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Debbie Galloway

With over 30 years’ experience in primary care operational management, Debbie brings deep expertise in leading GP Federations, managing practices and delivering transformation, specialising in operational resilience, regulatory compliance and service improvement with a pragmatic, hands-on approach.

Debbie Galloway is passionate about delivering practical solutions that improve operational efficiency, strengthen compliance and build organisational resilience. She understands the pressures facing primary care organisations – managing complex regulatory requirements whilst delivering services with limited resources and growing demand. Her approach is pragmatic and hands-on, informed by extensive operational experience managing practices and federations.

Debbie works alongside clients to implement improvements that strengthen operations whilst remaining manageable for time-pressured teams. Her experience spans federation CEO, practice management, group operations management and frontline operational roles including dispensing and reception management. This breadth enables her to engage credibly with practice teams, federation boards, commissioners and system partners, translating between different organisational levels and perspectives.

Debbie’s expertise centres on:

  • Strategic Leadership: Federation leadership providing strategic direction across member practices, building relationships with system partners, balancing member and system needs
  • Efficiency and Transformation: Streamlining reception and administrative processes, developing efficient workflows, clarifying roles and responsibilities, implementing systems that reduce pressure on frontline teams
  • Workforce and Skills: Building team confidence and competence, strengthening operational foundations for sustainable improvement, developing team capabilities
  • Commercial and Negotiations: CQC preparation and regulatory compliance, building sustainable compliance systems, effective evidence presentation, securing contracts and positioning organisations for commercial opportunities

Key achievements include:

  • Led East of England practice from CQC special measures to Good rating, demonstrating capability to drive turnaround and sustainable improvement under challenging circumstances
  • Developed and implemented sustainable compliance systems for North East London practices focusing on long-term governance rather than short-term fixes, ensuring practices maintain high standards beyond inspection periods
  • Facilitated successful practice mergers, managing legal processes, operational integration and workforce transitions to ensure service continuity and effective collaboration
  • As CEO of a GP federation, provided strategic direction and operational delivery across 23 member practices, building system partnerships and developing sustainable operating models
  • Secured new contracts and led collaborative working initiatives, identifying service development opportunities, developing business cases and managing tender processes
  • Streamlined reception and administrative processes, resulting in more efficient workflows, clarified roles and reduced pressure on frontline teams
  • Supported practices navigating at-scale working, partnership arrangements and system integration, ensuring collaborative arrangements are successful in practice

What distinguishes Debbie’s work is her combination of strategic perspective and operational understanding. She understands how strategic decisions impact frontline delivery and how to implement improvements that are sustainable rather than adding unsustainable burden. Her leadership style emphasises motivation, support and developing team capabilities – recognising that practice and federation teams are under significant pressure.

Debbie is based in Lincolnshire and works nationally with At Scale, providing flexible, practical support to primary care organisations facing transformation, compliance and resilience challenges. Her passion for primary care, combined with extensive operational experience and strategic perspective, positions her to help practices and federations build sustainable approaches to delivering excellent care in challenging circumstances.

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