surrey
Scott McKenzie has provided inspirational and unwavering support to our nascent Federation, which has enabled us to gain a fair representation for Primary Care allowing us to deliver care closer to home through an assortment of innovative and engaging contracts. His approach is methodical, empirical and deliberate, never losing sight of the objective, whilst remaining sensitive to the needs of all organisations across the health economy within the new NHS Landscape. He is a pleasure to work with, responds in a flexible and supportive manner and I cannot recommend him highly enough.
Christian Townend
Chief Executive Officer at Newcastle GP Services Ltd
I doubt there is anyone with greater knowledge, experience and an ability to work all across the NHS landscape than Scott. I first met Scott when he was engaged by Bracknell and Ascot CCG to facilitate the formation of a Federation of the member GP Practices. I was instantly impressed with his energy, knowledge and personable approach which never wavered as he led a group, not familiar with business and company formation, to the successful creation of Berkshire Primary Care. From this point, he continued to support the directors providing leadership and motivation as and when needed. Always professional, and a great negotiator, he has an outstanding knowledge of commissioning, provisioning, contracts, general practice, primary care, secondary care and the pharmaceutical sector. He always keeps his word, doing what he promises quickly and effectively.
Practice Manager
The Waterfield Practice, Bracknell, Berkshire
I have worked with Scott in my various roles on projects over the years and more recently in my role as Director of Primary Care Warwickshire GP Federation. Scott is an exceptional and inspirational leader, self motivated and is dedicated to the success of the projects he works on. He is forward thinking and always ahead of the curve. His knowledge base is phenomenal and helped us not only in the formation of our Federation but on a continuing basis. Scott has a powerful personality which wins him the respect of those he works with and his ingenuity keeps us on our toes! Scott is highly recommended.
Lynn Slater
Director, Primary Care Warwickshire Ltd
I first met Scott 12 years ago, as we developed our PBC consortium, and I have kept in touch with him since that time. He has number of qualities: great breadth of experience, really innovative, an excellent understanding of national direction and policy, but perhaps most significantly the ability to turn ideas into reality. He has a real knack of keeping people focussed on the most important outcomes. He’s also a complete pleasure to work with.
Dr St John Livesey
Clinical Director for Urgent Care, NHS Sheffield CCG
Scott has a possibly unrivalled knowledge of the implementation of General Practice operating at scale, an excellent grasp of what NHS policies mean in practice and a wide variety of useful contacts to call on. Scott is able to convert his experience into enabling Primary Care Networks or Federations to bid for contracts and provide services at scale, potentially making NHS money go further.
Dr Helena McKeown
Chair of the Representative Body, British Medical Association
Scott is fantastic to work with. He has a wealth of knowledge on how Primary Care can transform itself. His naturally warm and enthusiastic personality is infectious and you quickly feel that in working with him together you can effect great change.,
Katrina Cleary
Out of Hospital Programme Director, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System
Working with Scott over the past year has been an absolute pleasure. His experience in identifying and delivering strategic approaches with primary care providers has complemented the skill set in my team and supported several large scale programmes with our customers. Scott delivers insight, challenge and solutions in support of this vital area of healthcare. Long may our collaboration continue.
Alison Westmacott
South Central and West CSU
Scott has offered us excellent advice and provided us with several ideas for new opportunities, as well as links to other industry professionals who have been able to support our work. We've found working with Scott to be tremendously beneficial and we hope to continue our relationship in the future.
Paul Friend
Pennine GP Alliance
