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February 2025
Insights Team Insight – Kira Maguire, Apprenticeship Associate ConsultantWhat you did prior to the apprenticeship scheme at the TU and when you started at the TU Before I joined the TU, I had graduated from The University of Leeds with a degree in English Literature and Language. Alongside…
February 2025
Insights Team Insight – Jacob Crossland, Apprenticeship Associate ConsultantWhat you did prior to the apprenticeship scheme at the TU and when you started at the TU Following graduation from Sheffield Hallam University in 2022, I was confident in the fact that I wanted to work in the NHS,…
November 2024
Publications Collaborative Care – Creating Value from ScaleIn October 2024, in the wake of the Darzi report commissioned by the new Labour government, the NHS Transformation Unit (part of ML CSU) and Browne Jacobson LLP brought together colleagues from across England to take stock of group arrangements…
October 2024
News Opinion Piece – The Tobacco and Vapes BillCan the UK lead the way in successfully becoming Smoke Free? The Tobacco and Vapes Bill brought by the previous government was intended to, in their own words, “ensure the next generation grows up smoke free.” The Bill covered three…
September 2024
EDI Digital Exclusion and Transformation12th September marks the second annual ‘End Digital Poverty Day’, a day of awareness for digital poverty and exclusion initiated and hosted by the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA). Established in September 2023, the day sees individuals and organisations come together…
August 2024
News From work-ing to work-out: Moving more for mental health and the impact on productivity in the workplace.In the UK, 36% of adults do not meet the physical activity recommendations set by the World Health Organisation (2020), engaging in less than 150 minutes of activity per week. Research consistently shows that regular physical activity not only improves…
July 2024
Business The Business Case: A Dynamic Process, Not Just a ProductWhen we think of a business case, it’s easy to imagine it as a finished product – a polished document meticulously crafted to persuade decision-makers. However, it’s important to recognise that the development of a business case is not just…
July 2024
Insights Team Insight – Emily Pyrah, Transformation ConsultantEmily joined the Transformation Unit in 2018 and has worked on a wide range of projects during this time. As a Transformation Consultant, Emily delivers projects and programmes within our portfolio and works with the wider management team to ensure…
June 2024
News Feedback – is it really the breakfast of Champions?It’s certainly important to us at the NHS Transformation Unit (TU). As an organisation that embeds a continuous improvement approach, we recognise that through a good feedback process, we can improve the work that we do and the products that…
May 2024
Publications Annual Report 2023/24We are proud to introduce our 2023/24 annual report. Our annual report celebrates an incredible year of achievements for the NHS Transformation Unit (TU). At the beginning of the year, we set four organisational objectives, and we are proud to…
May 2024
News Workforce Planning MethodologyIn her last news and views article, Dianna introduced herself as Workforce Offer Lead at the TU and talked about the importance of workforce in the work we carry out for our clients. This article expands on the methodology that…
April 2024
News Workforce Planning and the TU: Introducing our Workforce LeadDianna has recently taken on the role of our Workforce Offer Lead. Here, Dianna Introduces the TU workforce offer and talks about the importance of workforce in the work that we carry out for our clients. Workforce Planning “Effective system-level…
April 2024
News Clinical Redesign MethodologyIn my last news and views article, I talked about what clinical strategy and redesign is at the TU and how we support our clients to undertake redesign. I also highlighted some of the work that we have done previously.…
March 2024
Insights Team Insight – Simon Wickham, Transformation Consultant AnalystIn this article, Simon has kindly brought to life what it is like to work at the TU as a Transformation Consultant Analyst. We are a busy team of professionals working in partnership with our clients, ultimately wanting to deliver…
February 2024
News A Challenging Recovery – Analysis of the challenges in recovering the RTT waiting listSummary The Elective Waiting List across England has seen unprecedented growth since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients are waiting longer than ever for their treatment to start. The NHS has focused on eradicating the longest waiting times with…
December 2023
Awards HSJ Partnership Awards – Finalists for Most Impactful Partnership in Preventative HealthcareActive Hospitals shortlisted for 2024 HSJ Partnership Awards Most Impactful Partnership in Preventative Healthcare NHS Transformation Unit, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and Sport England are delighted to announce that Phase 2 of the Active Hospitals project…
December 2023
Awards HSJ Partnership Awards – Finalists for Most Effective Contribution to Integrated Health and CareNHS Transformation Unit and Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB shortlisted for 2024 HSJ Partnership Awards recognising the most effective collaborations with the NHS NHS Transformation Unit and Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB are delighted to announce that the Lancashire and…
December 2023
Awards HSJ Partnership Awards – Finalists for Diagnostics Project of the YearEchocardiography Recovery Plan shortlisted for 2024 HSJ Partnership Awards Diagnostic Project of the Year NHS Transformation Unit and Cheshire and Merseyside Acute and Specialist Trusts Collaborative (CMAST) are delighted to announce that the Echocardiography Recovery Plan has been shortlisted for…
