
Shirley O’Keeffe
Shirley O’Keeffe is a chartered management consultant, registered nurse, and qualified coach with extensive senior leadership experience across healthcare in both the UK and Australia. She has a strong track record of driving service redesign and large-scale transformation in complex, multi-agency environments, with particular expertise in mental health and health and justice.
At TPHC, Shirley provides strategic leadership of the mental health portfolio and works across both the Consulting and Partnerships teams to deliver innovative, evidence-based solutions that improve outcomes for patients and systems. Passionate about collaboration, Shirley specialises in enabling change across organisational boundaries, ensuring services are designed and delivered around the needs of the people and communities they serve.
CommentHow to turn the tide on out of area placements
Hundreds of mental health patients are still sent far from home despite national targets. NHS trusts show that reducing out-of-area placements hinges on data, partnerships and patient voice












