Surviving the Squeeze: Delivering Excellence in Corporate Services with Diminishing Resources

Roundtable discussion held 18 July 2025.

With the NHS facing substantial reductions in administrative capacity, maintaining high-performing corporate functions is increasingly challenging.

This interactive, collaborative roundtable event explored innovative approaches that can help meet cost-saving targets whilst preserving quality and operational effectiveness.

  • Host:
    Erika Bannerman, Managing Director, NHS Shared Business Services
  • Guests:
    Danny Mortimer, Chief Executive, NHS Employers
    David Furness, Managing Director, the Shelford Group
    Mark Jennings, Non-executive director at Alder Hey Children’s NHS FT, Chief Solutions and Services Officer, Strasys
    Alice Donovan-Hart, Director of Consulting, NHS Shared Business Services

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“There is a need, now more than ever, for providers to work in partnership with commissioners to identify recurrent savings at the system level.”

Sir Julian Hartley
Chief Executive
NHS Providers

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