Health & Social Care
Health and social care services are facing the challenge of finding significant efficienty savings as a result of the Comprehensive Spending Review in October 2010 and, at the same time, implement profound change.
Acute Services must continue to improve their operational effectiveness and increase the quality of the patient experience whilst managing the risks that these changes include. GP commissioning and the redesign of services to deliver them more closely to the patient needs careful planning, confident and competent delivery and leadership of the highest quality. Social care re-design, in line with the Government's 'Putting People First' programme, is challenging local authorities and health services to work more closely together. At the same time, standards of patient and client care have to be maintained.
Our consultants have a range of skills that can help in this climate. They understand the drivers behind public sector organisations and the need to deliver high quality services more efficiently. We have experts in the following areas:
- Performance improvement
- Cost reduction
- Health and social care integration
- Procurement and collaborative working
- Leadership coaching
Our team is made up of experienced consultants who have had previous, senior management experience in health and social care organisations. Our clients see us as trusted advisers. They recognise our ability to "make strategy happen" in a way that understands their environment and work with them to deliver sustainable results.
Lean thinking
Much of our work is underpinned by a lean thinking approach to solving problems and delivering services. Combining our consultant's expertise in industry and the public sector, The Consultancy Company's approach focuses on supporting clients to analyse and redesign systems using the full range of Lean, Systems Thinking and Six Sigma approaches. In order to achieve sustainable continuous improvement, we look to change mindsets and behaviour as well as introducing tools and techniques.
Project Management
No project is completed successfully without expert and experienced project management. We have PRINCE2 qualified consultants and also have our own project management methodology, ProAct ©. This is an experience-driven project management methodology as well as a product in its own right. Whichever route is taken, clients know that projects will be delivered on time, on cost and with the required outcomes.
