Mandatory reporting map
How mandatory returns connect — definitions, owners and assurance checks in one place.
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Personal demonstration microsite — public and synthetic data only
This website supports my application for the Business & Performance Business Partner role.
It shows how I would use my NHS operational experience, performance management knowledge, data skills and understanding of agentic AI to support better business and performance work.
The role is not just about producing reports. It is about helping services understand what is happening, spot risks early, improve patient care, and make better decisions under pressure.
A good Business & Performance Business Partner acts as a bridge between services, corporate teams, finance, information teams and senior leaders. This site shows how I would approach that work.
While Agentic AI has some obvious benefits when it comes to writing code and creating apps it can also help NHS business and performance teams work faster, more clearly and more consistently.
It can help with:
However, AI cannot and should not replace professional judgement.
People must still be responsible for definitions, data checks, interpretation, decisions, escalation and sign-off.
This site is a practical demonstration of how I would approach the role.
It shows how performance information can be made clearer, how mandatory reporting can be checked more systematically, and how AI agents could support busy NHS teams when used safely.
Each page demonstrates a different part of the work:
How mandatory returns connect — definitions, owners and assurance checks in one place.
View pageWorked examples of agent-assisted analytical briefs from public NHS data.
View pageHow agents could support performance work safely, with clear human accountability.
View pageControls, benefits and an assurance checklist for responsible AI use.
View pageEach page starts with a plain-English summary, so the site can be followed without a technical background.
This site was built entirely by a cursor agent, using prompts and human direction while Spain beat Saudi Arabia.
I set the structure, content and tone. The agent wrote the code, created the reports and supporting documents. I reviewed the outputs and directed changes throughout.
The site uses:
Good performance reporting should explain what the figure is, what it should be, whether it is getting better or worse, and what action may be needed.
It should help people understand the position, not just give them more numbers.
Mandatory reporting needs clear definitions, source checks, trend analysis, known limitations and human sign-off.
AI can help organise and test this work, but it must be clear where the information came from and what still needs checking.
Good business partnering means understanding the real pressures services face — demand, capacity, staffing, pathways, finance, quality and patient care.
Information should support improvement. It should not just create extra reporting work.
AI should be used carefully, with clear rules, human review, audit trails, data protection safeguards and honest caveats.
The aim is not to use AI for its own sake. The aim is to give analysts, managers and services better support.
This site shows the mix of skills I would bring to the Business & Performance Business Partner role:
My background combines operational leadership and hands-on data work. That matters because performance information is only useful if it connects to the real pressures services face.
This is not a finished Trust product. It is a demonstration of approach: how I would use evidence, structure, governance and new technology to support better performance work.