Dr Penny Newman

Dr Penny Newman holds a blend of individual, population and organisational perspectives as a former GP and medical, public health and organisational development (OD) director. She has extensive experience of large scale change and transformation.

As a national innovator Penny catalysed health coaching for behaviour change, new models of primary care leading to the Five year Forward View and the gender equality target of 50:50 at NHS board level in collaboration with UN Women and the NHS Confederation. As OD director for three merging hospitals, Penny established new culture change, health and wellbeing, education and digital learning programmes for 16,000 staff. As a coach, Penny holds an MSc in coaching and innovation leadership, is a health coach trainer and facilitator, developed an acute coaching service and actively coaches on several NHS registers.

Penny recently founded haelancoaching to support organisational and individual transformational change and evaluation. She is the mum of three girls and lives in Suffolk.