Across the health and care system - wherever the workforce question lives
We work across the breadth of UK health and care, with a particular depth of experience in the parts of the system where workforce, strategy and transformation collide - and with the leaders whose decisions turn plans into services.
Every corner of the health and care system
From large acute trusts to small VCSE providers, our client base reflects the reality of how care is now delivered - across organisational, sector and system boundaries. Click any sector for detailed work, related thinking, and to join the sector community on our Academy.
NHS acute trusts
Integrated workforce plans, target operating models for People and Strategy functions, service redesign and productivity programmes.
Explore this sectorMental health trusts
Workforce strategy across community, inpatient and specialist services - including learning disabilities and autism.
Explore this sectorCommunity services
Skill-mix reviews, community workforce planning and operating models for community trusts and providers.
Explore this sectorAmbulance trusts
Paramedic supply and demand modelling, operational workforce forecasting and clinical role design.
Explore this sectorIntegrated care boards
System workforce planning, cross-boundary strategy and governance for ICBs, ICSs and place-based partnerships.
Explore this sectorPrimary care
PCN workforce planning, ARRS role diversification and operating model work for federations and providers.
Explore this sectorLocal authorities & social care
Adult social care commissioners and providers, public health teams and integrated commissioning functions.
Explore this sectorVCSE partners
Voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations delivering or commissioning health and care services.
Explore this sectorIndependent providers
Independent providers of health and care services to NHS and private payers.
Explore this sectorSenior conversations, on both sides of the table
We are used to working directly with the people accountable for the outcome - boards, executives and system leaders - and translating what we do into their language. Most of our engagements are commissioned by, and delivered alongside, one of the following roles.
Chief Executives
Board-level advisory, strategic reviews and change programmes where the CEO needs an independent, senior pair of hands.
Chief People Officers
Workforce strategy, People function TOMs and interim leadership - built with, not for, the CPO's team.
Chief Finance Officers
Workforce plans that stand up to financial scrutiny, with clear pay-cost, productivity and efficiency implications.
Chief Operating Officers
Service redesign, capacity and demand modelling, and workforce plans linked to operational recovery.
Chief Medical & Nursing Officers
Clinical workforce strategy, new-role design and skill-mix work grounded in clinical realism.
Chief Digital & Information Officers
Workforce implications of digital transformation, EPR programmes and technology-enabled operating models.
Directors of Transformation & Strategy
Programme leadership, PMO and delivery muscle for complex, multi-year change portfolios.
Chairs & Non-Executive Directors
Independent workforce assurance, board development and thematic deep-dives into workforce risk.
System & ICB leaders
Cross-organisational workforce strategy, system TOMs and delivery arrangements for integrated care.
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