Healthcare news in the UK | Page 3

An overview of news, trends and research in the Healthcare industry in the UK:

NHS working with McKinsey on analysis of Covid-19 vaccination data The NHS has signed a £1 million deal with McKinsey & Company. The move sees the strategy consultancy advise on the analysis and presentation of data relating to the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
28 March 2022
NHS 111 and BNSSG reduce urgent care visits through service design In response to winter pressures on urgent care due to Covid-19, the NHS needed to reduce the risk of infection in busy waiting rooms.
10 December 2021
CIL advises on UK healthcare sector deals CIL has completed seven engagements in the UK healthcare sector, or involving UK investors.
01 December 2021
Test and Trace consultants come under further scrutiny After more than a year of controversy surrounding the public money spent on consultants for the Government’s misfiring coronavirus app, it has emerged that almost 2,000 consultants are still being pa
23 November 2021
Develop Consulting to hire 20 new healthcare consultants Improvement consultancy Develop Consulting has launched a recruitment drive with the aim of hiring up to 20 consultants specialised in the healthcare sector.
01 November 2021
Three supply chain opportunities for the healthcare sector Ray Berglund and Lee Feander, leaders in Alvarez & Marsal’s Healthcare practice, share three supply chain opportunities for the healthcare sector in the post-Covid-19 era.
27 October 2021
CGI supports sharing of vaccination status for service personnel Global consultancy CGI has worked with the NHS and the Ministry of Defence to support the vaccination of service personnel in the UK.
16 September 2021
Deloitte makes vaccination mandatory for US workforce Deloitte has told staff coming into its US offices from October, that they must be vaccinated against Covid-19. Workers will have to disclose their vaccination status on a secure Deloitte website.
30 August 2021
Ireland's health service works with EY on Covid-19 response Ireland’s national health services organisation has tapped EY for additional support during the pandemic. The Big Four firm has worked on more than five projects over 2020.
10 August 2021
Consulting firms win places on £600 million Leeds hospital programme Six consulting firms have been awarded places on a construction programme for the NHS.
30 July 2021
Social care workers undervalued by £7,000 annually during pandemic During the pandemic, the importance of social care workers was continuously highlighted, but according to a new report, their wages undervalue their work by almost £7,000 per year.
20 July 2021
UK consumers hesitant to return to sport and leisure activities After being away from stadiums for the best part of a year, football fans have returned to the terraces in their thousands during Euro 2020.
07 July 2021
Test and Trace spends £1 million per day on Deloitte consultants UK Parliament’s spending watchdog has found that the Government’s dependence on consultants to improve its Test and Trace app is yet to diminish.
02 July 2021
Covid-19 is impacting mental health of independent consultants The Covid-19 pandemic is having a profound impact on the mental health of consultants, according to a new report by Movemeon.
30 June 2021
World Health Organization criticise for consulting spend The World Health Organization has come under fire for its use of private consultants, having allegedly paid Boston Consulting Group more than $11 million since the final quarter of 2020.
22 June 2021
Five industries that can benefit from lean and six sigma Since their early beginnings in automotive, Lean and Six Sigma have grown into one of the most applied performance improvement methodologies.
14 June 2021
Studies warn that unvaccinated workers could prevent the return to work With the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine across the UK, lockdown measures are slowly being lifted – meaning the potential return to the workplace is drawing closer.
21 May 2021
L.E.K. looks into $8 billion psychedelic drug market potential In a new exploration, global strategy advisory L.E.K. Consulting has taken a look at a medical psychedelic drugs market being touted for its $8 billion potential within the next five-odd years.
06 May 2021
Grant Thornton advises Welsh nursing care provider on its sale Healthcare organisation Envivo Group has continued its rapid expansion campaign with the acquisition of Crusader Medical Care.
04 May 2021
NHS Test and Trace: Building a team of 50,000 in four months It has been more than nine months since NHS Test and Trace was launched on 28 May 2020, in direct response to the growing pandemic in the UK.
01 April 2021
Adopting new ways of working for medical sales representatives The pandemic has disrupted the face-to-face sales approach in the medical healthcare industry.
11 March 2021
Government and PA select three rapid Covid-19 test producers The UK Government has selected three British companies for a contract to manufacture up to 2 million rapid Covid-19 tests per day. The selection process was overseen by PA Consulting.
15 February 2021
How to keep pharma supply chains resilient and agile in 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the critical need for resilience and agility in pharma supply chains.
10 February 2021
Private equity to keep focus on healthcare and life sciences While most markets endured a difficult 2020 due to the pandemic, assets in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector saw their value demonstrated time and again.
09 February 2021
KPMG hired to oversee Scotland's Covid-19 vaccination rollout Scotland's health service has awarded a contract worth more than £2 million to Big Four professional services firm KPMG for "management and advisory services" on the nation’s coronavirus vaccine prog
03 February 2021
NHS selects 12 consultancies for Digital Capability for Health framework The Crown Commercial Service has following a highly competitive bid process selected twelve consultancies for its Digital Capability for Health framework.
01 February 2021
NorthEdge backs Helios Medical Communications expansion Global healthcare communications and strategic consultancy Helios Medical Communications has partnered with mid-market private equity firm NorthEdge to support its next growth phase.
26 January 2021
Consultants help hospital group in Bermuda Hospitals save millions Big Four firm KPMG has helped the Bermuda Hospitals Board save almost $30 million over the last three years. KPMG’s contract will run for another two years, and cost just a fraction of that figure.
22 January 2021
Mace & Menter wins NHS research projects in the South West Consulting firm Mace & Menter has won a competitive tender to work with the NHS on a series of projects to adapt and innovate health services in the South West.
21 January 2021
Test and Trace to phase out consulting firms for inhouse consultants The Government’s Test and Trace pandemic response programme is attempting to reduce its reliance on private sector giants after a public relations backlash.
07 January 2021
Cerner snaps up Kantar Health in $375 million deal Kantar has announced the sale of its health business, as the firm continues to reorganise its properties in the wake of its 2019 purchase by Bain Capital.
04 January 2021
Accenture wins prize for consulting work with NHS The Worshipful Company of Management Consultants has announced the winner of its annual Urwick Cup prize.
11 December 2020

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