Conor Ellis
His global experience brings transferable best practice from many years of consultancy in 32 countries including many of the largest and most complex projects with a value of some €30+billion. Prior to moving into consultancy Conor worked for several years in operational and strategic management healthcare roles which reinforces his knowledge of improving healthcare efficiency, design and strategy through to operational commissioning to audit, diligence reporting and expert witness roles.
He has led the work on several award-winning hospital projects, with his team twice winning technical advisor of the year and best designed healthcare facility. This has included multiple ICU and Theatre complexes up to 26 theatres in a single project. He is also one of the authors of the NHS playbook governance on facility design. He delivered one of the 1st digital theatre complexes nearly 20 years ago, the 1st Elective care centres in 2005, and the 1st 100% single hospital design and has been at the forefront of innovation.
He has contributed to national toolkits, including detailed design reviews on major projects.
He has advised the UAE Ministry of Health, Qatar Ministry of Health, UK DH, UK Treasury and Government Property Unit on improving health efficiency, particularly the use of assets, and has delivered lectures and articles on the subject worldwide. He is the lead author of several reports on improving healthcare outcomes with significant international media coverage.
His projects have included many of Europe’s largest and complex including Karolinska Sweden, UCLH, UHB, St James Dublin, Manchester Hospitals, Newcastle Hospitals and UHNM, St Helens, South Manchester elective care, West Birmingham Treatment centre, projects in Canada, Australia, Germany and the Middle East. Conor led the Hamad Medical City team undertaking all facets of health delivery of a new campus site to operation. Additionally he has worked on more than 50 major community hubs and several Elective care centres involving multiple stakeholders and geographies.