Healthcare news in the UK | Page 4

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

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
Deloitte criticised for Covid-19 testing role As the UK looks set to miss its target for coronavirus testing by a significant margin at the end of April, reports have surfaced criticising Deloitte’s role in expanding testing across the country.
30 April 2020
Post-Covid-19 NHS leaders must be adaptable and agile As the debate of how to exit the Covid-19 lock-down emerges in the UK, NHS leaders must not forget the lessons they have learned during the present pandemic, according to health expert Professor Chri
20 April 2020
Peninsula Group doubles £1 million children’s hospital commitment Manchester-based global employment law consultancy Peninsula has pledged to raise £2 million for Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity.
16 April 2020
Hanway and Savills launch medical cannabis offering Crop17 Medical cannabis consultancy Hanway Associates has teamed up with Savills and CambridgeHOK to help British farmers, food companies and landowners capitalise on medical cannabis opportunities.
07 April 2020
50 firms win spot on NHS consultancy and advisory framework Over 50 consulting firms have won a spot on a £200 million consultancy and advisory framework from the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
06 April 2020
PA Consulting coordinating manufacturing of 20,000 ventilators UK origin consultancy PA Consulting has been picked by the British Government to head up a coordinated effort to manufacture ventilators for patients hit by the Covid-19 virus.
01 April 2020
Lincolnshire NHS Trust taps ETL for sustainability consulting Consulting firm ETL has been working with United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust on an Energy Performance Contract, as the institution looks to introduce carbon saving measures across its hospitals
11 March 2020
Governments must act to stop Coronavirus causing financial crisis As the number of patients infected continues to rise across the world, markets appear to be teetering on the brink of recession.
09 March 2020
Peninsula raises over £200,000 for children's hospital charity Manchester-based global employment law consultancy Peninsula has raised over £200,000 for Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity.
28 February 2020
Mazars lead dealmaker behind Westfield Health's Dutch acquisition Sheffield-based Westfield Health has acquired Netherlands-headquartered High Five Health Promotion in a multimillion-pound deal.
30 January 2020
Develop Consulting wins NHS contract to improve General Practice Develop Consulting, a Coventry-based improvement firm specialising in process and organisational improvement, has been awarded a national NHS England contract to support general practice in the imple
24 January 2020
Seven building blocks for patient-centricity in healthcare The healthcare demands of patients are changing rapidly as a result of the tailored services digitalisation has made possible in other facets of their daily lives.
09 January 2020
Legal cannabis market of UK could pass £2 billion mark by 2024 While recreational cannabis remains illegal in the UK, medical cannabis products were legalised in late 2018.
07 January 2020
Healthy New Towns: a collaborative work in progress Healthy New Towns is a programme that emphasises the role of the social and physical factors in the health of its populations.
09 December 2019

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