International management consultancy Nous Group today announced the appointment of Neil Barclay as a Principal in Canada, further expanding the firm’s capabilities across the Canadian health sector.   

Neil is a highly respected emergency physician and healthcare executive with more than two decades of leadership experience in Alberta and British Columbia. He has held senior roles including Regional Medical Director, Executive Medical Director and Vice President of Product and Protocol at Numinus, where he led clinical innovation in mental health services. Neil is also an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of British Columbia. 

“With demographic change, evolving technology and a rapidly changing workforce, there is a growing need for Canadian healthcare systems to evolve and innovate. I’m delighted to join the team at Nous and look forward to working with clients to improve access, quality and outcomes in healthcare,” Neil said.  

Nous Group CEO and Managing Principal Tim Orton said: “Neil’s appointment marks an exciting step in our work within the Canadian health sector. He brings deep experience in clinical leadership and mental health innovation to our team and the complex issues we work on with health sector clients in Canada.”   

Neil joins Ray Messom, Nous’ Canadian Health Practice Lead who has partnered with Canadian clients to solve the health sector’s most pressing challenges. “Neil’s extensive clinical experience, working to improve access, flow, quality, culture and patient outcomes, is the perfect addition to our growing practice which helps support team-based leadership every day,” Ray said.  

Nous’ expert team of healthcare consultants and former administrators, clinicians, nurses, allied health professionals and health sector leaders work with clients who want to break through complex challenges to improve health outcomes for Canadians.  

Neil’s appointment aligns with Nous’ commitment to delivering positive influence and will reinforce the firm’s expanding work in healthcare, where it works with clients to improve system performance, design better models of care and deliver sustainable health outcomes.

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About Nous in health & ageing 

Nous works with all levels of government, not-for-profit organizations, and private organizations to navigate complexity in healthcare, recognize opportunity and ultimately improve patient outcomes.  

We work with hospitals to help manage demand and build organizational capabilities, partner with researchers and educators to design and evaluate funding programs, and use lived experience-led design to develop and evaluate aged care and mental health services.  

Find out more about Nous’ work in health & ageing at https://nousgroup.com/sectors/health-ageing?r=CA