Healthcare

The UK healthcare system is faced with significant challenges, probably greater than at any other time. These challenges are focused into a small number of areas:

• demand for new services
• demand for greater patient focus
• demand for higher standards of professionalism at all levels
• rising cost base
• variable quality depending upon location of patient
• significant increases in regulation, monitoring and standards
• need for modern purpose built buildings
• increased partnership working
• demands for greater and more effective governance.

Specifically, within this environment NHS Trusts are under increasing pressure to deliver national targets and to perform well against a series of measurable outcomes. At the same time, a new funding regime of payment by results based on healthcare resource groups (HRGs), suggests that reference costs will have a significant impact on the ability of each Trust to remain in financial balance.

In addition, the creation of Foundation Trusts will create an environment whereby more autonomy is created and decisions are taken away from central control functions. The new Diagnostic Treatment Centres (ISTCs) are likely to move health provision away from the traditional general hospitals.

While these unprecedented changes are moving at a significant pace, the sector often lacks sufficient expertise, knowledge and skills to transform quickly and effectively. Increasing measurement does not in itself achieve results, the measurement indicates where improvement needs to be focused and it is here that our specialists are able to provide unique approaches and best practice from various industries that will help to transform the healthcare operating environment.

We are happily relatively new to the sector and this provides a unique advantage as we are unencumbered by the past and not tied to previous changes that are no longer fit for purpose. We provide a fresh pair of eyes and new innovative solutions to a staleness that has previously existed.

We have assembled a team of talented experts in change and project delivery to focus on creating added value and delivering effective deployment that realises benefits. Our team specialise in:

• translating regulation and desired outcomes into effective transformational changes
• designing approaches and deploying effective change, programme and project management capabilities 
• designing and implementing effective learning policy and strategies
• creating and delivering efficiencies through a range of improvement techniques
• advising on achieving quick wins in the management and support functions
• identifying and deploying new transforming technologies
• managing technology migration and consolidation.