INDUSTRIES

Healthcare

Healthcare is under increasing pressure to respond to rising demand, embrace innovation, support a dynamic workforce, and remain financially sustainable, all while ensuring equitable access and better health outcomes for every Australian.

Australia is facing an ageing population, shifting burdens of disease, and rising costs of care.
At Scyne we understand the complex challenges that are impacting the health sector, and the opportunities to deliver better patient outcomes for all Australians.
We provide a range of core capabilities relevant to health and aged care, with a team of over 100 nationally who are passionate and dedicated to working in this sector.
Our team includes current and former clinicians, as well as hospital and corporate executives who deeply understand the health systems, complemented by extensive advisory expertise.
"We believe in a collaborative approach to strengthening Australia's healthcare system. By working hand-in-hand with our public sector clients, Scyne Advisory helps to co-design strategies that are not only evidence-based and ethical but also future-proofed against evolving healthcare demands, ensuring a healthier future for all Australians."
Chris Norton | QLD/NT Health and Social Services & National Digital Health Lead | 0407 492 960
Scyne is partnering with the health system to improve outcomes for all Australians.
We collaborate across our practices to offer our clients a unique, outcome-driven approach to support them to tackle their key challenges.
Our approach is grounded in a deep understanding of these systemic challenges and the opportunities they present to shape a resilient, modern health system.
"From planning through delivery, Scyne has proved a true partner on SCH1/MCCCC. Their breadth of expertise, collaborative approach and ability to respond quickly under pressure enabled us to navigate complexity and keep momentum. Working as a single, united team helped us to successfully deliver a project at the forefront of children's health that translates directly into better outcomes for children and their families.”
Cathy Lovell | Redevelopment Project Director, Sydney Children's Hospital

We support our clients with:

DIGITAL HEALTH
ENABLED TRANSFORMATIONS
Australia’s health system is at a generational turning point. Every jurisdiction is now embedding digital health as a foundational enabler for safer care, improved access, workforce sustainability and system efficiency. Virtual hospitals, connected ambulance care, integrated EMRs, digital medicines, precision analytics and AI-enabled decision support are rapidly shifting how clinicians deliver care and how consumers experience the system.
At Scyne, we bring deep specialist expertise to support health services and government agencies to design, procure, implement and optimise digitally enabled solutions that transform clinical workflows, uplift care quality, and strengthen operational performance. Our team combines clinical, digital, data, cyber and change expertise to ensure digital transformation programs are safe, evidence-based and operationally ready.
We partner across the full transformation lifecycle, from strategy and architecture through to delivery, optimisation and benefit realisation, to ensure digital investments deliver enduring value for clinicians, consumers and communities.
  • Digital health strategy & roadmap development
  • Clinical systems procurement & implementation (eMRs, RIS/PACs, LIS etc)
  • Virtual care & connected care models
  • Digital medicines & medication safety
  • Systems of engagement & experience platforms (ServiceNow, Salesforce, mobile apps, portals)
  • AI, data, analytics & clinical decision support
  • Digital, clinical & operational integration
  • Program management, change, adoption & benefits realisation
CLIENTS WE WORK WITH
CYBER HEALTH
Our Cyber Security team provide end-to-end cyber security and technology resilience services to clients, from initial advisory and strategy through to technology implementation and 24/7 operations.
We have led the response to some of the largest cyber attacks in the country against health networks, and our Cyber Security team bring significant expertise to the complex world of securing hospitals and health systems.
We deliver a broad range of security programs and services into our country’s health sector and pride ourselves on the impact we have in protecting our frontline workers and sensitive medical data.
CLIENTS WE WORK WITH
HEALTH
INFRASTRUCTURE
Australia’s health and hospital systems are under unprecedented pressure to renew ageing infrastructure, expand service capacity, and modernise assets to support new models of care such as virtual health, digitally enabled hospitals, same-day surgery, and community-based care. Safe, sustainable and future-ready health infrastructure is now a strategic priority for every jurisdiction.
At Scyne, we partner with health services, government agencies, and capital delivery entities to plan, procure, deliver and commission health infrastructure that is contemporary, digitally enabled, operationally efficient and clinically safe. Our multidisciplinary team brings together deep expertise across health planning, capital strategy, digital health, sustainability, operational readiness and project delivery.
We support clients across the full asset lifecycle, from early strategic planning through to handover, commissioning and transition to operations, ensuring health infrastructure projects deliver enduring value for clinicians, consumers and communities.
  • Clinical service planning & demand modelling
  • Functional briefing & clinical workflow design
  • Capital strategy & business case development
  • Digital, technology & infrastructure integration
  • Sustainability & net zero health infrastructure
  • Design, transaction and delivery management
  • Operational commissioning & transition to operations
CLIENTS WE WORK WITH
HEALTH FUNDING,
ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING
AND ANALYTICS
Australian health systems are under increasing pressure to improve financial sustainability, optimise resource allocation, and demonstrate value for every dollar invested. With rising demand, workforce pressures, and tightening fiscal environments, health services need accurate activity-based insights, transparent costing, and performance-driven funding models to support safe, efficient and equitable care.
At Scyne, we help health services, government agencies and system managers build robust funding, costing and analytics capabilities that enable transparent decision-making, sustainable investment, and operational efficiency. Our team blends deep expertise in health economics, actuary, ABF/ABM policy, clinical costing, data architecture and performance analytics to deliver actionable insights that leaders can trust.
We partner with clients across the full funding and costing lifecycle — from strategic design and policy through to implementation, reporting, optimisation and continuous improvement.
Our Health Funding, Activity-Based Costing & Analytics capability includes:
  • Activity-based funding (ABF) strategy & policy advisory
  • Clinical costing & activity-based management (ABM)
  • National efficient pricing and costing studies
  • Costing improvement and model assurance
  • Funding model development and optimisation
HEALTH
INTELLIGENCE
Governments and health administrators are continuously seeking actionable insights to enhance the quality of patient experience, increase the effectiveness of policy and strategy, and ultimately create a sustainable health system that improves the health and wellbeing of Australians.
To achieve this, national strategies are driving the development of a 'learning health system' that is built on the trusted, timely and accessible use of digital and data. Scyne is a leading technology-agnostic data and analytics advisory, with deep expertise in predictive analytics, A.I., machine learning, and the use of intelligent systems to augment decision-making.

