James Richardson
James has been with Mental Health Strategies (MHS) since March 2009. James' background is in mathematics and statistics, having worked previously as a fraud analyst in the gambling industry. James has now turned his skills towards the analysis and interpretation of information relating to mental health.
He is involved in supporting many projects providing analysis as well as developing internal software to improve analysis and marketing.
Key skill areas include:
Mathematical and statistical modelling, information analysis of:
• capacity planning
• prevalence and incidence of mental health disorders
• populations
• levels of mental health service provision
• investment in mental health services
The development of:
• mapping databases
• marketing databases
Recent projects include:
• Capacity Planning – Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
• Benchmarking Review – Manchester PCT
• Needs Assessment – Camden PCT
• Dementia service mapping – Essex and Luton
Outside of work James enjoys playing poker and chess, and is also an enthusiastic golfer having recently taken up the game. James is a keen cook, specialising in vegetarian and oriental cuisine.
