Case studies

June 2026

We developed a dedicated children and young people’s chapter for the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostics Strategy, helping to ensure that the region’s long-term plans reflect the needs of younger patients as well as adults. The chapter clearly aligns with…

June 2026

The Challenge Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) set out a clear ambition in its Trust strategy, Where Excellence Meets Compassion (2024–2029). To turn this ambition into meaningful change, the Trust identified priority clinical areas requiring dedicated strategic delivery plans.…

June 2026

Funded by NHS England, the Rapid Access to Valve Assessment (RAVA) programme builds on a highly successful pilot delivered at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), with the Transformation Unit playing a key role in its design and implementation. The…

June 2026

The Association of Groups (AoG) was established in 2018 and serves as a learning network for senior leaders from NHS Trusts that operate as a hospital group. A hospital group is a collection of NHS hospitals that work together to…

February 2026

Introduction Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) commissioned the NHS Transformation Unit (TU) to support the implementation of community diagnostic services across Manchester and Trafford. Whilst neighbouring localities, the demographic profiles look quite different. Manchester is more densely populated and…

January 2026

Overview The Director of Capital, Estates and Facilities at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) commissioned the Transformation Unit to conduct a Gateway 5 Review of North View – a newly built, 150-room adult mental health inpatient hospital. This £105.9 million capital…

January 2026

Case Study The South London Mental Health and Community Partnership (SLP) is a collaborative of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. Together, these trusts…

September 2025

The Horizon Scanning, Demand Signalling, Innovation and Business Development (HSDS IBD) team sits within the Transformation Directorate at NHS England (NHSE). The team provides expertise and support to clinical policy teams within NHSE. By identifying research and innovation opportunities across…

June 2025

We provided programme leadership to support the development and successful implementation of the Rapid Access to Valve Assessment (RAVA) pathway for patients from across the Greater Manchester (GM) region enabling them to receive more timely access to care and treatment…

June 2025

The NHS Transformation Unit (TU) supported Greater Manchester (GM) People Services to develop a Project Initiation Document (PID) to explore the potential for a collaborative model for transactional People Services across GM. The Challenge Collaboration in corporate services, particularly People…

April 2025

The NHS Transformation Unit (TU) supported Bolton NHS Foundation Trust (BFT) and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) to comprehensively review their people services functions. This led to the production of a Project Initiation Document (PID)…

April 2025

The NHS Transformation Unit (TU) supported the Urology Clinical Network in Lancashire & South Cumbria (L&SC) to develop a comprehensive case for change in specialised cancer surgery and sub-speciality Urology. Our role was to provide pragmatic senior programme management support…