Michael Brodie

Michael is Finance and Commercial Director for Public Health England. He has responsibility for the Agency’s £3.5bn budget and for developing and delivering innovative commercial solutions and leading the finance, commercial, ICT and estates functions.

Michael is also President of CIPFA in the North East, is a co-opted lay member of Durham University's Audit Committee and serves as a Governor for the Ashington Learning Partnership.

In 2009 Michael was a winner of the "Future Leaders" award organised by Public Finance and in 2013 he won Finance Director of the Year at the North East Accountancy Awards. He has a wealth of experience across the public sector having held senior finance positions in local government, the police service and the NHS.

Expert interview: Rethinking the way we invest in the public’s health

Brian Ferguson and Michael Brodie, 14 May 2019 - Investing in public health, Prevention

PHE and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) are working together to make the case that prevention and promoting good health is an important investment for our country. In this blog PHE’s Finance and Commercial Director Michael Brodie and Chief Economist Brian Ferguson answer questions about the project.

Learning Disability Week - a focus on employment

Michael Brodie, 22 June 2017 - Improving health in the workplace

This week is Learning Disability Week and the focus of this year’s week is employment. The charity sector and others are working to raise awareness of the benefits of employing people with a learning disability to help tackle the saddening …

Disability and work – a key space for action

Michael Brodie, 3 December 2016 - Improving health in the workplace

On December 3 we mark an international day for people with disabilities, so as PHE's executive disability champion I thought it would be a good time to share a blog touching on the health and work agenda nationally and focusing …

In emergencies, knowledge exchange is power

Michael Brodie, 7 October 2016 - Health Protection

Though PHE is best known for having a domestic remit, responding to public health emergencies across the globe is also very much part of what we do as an organisation. And this isn’t just about the work of our world …

Just how close is ICT to the frontline these days?

Michael Brodie, 20 August 2014 - Developing our own capacity and capability, Microbiology services, Public health data

Anyone who has read some of the earlier entries in this blog cannot fail to be impressed by the speed at which our public health science is evolving and the rate at which our medical microbiology is modernising.  Of course, …

Work is what you do, not where you do it

Michael Brodie and Jenny Harries, 28 May 2014 - Developing our own capacity and capability

It’s been a little over a year since Public Health England was created from over 100 sender bodies, with over 5,000 staff based in 115 locations across the country and using over 800 inherited business systems. In this blog, Michael …

Public Health: being more than self-assured

Michael Brodie, 2 April 2014 - Developing our own capacity and capability, Local authority public health

Having started my career as a trainee accountant at South Tyneside Council nearly 25 years ago and returned after a time elsewhere in the public sector to have a stint as Head of Finance, local government still feels like my …

How does a public health agency contribute to economic growth?

Michael Brodie, 18 December 2013 - Developing our own capacity and capability

At Public Health England we recognise that having a good job is one of the most reliable determinants of good health, so I’m delighted to be able to reflect upon the many and varied ways that we, as a public …

Public health meets economic growth

Michael Brodie, 30 October 2013 - Developing our own capacity and capability

In my first four months as Finance and Commercial Director for Public Health England (PHE) I’ve had the opportunity to see some of the excellent work we’re doing in supporting local government to deliver its statutory public health responsibilities.  I’ve …

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