A year after the comprehensive spending review we are seeing change at almost every level of the NHS.
Office moves and integrations have led to IT support roles, whilst efforts to update internal systems to improve patient care and efficiency have led to increased demand for testers, application developers, .net…
One of the NHS’s greatest assets is the power of its brand. With a logo that over 95% of the population recognise the NHS has a market penetration that most commercial companies can only dream of. Research shows that use of the NHS logo gives credible support and authority to…
Britains largest employer, the NHS sees one million patients every 36 hours and has a physical footprint of 28.4 million m2 – well in excess of the entire footprint of Sainsburys and Waitrose operations combined. With just 16 months until Primary Care Trusts are abolished why are we seeing continued…
Perhaps the most controversial thing to come out of the coalition government so far, the proposed NHS reforms bill has caused shockwaves, especially amongst those concerned about public sector jobs.
The Health and Social Care Bill proposes some of the most radical reforms in the history of the National Health Service,…
Change managers, commissioning experts, business managers and project support roles on the rise
With strategies clear organisations are looking to the interim market to help them achieve the change agendas. We have seen demand for change management and commissioning expertise for the Pathfinders as well as the requirement from business…
2010 was one of the most significant years for the future of the National Health Service in recent history. The coalition government set out drastic changes for a more ‘clinically led’ NHS, with GPs being handed 80% of the overall budget; spelling the end of PCTs by 2013 and creating…
The cultural impact of the recent spending review has been felt in all areas of the UK’s economy. The public sector in particular has been forced to bear the brunt of cuts across departments, with streamlining initiatives seeking to alleviate costs, and recruitment freezes affecting retention trends across the sector.…
The NHS like all public sector organisations is in need of saving cash, and typically procurement would seem to be in the limelight.
As Philips Green’s recent review of spending highlights, there is an urgent need for businesses of every size to have someone responsible for purchasing for the business.…
As the coalition government plans to hand commissioning power to the GPs, consortia members find themselves having a whole new realm of responsibility. The demand for commercial and entrepreneurial skills may result in executive interim support roles.
Many recruiting managers have been surprised at the sparse response to vacancies from…
With Transforming Community Services (TCS) affecting the NHS as a whole; IT professionals are facing their own challenges with the acquisition and/or separation of services.
Community services are either separating from Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and becoming stand alone organisations or merging with acute and Mental Health Trusts within the…