Healthcare news in the UK | Page 3

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

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
Consultancy publishes Brexit guide for healthcare companies With so much still to be decided before the UK and EU finalise their protracted divorce, life sciences consulting firm Maetrics has released a concise guide summarising the known requirements for hea
01 December 2020
CGI supports UK Ministry of Defence’s digitisation of healthcare Global consultancy CGI has been delivering secure IT systems to the UK Ministry of Defence for over 40 years.
19 November 2020
Robots could transform UK social care sector The UK’s social care sector is facing a number of growing strains on its depleted resources.
16 November 2020
McKinsey & Company hired to review NHS technology services A contract published by the Department of Health and Social Care shows the department paid private consultants nearly £600,000 for its work on a review into NHS technology services.
16 November 2020
Quantuma sells nursing home out of administration Consultants from Quantuma have completed the sale of a Welsh nursing home for more than £2 million. The deal follows the home’s owner, Gwent Nursing Homes, placing itself into administration more than a year ago.
12 November 2020
Six lessons from the Covid-19 test and trace Excel blunder The news that crucial coronavirus test data was delayed in being added to the track and trace system due to an Excel blunder, causing the contacts of more than 16,000 positive cases to be under-repor
26 October 2020
Elixirr's Indaba platform helps companies with safe return to work Global management consultancy Elixirr has announced the launch of Indaba, a new end-to-end platform to offer businesses the choice of bringing their staff back together.
22 October 2020
BCG seniors paid over £6,000 a day on test and trace project Senior members of Boston Consulting Group have been paid over £6,000 per day to help improve the UK’s floundering test and trace project.
20 October 2020
Nine PwC firms working on UN-backed Covid-19 initiative Nine of PwC’s national and regional wings are teaming up to support a new global initiative and collaboration to help local communities recover better from the Covid-19 pandemic.
30 September 2020
Hundreds of consultants lined up for test-and-trace work Hundreds of consultants have been lined up to help the Government fortify its floundering test-and-trace plans, as the troubled system continues to face claims that it is “barely functional.
24 September 2020
Government Moonshot programme will cost UK over £100 billion The UK Government has drawn up plans to carry out up to 10 million covid-19 tests a day by early next year as part of a huge expansion of its national testing programme.
21 September 2020
Global Covid-19 infections approach 30 million mark Despite the global efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19, the number of confirmed cases has doubled in the past two months.
15 September 2020
DMW supports NHS with Health and Social Care migration NHS Digital has tapped consultants from DMW to help with the mass migration of organisations from its legacy N3 connectivity network.
03 September 2020
16 consulting firms awarded government coronavirus contracts The UK Government has once again come under fire for its spending on private consulting contractors, after it emerged the industry had received contracts worth £56 million to help with the national r
24 August 2020
PA helps Hampshire County Council launch caretaking robots The PA Consulting-led Argenti Care Technology Partnership collaborating with Hampshire County Council to launch the first-ever collaborative robots in the UK care sector.
06 August 2020
McKinsey to evaluate British NHS Test and Trace programme Global consulting firm McKinsey & Company is undertaking a review of the governance underwriting the UK’s programme to warn citizens that they may have been exposed to the coronavirus.
27 July 2020
Investing in better healthcare a huge opportunity for UK Global GDP could rise by about $12 trillion in 2040 if health investment can help reduce the number of health conditions suffered by the global population.
24 July 2020
How Newton Europe supported the rapid manufacture of ventilators Operational consultancy Newton Europe has helped a consortium of firms in the UK produce more than 11,000 emergency ventilators in just 12 weeks.
17 July 2020
CGI helps RAF build a digital support platform for dementia CGI has launched a new digital platform developed pro-bono in collaboration with the Royal Air Forces Association.
25 June 2020
Employers neglect Cycle to Work scheme despite workers' commuting fears As the Covid-19 lock-down eases, employees are still uneasy about the health risks which come with public life.
22 June 2020
Ensure Covid-19 doesn't have a lasting impact on mental health Work may have changed forever as a result of the ‘new normal’ triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
04 June 2020
PwC offers £20 million discount on services to NHS Big Four firm PwC has responded to an NHS request for pro bono support with an offer a 20% fee reduction, up to the value of £20 million.
18 May 2020
Employee mental health deteriorating amid Covid-19 lock-down With lock-down taking a toll on the economic and mental health of employees across the UK, the latest data still finds that the majority do not favour ending the Covid-19 lock-down.
07 May 2020

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