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

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
GE Healthcare helps Bradford Royal Infirmary manage resources With the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS trust continuing to encounter heavy demand for beds and treatment, it has announced the launch of a new Command Centre at the Bradford Royal Infirmary.
15 November 2019
NHS executive Malcolm Lowe-Lauri joins Grant Thornton Grant Thornton has appointed a new Head of Healthcare Advisory in its UK wing.
08 November 2019
Healthcare firms Carnall Farrar and Changing Health team up Health and care consultancy Carnall Farrar has partnered with Changing Health a provider of digital behaviour change solutions.
05 November 2019
Arup encourages NHS to cut CO2 emissions A new study has suggested that the NHS creates more than 5% of the UK’s annual CO2 emissions.
02 October 2019
NHS patient data ‘worth £5 billion’ to private companies A controversial new report has suggested the NHS could cash in on its patient records by opening them up to private companies.
23 August 2019
NHS tasks Accenture with ‘world class’ perimeter cybersecurity Accenture has secured a new contract with NHS Digital to provide free-to-adopt perimeter cybersecurity services across the NHS.
22 August 2019
NHS England hired consultancy to find out own responsibilities The national commissioning body of healthcare in the UK reportedly hired a consulting firm for ‘function mapping exercise’ in 2018.
02 August 2019
PA Consulting to help develop wearable for residents at risk of falls PA Consulting Group has announced a partnership with Essex County Council to plot the creation of a new wearable service for vulnerable citizens.
26 July 2019
New Arup tool to track wellness impact of buildings International engineering consulting firm Arup has partnered with global wellness specialist Delos to address the growing issue of health and wellness in buildings.
23 July 2019
Ray Berglund joins Alvarez & Marsal's healthcare practice Global consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal has appointed a new Managing Director to its European healthcare and life sciences wing.
19 July 2019
L.E.K. Consulting and PwC lauded for healthcare industry services Two consulting firms have landed top prizes at the annual HealthInvestor awards in London. PwC scooped two awards for its corporate finance and transactional efforts, while L.E.K.
17 July 2019
Mazars purchases medical auditing specialist Hall Liddy Professional services firm Mazars has added specialist accountancy Hall Liddy to its UK offering, giving it access to 2,600 clients across the medical sector.
12 July 2019
DWP criticised for handing outsourcers extra £630 million The continuing furore over outsourcing benefit tests for sick and disabled people has once again reared its head, with the UK Government being pilloried for handing the professional services firms in
04 July 2019
Irish TDs slam claim that PwC hospital review is 'no conflict of interest' Ireland’s Department of Health has been lambasted by Teachta Dálas, after it defended PwC’s role in the review of a hospital project it also consulted upon months before.
29 May 2019
Five trends in UK's health and fitness market Digitalisation and rapidly changing customer expectations are transforming the consumer goods and leisure sectors.
16 May 2019
Accenture Interactive uses AI to tackle elderly loneliness Accenture Interactive has created a project using artificial intelligence to tackle elderly loneliness.
14 May 2019
Alvarez & Marsal administrates 322-strong care home group Four Seasons Health Care, one of Britain's largest care home groups, has appointed professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal to oversee its administration.
13 May 2019

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