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Chris Oconnell

Inspirer · DISC type di
Business Development Consultant (Voluntary) at public health consortium
📍 Manchester Area, United Kingdom

With over 20 years of experience in the NHS, Chris OConnell is the Chief Business Development Officer at Black Pear Software. He specializes in digital health solutions and interoperability, focusing on providing integrated care plans and shared records across the UK healthcare landscape, leveraging HL7 FHIR standards.

Outside of work, Chris is passionate about spending as much time outdoors as possible. He finds immersing himself in nature to be the best way to unwind and can often be found walking in his local woods with his dogs.

While at CSO Solutions, he developed and ran the largest wellbeing program across the NHS in 2016, involving over 50 trusts.

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Current Role
Business Development Consultant (Voluntary)
Location
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Chris shows up

Generous
Charming & Persuasive
Confident & Optimistic

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Chris cares about

Healthcare Interoperability
His career at Philips and Black Pear Software focuses on connecting healthcare systems and unlocking data for patient care using standards like HL7-FHIR.
Integrated Care Plans
He frequently posts about the importance of shared care plans, such as ReSPECT, and their impact on patient outcomes across GP practices, hospices, and hospitals.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Business Development Consultant (Voluntary)
public health consortium
4-2021
Chief Business Development Officer
Black Pear Software Ltd
5-2019 - 4-2021
Business Development Manager UKI
Philips
1-2017 - 2-2019
Head Of Commercial
Kaido
6-2014 - 3-2019
Director
CSO Soltions Ltd
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Education
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St. Ambrose College
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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