National Data Security Strategy & Operating Model | Case Study

£150m+

Sector cyber investment unlocked following a major national incident

56m

Patients within the national health service in scope

National

Advisory panel shaping data security policy

Mandatory

Compliance toolkit now required sector-wide

The opportunity

Systemic vulnerability exposed at national scale

The national health service lacked a coordinated data security strategy.
No mandatory compliance toolkit existed.
A major national cyber incident exposed systemic vulnerabilities requiring an urgent response.

What we delivered

From policy design to mandatory practice

Contributed to the case for creating a national data guardian role, and was involved in standing up the office.
Served on the national advisory panel shaping data security policy for the sector.
Co-authored the review introducing ten national data security standards.
Contributed to the post-incident assessment that unlocked £150m+ of sector cyber investment.
Launched a national cyber security division as director of information governance and cyber security.
Designed the compliance toolkit that became mandatory across the sector.

The outcome

Standards that outlasted the engagement

The ten national data security standards are now mandatory.
The compliance toolkit is used by all organisations in the sector and their suppliers.
A national cyber security division was established.
£150m+ invested in national cyber resilience.

National health dataGovernance at scalePolicy to practiceNational advisory panelCompliance toolkitPost-incident response

Cyber & Information Security

CISO expertise, GRC and certification, security architecture, IAM and PAM, infrastructure and operational security.

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AI Governance & Assurance

AI defensibility reviews, readiness discovery, AI risk frameworks, secure operating models and fractional ISO.

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