Robert Payne

Programme Manager Innovation Adoption

Rob studied Ancient History at Swansea University and graduated in 1998.

He spent four years working for a regional publication in Liverpool as a sales rep before moving to Australia in 2004.

Rob then spent ten years living and working in Australia (Melbourne) and has nine years of experience working in the travel industry and managing a business (Flight Centre). He has an FA level one coaching qualification and is involved with coaching his sons' football team.

Rob loves to travel and has explored much of Australia as well as many other destinations in Europe, Asia, the South Pacific and America.


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Currently working on...

CVD - Cardiovascular Disease

Meeting the need for improved prevention and management across Wessex - the NHS Long Term Plan states that the b... Find out more >

FeNO - Fractional exhaled nitric oxide - for the diagnosis and management of Asthma

Our Goals - The AHSNs (now renamed Health Innovation Networks) worked to support the spread of FeNO testing and to i... Find out more >

Innovation Adoption

We believe in improving lives through innovation by surfacing key priorities and needs through curious questioning to supp... Find out more >

Lipid Management

From 2021 the 15 AHSN’s will focus on enabling the NHS to optimise lipid management in people at increased cardiovascular ... Find out more >

National Programmes

The programmes we deliver comprise national commissions from NHS England (including supporting the Accelerated Access Coll... Find out more >

Nationally Prioritised Innovations

A key role of Health Innovation Wessex is supporting the spread and adoption of innovation. The aim of the Nationally Prio... Find out more >