Suzy is a pharmacist and held senior medicines commissioning roles within NHS England since 2013, most recently as Head of Medicines Value and Delivery within the Commercial Medicines Directorate. Suzy focused on delivering the best value and patient outcomes from the NHS’s medicines budget, which included developing an innovative strategic category management approach to medicines procurement. Projects delivered include the pilot subscription-type payment model for antimicrobials as well as procurements for hepatitis C and HIV treatments. Suzy also managed the NHS Medicines Value Programme, introducing a greater focus on delivery of clinical and financial outcomes.
Suzy was also Chief of Staff to the Commercial Medicines Director, providing strategic, clinical, and professional advice to the team as well as supporting numerous high-profile population health and early access negotiations, ensuring these were transacted into commercial agreements that could effectively be delivered by the NHS.