Integrated Care Systems should prepare now for the Provider Selection Regime
Arden & GEM's Procurement Director, Gavin Bennett, shares the practical steps that ICSs can take now to prepare for the Provider Selection Regime in this latest article for National Health Executive.
Increasing uptake of the Discharge Medicines Service across a West Midlands ICS
In this article for PM Healthcare Journal, Arden & GEM's Medicines Optimisation team describe how their collaborative work with Black Country and West Birmingham ICS has uncovered the barriers to implementing a Discharge Medicines Service with positive impact for staff engagement and referrals.
Why cybersecurity must become everyone’s responsibility in a digitised NHS
Our Head of Cybersecurity, Tej Gudka, considers how we can strike the right balance between building stronger cybersecurity defences and enabling staff to work efficiently in this feature for National Health Executive.
Clinical policy and the Triple Aim: Why ICS leaders need to act now
In this blog for Healthcare Leader, Arden & GEM's Senior IFR Nurse, Charlotte Nuttley, considers the role that clinical policy development and harmonisation can play in helping ICSs to achieve the Triple Aim, deliver the COVID-19 recovery programme and make difficult funding decisions.
Harnessing the power of Clinical Networks in the delivery of integrated care
The value of Clinical Networks in the delivery of high-quality, integrated care has long been recognised. But all too often, turning potential into tangible impact has been a significant challenge.
Lessons from the pandemic are driving innovation in NHS procurement
Tackling the care backlog created by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a need for service innovation on an unprecedented scale. Hear from our Head of Procurement, Martin Taylor, on how flexible procurement approaches are helping to tackle this challenge in this feature for National Health Executive.
Improving engagement between medicines optimisation teams and general practice during a pandemic
In this article for the Journal of Pharmacy Management, Arden & GEM's medicines optimisation team share their five-point approach to engaging with practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Steps to developing coordinated Integrated Care Records across multiple ICSs
Jayne Rooke, Programme Manager at Arden & GEM, and Alec Price-Forbes, Chief Clinical Information Officer at Coventry and Warwickshire ICS, share their experiences and learning points from a programme involving three Integrated Care Systems.
Delivering quality and value from hybrid learning
Learning and Development Manager, Dr David Mathew, considers that role that hybrid learning can play in helping NHS leaders face the challenges of building teams and managing people effectively in a new world of hybrid working.
Change wisely – why we must get evaluation right to make best use of resources
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to exert pressure throughout the health and care system, on top of an already overstretched service, never has it been more important for us to use NHS resources wisely. In this blog for NHS Confederation, Sally Eason discusses the role that effective evaluat...