Recent government funding announcements for UK hospices have been welcomed across the sector. Additional capital support for buildings, facilities and infrastructure is undoubtedly positive news. But sector leaders have been clear. While extra funding helps, it does...
Hospitals and care providers across the UK are under relentless financial and operational pressure. Waiting lists are growing, costs are rising, and budgets are stretched further each year. Yet some of the biggest drains on NHS resources do not come from the operating...
There is a particular kind of quiet that comes from a care home running smoothly. It is not silence, but a calm rhythm that allows staff to focus on residents, not rushing to fix avoidable problems. Behind that calm, there is often something less visible keeping...
Supplier relationships are one of the most valuable assets in UK healthcare. From clinical supplies to everyday goods, hospitals depend on a complex network of trusted partners to keep operations running smoothly. When those relationships are strong, procurement runs...
When the UK Government set out its 10-Year Health Plan, much of the attention focused on patient care, staffing, and clinical services. But tucked within the strategy are ambitions around procurement, technology, and efficiency that will have a significant impact on...
Every year, hospitals across the UK quietly lose thousands of pounds on the simplest of purchases: paper, gloves, cleaning products, etc. The problem isn’t the price of the items themselves, but how they’re bought. Siloed departments, clunky software systems, and time...
We talk a lot about the NHS, waiting lists, and the need for more hospital beds. But there’s another side to the UK’s care story that doesn’t always make the headlines, the unpaid carers, the stretched hospices, and the very real money questions that arise with an...
As the NHS continues its push toward sustainability, one area that often flies under the radar is finance. Hospitals across the UK are looking for ways to cut carbon, reduce waste, and operate more efficiently, but the solution doesn’t always lie in infrastructure or...
This week, saw hospices and families receive the welcome announcement of the release of £75 million funding, the remaining (and largest!) portion of the Labour Government’s £100 million investment, promised back in December. Although spending of this cannot be used...
