Quietly exceptional advice for the practices that care for us.
Alder & Hale brings consulting-grade strategy, operational transformation and practical AI to independent clinics and community health organisations, on a pro bono or low-cost basis.
Big-firm rigour, sized for the practice down the street.
Hospitals have the large consultancies. Small practices have software vendors and good intentions. We sit in the space between.
We are a Brisbane-based advisory of postgraduate health management, business, data and clinical minds. We take on a small number of engagements at a time, each focused on one problem that matters, and we do not leave until there is a plan your team can actually run.
What we do, and do well.
Three tightly defined offers, each with a fixed scope and a clear deliverable, so you know exactly what you will receive and when.
Practice Strategy
A clear-eyed diagnosis of growth, patient mix, referral sources and competition, with a prioritised plan.
Operations & Patient Flow
From booking to billing: fewer no-shows, shorter waits and a front desk that breathes again.
AI Readiness & Implementation
Scribes, smart recalls, triage and admin automation: what is safe, what is worth it, and a supported pilot.
We believe every practice deserves excellent advice, not only those that can afford it.
Five steps. No surprises.
Every engagement follows the same disciplined path, borrowed from the world’s best strategy firms and adapted for a busy practice.
- i. Scoping conversation
- ii. Engagement letter
- iii. Diagnose
- iv. Recommend
- v. Measure what changed
Independent practices and the community sector.
We work where owners make decisions quickly and problems are visible: the places where a few good changes are felt by every patient who walks through the door.
- General practice 3–10 doctors
- Allied health physio, psych, dietetics
- Dental & specialist rooms
- Community health & charities
For ambitious students of health and business.
We recruit a small cohort of postgraduate and senior students each semester: real clients, real deliverables, and case-interview training alongside.
Every lasting change begins with one honest conversation.
Tell us what is keeping you up at night. We will tell you, candidly, whether we can help.