Unlocking innovation: the role of user-led training in achieving change
Peter Glover MBE, Business Intelligence Training, Change and Adoption Lead at NHS Arden & GEM shares how insightful, inclusive training which encourages participation, explains context and provides clarity on anticipated benefits is key to a successful innovation process int his article for N...
Why clarity and consistency are essential to realise the benefits of integrated urgent and community care
All ICSs are required to provide an urgent community response (UCR) service which delivers urgent crisis support to people in their own homes. In this blog for Integrated Care Journal, Senior Consultant, Lisa Harrigan considers how variation in service maturity and delivery is limiting the potent...
Using data to enable and measure stewardship-led transformation
NHS Arden & GEM and Mid and South Essex ICS share how data is being used to enhance care and drive sustainable change, as part of a stewardship approach, in this blog for Healthcare Leader.
The social value innovator – strategy and tactics for success in a cash strapped world
In this blog, Arden & GEM’s Executive Director of Strategy and Innovation, Alison Tonge, looks at the five components of a good strategy and how to demonstrate quantifiable social value impact for the bottom line.
Five tips for building a better business case for new projects
Mui Wan, Associate Director for Finance and Performance Improvement at NHS Arden & GEM, looks at five key areas to focus on for NHS funding bids and new projects in this latest blog for Healthcare Leader
Developing Joint Forward Plans: how ICBs can strengthen integrated planning
Alison Tonge, Executive Director of Strategy and Innovation at NHS Arden & GEM, considers how truly integrated planning can support systems to combine a coordinated strategic approach with integrated operational delivery in this blog for Integrated Care Journal.
IT at scale - turning opportunity into reality
Arden & GEM's IT and productivity leaders discuss the opportunities for ICBs and individual providers to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs by commissioning and delivering IT services and equipment at scale.
The role of finance in driving down NHS carbon emissions
Our Social Value Lead, Becky Jones, and Director at the Carbon Neutral Group, George Curtis, discuss the important role that finance and procurement teams have to play in making a meaningful dent in the NHS’s carbon footprint in this article for Public Finance.
What does success look like for provider collaboratives?
NHS Arden and GEM recently hosted executive leaders from provider collaboratives, NHS regions and NHS England at our headquarters in St Johns House, Leicester.
Delegating specialised commissioning: what ICBs should consider ahead of April 2024
Ayesha Janjua and Iain Stewart look at the key tasks facing ICBs as they take on responsibility for commissioning many specialised services in April 2024, in this latest blog for Healthcare Leader.