From our brains to yours.

Transformation of the NHS will take time and radical thinking. We explore this and immediate issues facing health care

Joint forward plans are crucial for the NHS's capacity for long-term healthcare delivery and financial stability.

Understand the factors driving inappropriate OOA placements – and potential remedial actions for eliminating them.

How Payment by Results (PbR) can help hospitals undertake more activity and reduce patient waiting lists

The recent publication of the 2022 NHS Staff Survey shows increased discontent among NHS staff.

Within discussions of NHS crises, the financial position is not being fully considered. We explore why and what to do.

A world-class service depends on valuing solving problems and simplifying processes before saving money.

How do we reconcile a vision for the future workforce with this present predicament?

As we move towards a collective and collaborative approach to the planning, commissioning and delivery of health services through Integrated Care Systems we will need to change the shape of health services.

NHS funding has increased during COVID-19, but that can't last forever. When will emergency funding dry up?

ICS already had a lot of work ahead before COVID-19. As we move forward, healthcare transformation must widen its scope.

Peter Saunders, head of our Healthcare Assurance team, on why hospitals need to get the data right first time.