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Conflicts in public procurement projects can be inevitable, but there are ways to deal with them effectively, writes Neli Garbuzanova, Procurement Manager at NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit.
When it comes to providing more efficient and effective services, the quick wins have already been banked. So how do GP practices continue to improve services and save money – while grappling with an ageing population, exponential rise in long term conditions, tighter budgets, increasing vacancie...
In adopting new ways of working across organisational and regional footprints, it’s important to recognise and use those transformation skills already at our disposal as we work together to deliver change at pace and scale, says Chris Davies, NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit.
Communications campaigns must combine innovation with tried and tested techniques to help alleviate the pressure on NHS services.
We are at last seeing a palpable change in the approach to mental health services. Words are beginning to transform into action – a momentum we need to sustain if we are to improve services for some of the most complex patients the NHS serves.
As well as giving patients more control over the management of their health, there are positive signs that PHBs can deliver efficiencies. By analysing data across four of our CCG areas and comparing the annual cost of PHBs with the estimated cost of equivalent ‘traditional’ care packages, w...
NHS England set clear expectations from the outset of the vanguard programme for both planning and evaluation. Use of logic models has set the groundwork for effective formative evaluation which is used to shape how you design and deliver a programme of work. Arden & GEM CSU is providing eval...
The NHS is short on examples of change which provide the full picture – the start point, the interventions and the results, which is what is required to share learning and fast track improvements in health care. In developing and delivering the new care models, NHS England has set out to sy...
Data analysis might not sound like the thrilling of subjects, but there are plenty of reasons why it should be on your agenda. Like all areas of the NHS, GP practices need to achieve better outcomes, in less time and at a lower cost. That’s where patient data can prove extremely useful – but only...
Since January 2016, we have witnessed the beginning of a revolutionary change for the NHS with the introduction of Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs). These plans are designed to facilitate partnership working within health systems to tackle some of England’s most complex health...