Successful integrated planning must combine strategic vision with operational reality
As ICBs look to embark on more ambitious integrated plans, those of us working across regions should also step up to accelerate that learning, how to share assumptions, and capture evidence, decisions and impact, says Alison Tonge, Director of Integrated Services Development at Arden & GEM.
Social value: Why it matters and the path to success
Read the summary of our most recent webinar, ‘Understanding the importance of social value in the public sector’, which brought together NHS, local authority and voluntary sector leaders to share their expertise.
System-wide workforce planning sets the foundations for sustainable healthcare
ICBs have access to a large, talented workforce which can unlock opportunities to improve health and social care explains Head of Service for Workforce Planning and Consultancy, Fiona Grove, in our latest blog for Healthcare Leader.
Social value – lofty ambition or lifeline for healthcare?
With net zero targets, green plans, carbon reduction plans and procurement legislation, social value in the NHS is not optional. Our Social Value Lead, Becky Jones, looks at how progress can be made by ICBs in this latest blog for Healthcare Leader.
Releasing value by transforming corporate services
How to release value within the NHS by transforming corporate services.
How Population Health Management is enabling proactive, personalised care in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Our Head of Data Science, Prasanth Peddaayyavarla, discusses how PHM is key to unlocking the shift from reactive treatment to preventative care and shares pilot work from Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes designed to enhance care for specific patient cohorts and reduce A&E and GP attendan...
Will real-time data improve healthcare?
Real-time data may be the holy grail but there is still plenty to be gained from regular and accurate data flows that give a timely system-wide view of service priorities on the ground, writes David O’Callaghan, Chief Data Officer at NHS Arden & GEM CSU.
Supporting primary care staff and their patients to improve mental health and wellbeing
Sally Eason, Associate Director of Digital Transformation and Service Redesign at Arden & GEM, shares how the Shine programme is improving the mental health and wellbeing of primary care staff and patients in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, in this case study for Mental Health Today.
How do we achieve financial stability in the NHS?
Mark Smith ACMA CPFA, Director of Finance at NHS Arden & GEM CSU, and Rose Taylor RGN RHV, Director of Healthcare Solutions at NHS Arden & GEM CSU, share highlights from a recent roundtable with NHS finance leaders.
Leadership and culture will determine early success for ICBs
Arden & GEM's Head of OD Consultancy, Davo Ruthven-Stuart, considers how ICB leaders can find the space, support and skills needed to drive what could be a transformative agenda for the NHS in this latest blog for Healthcare Leader.