We have particular knowledge, skills and experience in managing and transforming Continuing Health Care (CHC) budgets and teams. CHC is NHS continuing healthcare, also known as NHS continuing care or ‘fully funded NHS care’, free care outside of hospital that … Continue reading

Very often clients need to know and understand whether their services are meeting organisational objectives and patient needs. This also applies to new programmes and projects. Typically, the issues are around effectiveness and efficiency and variable performance by area, by … Continue reading

The NHS’ 5 year Forward Plan published in 2014 and the Better Care Fund provides the context for exploring more effective and more patient-centred approaches to keeping populations healthy and caring outside of hospital wherever possible. This usually implies building … Continue reading

One of the most enduring issues in hospital operations is the control of patient flows through the system. Too many patients in our experience overstay in hospital beyond that which is necessary to complete their acute treatment. Typically, 30 to … Continue reading

Underpinning all our work is the requirement and necessity of working in partnership with stakeholders in planning and operating health and social care systems. Inter-organisational and inter-professional partnerships are notoriously difficult to manage and work within, particularly so perhaps in … Continue reading