Programme Manager Sarah Hough Sarah is a Programme Manager at BBI, working across several projects as part of the programme management teams for the More & Different Programme and Coastal Navigator’s Network (CNN). She is currently leading on CNN sites across the East and South-West of England including Bridlington and Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge, supporting local…

Programme Manager Jacqui Gibson Jacqui is a Programme Manager at Breaking Barriers Innovations and has worked on various projects including Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s Mental Health Campaign Service Evaluation and the creation of new “More and Different” career pathways for sites across England. She is also supporting work on BBI’s ‘Playbook Programmes’ across various locations…

PROGRAMME DIRECTOR AND SENIOR ASSOCIATE Clare Collins Dr Clare Collins is an experienced consultant working across multiple sectors including health and social care sector and justice sector. Clare has specialist expertise in mental health, offender health, long term conditions, working with regulators, and equalities and human rights in relation to health, criminal justice and employment…

TEAM MEMBER Jez Buffin Jez has a background in law, social work, education and senior management, with over 40 years of experience gained in the statutory, voluntary, community and higher education sectors. He has strong people skills, excellent organisational skills, and exceptional leadership skills. He is skilled in both qualitative and quantitative research methods and…

RESEARCHER Rahim Daya Rahim has worked on a number of health and social care projects since joining BBI, including with NHS West Lancashire CCG on the relationship between poor quality housing and population health outcomes. This work culminated in the publishing of BBI’s HOMES report which laid out our playbook methodology to provide a comprehensive…

TEAM MEMBER George Evans-Jones George is a programme manager specialist at Breaking Barriers Innovations, working with a number of partners in local authorities and the NHS across the country on ‘playbook programmes’, needs assessments and service evaluations, and community engagement. These include the Kent Playbook Programme, the ReGroup service evaluation work in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire,…

TEAM MEMBER Rob Whiteman CBE Rob is a well known commentator on public service finances and reform, and CEO of CIPFA, a leading global voice for strong public financial management and governance. As a senior official in UK central and local government, he also led the Improvement & Development Agency (IDeA), a public service improvement…

TEAM MEMBER Tim Philpott Tim is Programme Manager at BBI with responsibility for Innovation to Operation workstreams. Currently, he leads the core team assembling the 2022-3 business case for the planned Care Tech Campus project in Essex, including; Securing investor interest from “Big Tech” and industry. Unlocking collaboration in the statutory sector. Cultivating interest among…

TEAM MEMBER Hugh Howell Profile forthcoming.