NHS Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England

The NHS is at a pivotal moment. Lord Darzi’s review, published last year, described the system as being in “critical condition”. These concerns are intensified by demographic shifts and an ageing population.

Surviving the squeeze – delivering excellence in corporate functions with diminishing resources

The publication of the government’s Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England has created both opportunity and pressure for NHS corporate functions. With ambitious goals for transformation and constrained budgets, the traditional approach to middle and back-office ser...

Encouraging the use of Patient Discharge and Mental Health Step Down Beds (Care) Services ahead of predicted “winter chaos”

With media commentators already predicting “winter chaos” this year, leading corporate services provider NHS SBS is encouraging trusts to plan their admissions and discharge strategies early.

How NHS corporate functions can deliver excellence with diminishing resources

This question was at the heart of the inaugural webinar in NHS SBS's "Futureproofing the NHS" series. Hosted by Erika Bannerman (Managing Director of NHS SBS), the session brought together Danny Mortimer (Chief Executive of NHS Employers), David Furness (Managing Director of the ...

Introducing the Insourcing “A-Team” (well…2 of them anyway!)

Before our day in the health team begins, Ian French - Principal Category Manager will often be on a lovely morning walk (even the torrential Midlands rain doesn’t put him off!), whereas I much prefer a cup of tea and breakfast at my desk to kick the day off.

In a world that’s going crazy, is listening the answer?

In a world spinning off its axis — where noise drowns nuance and systems too often serve themselves — maybe the answer isn’t shouting louder, but listening better. Not the nod-and-smile kind, but the gritty, generous kind that actually changes something. This piece explores...

How to Create a Clear, Compliant & Competitive Procurement

The HPCCAS team hosted a webinar: “Clear, Compliant & Competitive – Setting your Procurement up for Success” aimed at supporting our customers in setting up an effective procurement.

Back to the Future? Reflections from ConfedExpo25

The future of the NHS is being shaped in real time—and if the atmosphere at ConfedExpo25 is any indication, it may involve revisiting some familiar ideas, albeit with a modern twist. The event had the energy of a reunion tour: familiar themes, renewed enthusiasm, and a shared s...

NHS 2.0 — creating a digital, data-driven NHS for the future

The UK Government’s ambition to modernise the NHS and make it more efficient, digital and patient centric must be driven in partnership with the people within the NHS, not solely by political think tanks and change consultants.