NHS Commissioning Excellence

Commissioning Excellence is a specialist healthcare consultancy and directorate within Wilmington Healthcare that provides expert commissioning support and service redesign services to the UK National Health Service (NHS) and the pharmaceutical industry. Led by CEO Sue Thomas, the unit specializes in developing integrated care pathways and improving patient outcomes through data-driven insights and stakeholder engagement, particularly in complex therapeutic areas such as neurology, dementia, and mental health. The company works with pharmaceutical partners to demonstrate the value of treatments within the NHS framework and supports NHS commissioners in implementing new models of care, such as Vanguards and Integrated Care Systems. Its services are underpinned by advanced data analytics, including the analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) to identify opportunities for service transformation and cost reduction.