Public Sector news in the UK | Page 12

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

Cabinet Office hires Cranfield, PA and Project Academy The Cabinet Office has hired three external firms – PA Consulting Group, Cranfield School of Management and The Project Academy – to run a Project Leadership Programme (PLP) for senior civil servants
07 May 2015
iMPOWER slams one-dimensional Ofsted inspections iMPOWER recently slammed the Government’s independent auditing unit Ofsted for the unreasonable consequences of its audits on service providers, finding that its “inadequate” assessment means that lo
05 May 2015
OC&C: Government outsourcing grows to 110 billion Public sector spending on outsourced services is projected to increase by £20 billion to £110 billion, an analysis from OC&C Strategy Consultants finds.
30 April 2015
McKinsey: Defence-industry leaders gaining optimism Defence-industry executives are gaining optimism, the results of a survey by McKinsey & Company shows. The respondents foresee the biggest growth in spending in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, with the Middle East now seen as the most attract
29 April 2015
Royal HaskoningDHV designs Scottish flood protection The flood scheme in the town of Forres, Scotland, has opened, protecting homes and businesses from flooding from the River Findhorn and Mosset Burn. Consulting firm Royal HaskoningDHV has designed the £37 million flood protection scheme, on t
24 April 2015
Experienced consultant Martin Howard CIO of Amedisys Martin Howard, alumnus of Alvarez & Marsal, EY, KPMG and Deloitte, has taken on the role of CIO at Amedisys. After the company came into controversy last year, the new CEO has started appointing new leadership, inclu
20 April 2015
Capita Healthcare Decisions partners up with Medibank The Healthcare Decisions practice of Capita has signed a partnership with healthcare company Medibank to deliver safe, consistent health advice for Australians and New Zealanders. As part of the agreement, Capita will provide Medibank with its cont
20 April 2015
Barnett Waddingham: Pension costs universities to soar Universities may find their pension liabilities soar in the coming months, warns Barnett Waddingham in a new report. According to the business advisors, the recent fall in corporate bond yield may push up liabiliti
16 April 2015
KPMG buys healthcare consultancy Beacon Partners Global accounting and consulting firm KPMG has acquired Beacon Partners, a US-based healthcare consulting firm. With the move, the Big Four firm significantly boosts its North American health advisory practice, adding mo
15 April 2015
UK DECC appoints Arup to new Energy Framework The UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has appointed consulting firm Arup to its new Energy Technical Specialist Framework, set up to provide it with an overview of current energy technologies and practices. The consulting firm wil
15 April 2015
NHS selects IBM to boost electronic staff record system IBM has been selected by the Department of Health in England to transform and improve the Electronic Staff Record System of the National Health Service in England and Wales. To do so, the firm will provide increased mobile access and new s
14 April 2015
Firms to assist wastewater treatment works expansion Consulting firms Mott MacDonald and Hyder Consulting have been appointed by the Laing O’Rourke Imtech joint venture to assist in the expansion of the UK Davyhulme wastewater treatment works.
13 April 2015
Grant Thornton UK boosts Healthcare Advisory team Grant Thornton has strengthened its UK private Healthcare Advisory team with the appointment of Paula Holdsworth, former General Manager of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, as Associate Director. The appointment bolsters its health of
13 April 2015
US needs additional climate policies for 2C pledge In a bid to inhibit the effects of climate change on human civilisation, governments globally have agreed on a 2 C warming limit.
10 April 2015
Newton to assess costs social care Lancashire County In a bid to trim the budget burden of its social care programme, on the back of austerity demands, the Lancashire County Council has hired consulting firm Newton to assess possible administrative efficiencies. A conservative estimate on the cost sa
09 April 2015
LOC Consulting boosts healthcare consultancy offering Management consultancy LOC Consulting has strengthened its healthcare consultancy and public sector offering with the appointment of Carol Beckford as Associate Director. Prior to joining LOC, Beckford worked as an indep
08 April 2015
Mott MacDonald explores limited rail supervision in UK Consulting firm Mott MacDonald is investigating the potential implementation of the Limited Supervision functionality of the European Train Control System in the UK, a functionality that allows for t
08 April 2015
BCG and Google Academy partner to drive digital skills The Boston Consulting Group and Google Digital Academy have decided to partner up and launch a new industry-wide initiative: Talent Revolution. The initiative aims at supporting leading companies with growing their digital maturity, w
08 April 2015
UK MoD hires CGI to support its Fire Control systems The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has hired IT services firm CGI to support its artillery fire control apps, FC BISA and FCA, both originally designed by CGI.
07 April 2015
Councils embracing demand-focused transformations With austerity biting hard into local government budgets and with service supply side costs already heavily reduced in the previous rounds of cutbacks, new thinking and doing is required to keep up public services helpin
02 April 2015
Ricardo-AEA provides chemical risk support to MoD The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the UK Government has selected Ricardo-AEA’s chemical risk practice, the National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC), to provide it with 24/7 emergency telephone advice
02 April 2015
Arup: Intelligent connectivity reshaping urban mobility Intelligent connectivity, which enables the mutual exchange of data between individuals and smart systems, will reshape urban mobility in the future, research by Arup and Qualcomm Technologies shows
01 April 2015
Mace supports expansion of UN International School London headquartered consulting firm Mace has been selected by the United Nations to assist in the expansion of its International School in Hanoi – Vietnam.
01 April 2015
BDO: UK failing to meet Government building targets The UK is unsuccessful in meeting the building target set up by its Government, with nine out of ten decision makers from housing developers and housing associations feeling the target set is unreali
31 March 2015
TCS launches Big Data analysis app for UK elections Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a new smartphone Big Data analysis app for the UK elections: ElectUK.
31 March 2015
WEF & BCG: Students lack skills needed in 21st century Today’s students lack much-needed 21st century skills, research by BCG and WEF shows. Students not only need to possess foundational skills, including languages and math, they are also expected to be adept at certain competencies, such as pro
30 March 2015
4 teams win PA Raspberry Pi coding competition Earlier this week PA Consulting Group organised the 2015-edition of its ‘Raspberry Pi programming’ competition, a programming challenge for pupils and students.
27 March 2015
KPMG CF supports UCL with 150 million credit line University College London (UCL) has received a new £150 million revolving credit facility from a consortium of UK banks. The academic institution was advised by KPMG Capital Advisory Group, KPMG’s practice th
27 March 2015
Hymans Robertson boosts take up of cancer care Hymans Robertson's move to launch a cancer screening programme is increasingly proving a popular decision.
27 March 2015
TCS helps teachers to reduce digital skills gap in the UK IT services, business solutions and consulting firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed an partnered with The Tech Partnership and MyKindaCrowd to develop a new initiative, designed to help teachers encourage more young people into digital c
27 March 2015
Capgemini UK launches its new Degree Apprenticeship Capgemini has in collaboration with Birmingham-based Aston University launched a new Degree Apprenticeship Programme.
26 March 2015
14 consultancies nominated for HealthInvestor Awards Healthcare platform HealthInvestor has announced the 2015 finalists for its annual awards ceremony. More than 100 healthcare institutions and private sector companies have been nominated, including fourteen management co
25 March 2015

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