August 2023
Insights Team Insight – Rachel Volland, Managing ConsultantA week in the life of a Rachel Volland, Managing Consultant (August 2023) I joined the Transformation Unit in January 2023 having sought out an organisation that aligned to my personal values of honesty, respecting people, acknowledging and utilising skills and…
August 2023
Insights Business Cases and the TUIntroducing our new Lead for Business Cases OK, so you want to make a change, but how do you convince the right people to invest in your idea? How do you get agreement to the change that you are proposing,…
August 2023
EDI Connecting with our Local CommunityLiving Our Values One of our TU values is to be People Focused – to have those who access and deliver health and care at the heart of all we do. We spend a lot of our time at the…
June 2023
Publications Annual Report 2022/23We are proud to introduce our 2022/23 annual report. Our annual report celebrates a remarkable year for the NHS Transformation Unit (TU). At the beginning of the year we put in place a number of strategic objectives, and we are…
June 2023
Insights How we can help you respond to your financial challengesWe have worked with our colleagues at Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (@NHS ML) to launch our offer to help organisations respond to financial challenges. We understand the challenges you are facing. Now, more than ever, it is essential…
April 2023
Publications NHS Transformation Unit Digital Marketing BrochureDownload our brochure here: The NHS Transformation Unit digital marketing brochure has been developed as an interactive summary of our values, areas of expertise and how we can work with you.
February 2023
Insights Team Insight – Kathryn Hoyle, Graduate Associate Consultant15 months as a Graduate Associate Consultant Starting at the Transformation Unit (TU) I joined the TU in September 2021 in our Graduate Role. Prior to joining, I completed an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology and Early Childhood at Liverpool Hope…
January 2023
News Mental Health First Aid at the TUAnita Kiernan – Transformation Consultant – talks about the Mental Health First Aid refresher training that she and three other colleagues have recently attended, and why this is so important to us. Living the TU Values We have four values…
January 2023
News Supporting Clinical Strategy and RedesignHow we are supporting Clinical Strategy and Redesign for Health and Care What is Clinical Strategy and Redesign? Clinical strategy & redesign relates to the transformation of services, utilising the perspectives of health and care professionals, patients and carers to…
December 2022
News Snowdon Hike in support of Manchester MINDThis year, the TU have established an ongoing partnership with local charitable heroes, Manchester MIND. The work that they do in mental health support and promotion is close to a lot of our hearts, and we consider ourselves fortunate to…
December 2022
Insights Team Insight – Doug Whyley, Managing ConsultantDoug Whyley, Managing Consultant A week in the life of a Managing Consultant I joined the Transformation Unit in 2018 and have been here 4 years. My career to date has been exclusively in public sector consulting, having started with…
December 2022
Awards HSJ Partnership Awards 2023NHS Transformation Unit and Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance is shortlisted as a finalist for the HSJ Partnership Awards 2023 NHS Transformation Unit and Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance are delighted to announce that the Gynaecological Cancer Services Review in…
December 2022
News Supporting Programme ManagementHow we are supporting management of health and care transformation programmes Effective programme and project management is key to successful delivery of transformational change to provide better care for patients. Whether it’s a whole system transformation agenda, a portfolio of…
November 2022
News Active Hospitals Final Milestone Report 2022The Active Hospital programme was launched as part of the national Moving Healthcare Professionals Programme (MHPP) in 2016, to embed the promotion of physical activity within the culture and practice of hospital trusts, with the ultimate aim of improving patient…
November 2022
EDI Inclusive RecruitmentSarah Maynard-Walker talks about her recent experience of her involvement in recruitment at the TU. Making our recruitment processes more inclusive and accessible to all I recently had the privilege of supporting a recruitment round at the TU, supremely organised…
October 2022
News Building Business Cases for Capital InvestmentHow we support the production of robust business cases With increasingly squeezed health and care budgets, it is vital that leaders make value for money investment decisions informed by robust business cases. Transformation of health and care services often requires…
October 2022
News Volunteering at The Bread and Butter ThingHow we are delivering on our corporate social responsibility plan through volunteering Making a difference to the health and wellbeing of our local population is important to the TU. As part of our corporate social responsibility plan each member of…
September 2022
News Supporting digital transformationHow we are supporting digital transformation of health and care We are all getting accustomed to accessing information and services digitally, allowing us to be more efficient with our time, hold information in one place and work around our busy…
July 2022
News Launch of our 2021/22 annual reportWe are delighted to introduce our 2021/22 annual report, which celebrates a phenomenal year for the NHS Transformation Unit (TU). During the year, we not only achieved all our strategic objectives, we also saw continued growth and development of our…