Healthcare-led governance and compliance
Governance that works in the real world.
Independent governance, risk, compliance and delivery expertise, built in the National Health Service (NHS) and applied across healthcare, public services and regulated businesses.
Turn obligation into operational confidence.
Good governance is more than a policy suite. It connects regulatory intent to the people, processes and technology that deliver essential services.
Argent Solutions helps NHS, healthcare and other regulated organisations understand their current position, prioritise risk and build practical controls that teams can operate and evidence. The work is independent, proportionate and grounded in long experience of complex NHS environments, with methods that transfer well across public and private sectors.
Where I add value.
Focused support for NHS providers and healthcare suppliers, alongside public-sector bodies and regulated businesses that need experienced governance capability without unnecessary overhead.
Governance and policy
Design and harmonisation of information-security and governance frameworks, policy suites, ownership models, committee structures and practical control libraries.
- Policy review and rewriting
- Responsibility, accountability and governance design
- Records and information management
Risk, assurance and compliance
Assessment against NHS and international frameworks, with prioritised risks, evidence mapping and realistic improvement roadmaps.
- NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit assessments
- International information-security management standards
- Gap analysis and risk registers
Data protection by design
Translate privacy and security obligations into controls that work across integrated clinical, operational and cloud-hosted services.
- Data-protection impact assessment input
- Data-flow mapping
- Identity and access management
- Anonymisation and encryption controls
Change and technical delivery
Bridge policy, business and technical teams so governance becomes part of delivery rather than a late-stage approval exercise.
- Technical project leadership
- Cloud and integration assurance
- Stakeholder facilitation and handover
Healthcare context. Technical depth.
The experience covers NHS providers, national programmes and healthcare suppliers, supported by work in public-service and regulated private-sector environments.
Case study
NHS governance harmonisation
Supporting a major NHS organisational-change programme to establish consistent information-security, service-management and data-protection governance.
Credentials include GCHQ-certified cyber security leadership, Information Systems Auditor, EXIN, Governance training, and BSc Business Information Systems.
Easy to bring in. Useful from day one.
Argent works directly with NHS and healthcare organisations, public-sector bodies and regulated businesses, or strengthens a partner's delivery team as an independent associate.
NHS and healthcare
Add experienced NHS governance, risk and compliance capability to a programme, managed service or transformation initiative.
Wider public sector
Bring practical governance, assurance and delivery support to complex public services and change programmes.
Regulated business
Assess material risks, strengthen controls and turn compliance obligations into workable practice.
Fraser Stewart
An experienced consultant who is as comfortable facilitating a senior stakeholder discussion as working through a data flow, control gap or technical dependency.
Fraser has more than 25 years' experience across healthcare, public service and technology delivery. He specialises in the human dimension of governance: finding common ground, asking the questions that expose risk and translating complex requirements into decisions teams can act on.
Need credible governance and compliance capability?
For NHS and healthcare programmes, public-sector transformation, regulated business compliance or associate partnership enquiries, get in touch directly.
Response within one working day.