Health Perspectives
We all want better healthcare, sooner and the potential is there to make it happen: New technology, new breakthroughs, new ideas. But while there are opportunities, there are challenges too: constrained budgets, an ageing population and an increase in chronic conditions. Find out what our specialists have to say on the issues that matter.
14 November 2019
By Dragos Mircea and David Leonard. If left unchecked, rising antimicrobial resistance may bring us back to the pre-antibiotics era. In this two part series we will share our views on the challenge ahead.
23 October 2019
High staff turnover is a key driver behind the UK’s shortage of carers. Based on our research with 2,000 carers we outline steps to help managers support carers’ personal development.
17 October 2019
In order to understand the impact of the Long Term Plan, and to gauge how well it’s being implemented, we surveyed NHS Non-Executive Directors from across England and asked them to feedback on the regulatory approach.
09 October 2019
As part of the Long Term Plan (LTP), the NHS is committed to ambitious, quantitative health gains in the population. In this blog we outline how prioritising interventions can save lives and money.
01 October 2019
Sixty-one percent of carers entered the profession because they want to help people – so why are they leaving in droves? In this post we look at the measures to reduce employee turnover in the care sector, we discuss how care-home managers and operators can make front-line staff happier and more productive in their day-to-day work.
26 September 2019
We know that the social, economic and environmental factors of where we live and work, such as social isolation, economic inequality, pollution and poor food can greatly influence an individual's health. Here we set out an action plan for tackling these health inequalities.
26 September 2019
The social-care sector is experiencing one of its greatest challenges to date. Facing an estimated staffing shortage of 290,000 by 2030, the industry urgently needs to boost recruitment and reduce staff turnover. We set out how providers can
06 September 2019
By Zoë Watters. The Government’s announcement of an £853m investment in new capital NHS projects is welcome but what’s really needed is a new approach to how the NHS can finance capital investment.
08 August 2019
By Jai Dongre. Over the last few decades, clinical trials have become exponentially more complex. While new technology has been slowly adopted to increase efficiency, there is still a significant opportunity to further optimise supply and logistics during clinical development.
23 July 2019
By Damien Ashford and Shamil Ganatra. The continuing pressures on the NHS are well documented with increasing patient demand, changes in demographic and labour shortages, to name a few, contributing to persistent and growing financial challenges.
04 July 2019
By Krishna Vallurupalli. Although most big pharma companies collaborate with AI startups and tech companies, data still remains the bottleneck to train AI engines to deliver quality outputs for better drug design.
04 July 2019
By Mike Farrar. We are not alone in having increasing demand outstripping new resources.
28 June 2019
Care homes are under pressure to boost recruitment and reduce staff turnover. This blog discusses why having the right organisational structure is key to creating a better working environment for carers.
06 June 2019
By Reena Virdee. Facing an estimated staffing shortage of 290,000 by 2030, the social care sector is under pressure. Reena explores the recommendations of our recent research, starting with why care home businesses need to put care at the heart of everything they do.
15 May 2019
By Shamil Ganatra and Hannah Cross. We have been working with a number of NHS trusts across the country supporting them to make the most of Model Hospital, the quality of its insight, ability to usefully compare to peers , and to improve their financial performance as a consequence. There are five things we think a trust needs to consider to make best use of this tool.
01 May 2019
By Sham Ganatra & Tom Usher. Making every pound count is a real challenge for all healthcare providers. Our experience has taught us that there are some key steps providers can take to better manage discretionary spend and, in doing so, improve short term financial performance.
11 April 2019
By Damien Ashford and Nancy Park. We share our thoughts and guidance on what commissioning organisations can do when faced with growing financial challenge.
08 April 2019
By Lucy Stapleton and Dr Luke Solon. Projections vary but the higher ones have estimated that a British medical marijuana market could be worth up to £8 billion a year. Although it appears to be winning political support, convincing some medical professionals to begin prescribing may be challenging without more definitive data.
04 April 2019
Our NHS NEDs programme chair Mike Farrar asked NHS Resolution CEO Helen Vernon for her insights into how they go about supporting NHS staff.
21 March 2019
By Karen Finlayson. How can NHS organisations improve the situation for their BAME employees who are not represented equally in the top jobs?