Our Healthcare team

Chris Norton

QLD/NT Health and Social Services & National Digital Health Lead
Chris is a senior healthcare executive who has 25 years’ experience in the health, pharmaceuticals and life sciences industry across Asia Pacific bringing a blend of health system operational expertise as a clinician and executive, health software expertise as a chief strategy officer and executive, and advisory expertise as a consultant.
Chris specialises in large scale digitally enabled transformations, corporate and business strategy and operating model design and implementation, clinical service redesign and operational performance and productivity.

Fiona Copp

Federal Health and Social Service Lead
Fiona leads Scyne’s Federal Health practice and brings over 20 years of experience specialising in large, complex government programs. She provides deep expertise in governance, risk, and compliance to help de-risk program delivery and ensure confidence in achieving outcomes for her clients.
Fi is Passionate about building a more integrated and connected healthcare system.

Julia Strelitz

NSW Health & Social Services Lead
Julia specialises in leading financial and operational improvements across the healthcare sector. Julia has worked across all different elements of the healthcare sector including hospitals, Ambulance, Aged Care facilities and State and Federal government agencies.
Julia’s key areas of expertise include activity based funding, designing and implementing financial and operational improvements, program management and evaluation and system implementation.

Nick Chiam

VIC/TAS Health and Social Services Lead
Nick specialises in organisational transformation and service design in health and social services sectors. Nick brings 20 years experience serving with Federal and State agencies including 10 years as an executive leading policy, funding and regulation across public health, disability. Nick last served as Deputy Secretary, Public Health, Victoria.
As an adviser Nick focuses on the evaluation and design of health and social service systems, programs and entities.

Mark Stewart

SA Health and Social Services Lead
Mark leads the South Australian Health and Social Services team working with the sector on digital and business transformations, business performance improvement.
Mark has led the largest digitally enabled transformation in the social insurance sector in South Australia.

Jenelle Forrest

WA Health and Social Services Lead
Jenelle brings senior leadership experience in infrastructure and capital projects across a range of sectors including health, energy and community.
Jenelle has extensive experience in large, complex capital projects, asset management, strategic asset planning, business case development, complex problem solving and strategic advice in the health sector.

Britt Haddy

Managing Director, Project & Program Risk & Assurance Lead
Britt is a Managing Director with a deep understanding of the health, ageing and human services sectors in Australia. Britt has a specific focus on public service commissioning, contestability and market architecture, having worked with a number of organisations at various stages of maturity to commission appropriate outcomes, services and facilities for their citizens. Britt also has expertise in performance monitoring and evaluation of public programs, services and systems.
Britt is Scyne’s lead for Primary Health Networks nationally, supporting PHNs in their role as commissioners, system integrators and practice development.

Paul Grant FAIDH FRSA

Digital Health Advisor
Paul is a part-time specialist digital health advisor working predominantly with Federal Government agencies to build public trust in health data use. He was inaugural Chief Health Information Officer at the Department of Defence, and prior served various roles in the Australian Digital Health Agency.
For one decade he was based in Europe as Chief Innovation Officer for a healthcare analytics consultancy, supporting F20 pharmaceutical and medical devices companies, as well as global health organisations to deliver digital health initiatives across more than 30 therapy areas in 20 languages and 30 countries.

Brigid Brown

Managing Director – Program Assurance, Governance and Compliance
Brigid is a Managing Director based in Victoria who works with Federal and State Departments of Health and Health Services to provide Program Management, Program Assurance and Transformation advice over complex Digital Health and Technology implementations. Brigid has deep experience in both clinical information system and corporate functions technology investments.
Brigid also partners with her clients to design fit for purpose Governance Frameworks and approaches to third party compliance and risk management. This includes delivering multi-location compliance programs over third parties, and implementing eGRC technologies.

Clancy Mears

National Health Infrastructure Lead
Clancy has 20 years of experience in the feasibility, planning, procurement and delivery of major infrastructure projects in Australia and the United Kingdom.
More recently Clancy has been responsible for managing the planning and delivery of large and complex social infrastructure projects, including major hospital redevelopments.

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