Independent pathology & diagnostics consultancy
Pathology insight. System impact.
Turning the complexity of diagnostic systems into clear, practical action — for NHS networks, industry, and system leaders.
The practice
My role isn't to parachute in with answers — it's to ask the right questions, bring clarity where complexity exists, and help leaders and services move forward with confidence.
For most of two decades I've worked at the centre of pathology and diagnostics — on the bench, across NHS trusts, and most recently leading national transformation at NHS England. The Pathology Catalyst brings that experience to networks, systems, and industry as independent, evidence-based advice.
How I help
Three connected streams of work
Working with industry
Helping diagnostics and life-sciences companies understand the NHS pathology landscape, shape credible value propositions, and navigate the realities of adoption across complex systems.
ExploreSupporting pathology networks
Working alongside NHS pathology networks on maturity, performance, operating models, and the practical design of services that deliver for patients and clinicians.
ExploreEnabling system programmes
Supporting regional and national programmes — community diagnostics, point-of-care testing, pathway redesign — with the evidence, business cases, and clarity that move decisions forward.
ExploreWhy work with Divine
Senior advice, independent of any supplier.
National-level credibility
Pathology Transformation Clinical Fellow at NHS England, with experience spanning the full diagnostic pathway — from the laboratory bench to national system design.
Frontline and strategic
Eighteen years from the bench to national strategy — fluent in the operational realities and the system-level decisions.
Independent and evidence-based
No product to sell and no axe to grind — just clear, honest analysis grounded in evidence.
Clarity from complexity
Translating technical and operational detail into decisions leaders can act on.
Selected programme leadership
Work that has moved systems forward
Led the national pathology network maturity assessment across all seven NHS England regions, contributing to performance-improvement framework adoption nationally to deliver benefits for patients and services.
Contributed to the design and rollout of Community Diagnostic Centres, including integrating point-of-care diagnostics into urgent community response and virtual ward services.
Supported national diagnostic pathway design across lipids, Alzheimer’s, and cancer.
Co-authored NHS England guidance on point-of-care testing and the optimisation of blood testing across primary and secondary care.
About
Bring clarity where complexity exists.
Divine Azange — Chartered Scientist (CSci), Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science (FIBMS), HCPC registered. Eighteen years in pathology and biomedical science across Cambridge University Hospitals, Peterborough City Hospital, and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, followed by a national role as Pathology Transformation Clinical Fellow at NHS England. Currently completing a Professional Doctorate at the University of the West of England (expected 2028).
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Publications & contributions
Evidence, published
Optimising blood testing in primary and secondary care
NHS EnglandIntegrating in vitro point-of-care diagnostics: guidance for urgent community response and virtual ward services
NHS EnglandPoint of care testing in community pharmacies
NHS EnglandSpeaker at the Federation of Infection Sciences (Glasgow) and the Patient-Centric Sampling Conference (Liverpool); contributor to position papers on point-of-care testing, neighbourhood health, and community diagnostics.
Catalytic action
Let's find the catalytic next step.
Whether you're an NHS network, a diagnostics company, or a leader navigating change, the first conversation is about understanding what you're really trying to move forward.