Despite small salary growth across the board and an average of one in five jobs being lost in the NHS last year, we predict continued demand for clinical governance officers, IT support technicians, project managers, relocation specialists and change consultants.
As organisations settle into doing business in a leaner, more…
2011 was a year shaped by efficiency drives and cost savings. In particular we noted:
Mergers and recruitment freezes fuelled significant growth in demand for interim staff, particularly within IT support roles.
Ongoing integration and change across the organisation created demand for project managers, office relocation professionals and change consultants.…
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.…
