Workforce in the NHS: addressing complex challenges Workforce is finally in the spotlight – but for all the wrong reasons. As the complexity of England’s health and care needs continues to increase so do the workforce challenges facing our health and care system. In a climate of growing [...]
Marianne Donnelly on her first 30 days at Attain Tell us a little bit about yourself I have been qualified as a registered nurse for 25 years. I am an Advanced Nurse Practitioner with significant experience in urgent and primary care. This experience ranges from long term [...]
Primary Care and the NHS in harmony With the release of the new GP contract at the beginning of the year there was immediate discussion about what it might really mean for GPs and the health and care systems they serve. Now the dust has settled, everyone has had a [...]
NHS Confederation 2019 - Our highlights We had a busy time in Manchester last month, at NHS Confederation 2019, with a perfectly positioned stand in a busy location and opposite NHS Confederation which was fantastic. The Attain team were armed with a variety of case studies that were aligned to [...]
Norma Christison on her first 30 days at Attain Tell us a little bit about yourself? I am an ex-NHS nurse with almost 20 years service redesign and transformation management experience, most recently in one of the national Vanguard programmes (in South Hampshire). I get a real sense [...]
Dan Pearce on his first 30 days at Attain Tell us a little bit about yourself? Before joining Attain, I had worked for the NHS for 15 years with experience of working across secondary, tertiary care and substance misuse services. For the last 10 years I held a [...]
Consult 18: Multidisciplinary Consultancy Services Framework Consult 18: Multidisciplinary Consultancy Services Framework success We are delighted to be awarded a place on the Consult 18: Multidisciplinary Consultancy Services Framework. Attain were awarded on the following lots: Healthcare Business Consultancy Leadership Governance and Strategy Service Development and Transformation Innovation & Research Health [...]
A Digital NHS? This year’s Digital Urgent and Emergency Care conference had a celebratory feel to it, with a number of flagship digital programmes reaching key milestones. In particular, NHS 111 online celebrated its one millionth completed user journey, adding to the team’s recent success at the DigitalAgenda Impact Awards, where [...]
Marie Dunn on her first 30 days at Attain Tell us a little bit about yourself? Prior to joining Attain, I have spent 20 years working within HR functions of financial and professional services sectors. 16 years of this has been spent working for a top 20 accountancy [...]
Five critical factors for a successful Acute Service Review Reviewing acute services is not a new idea. Almost every trust has undertaken reviews at service or trust level as part of a cost reduction or transformation programme. Some have undoubtedly driven efficiencies, but it has become clear from our dealings [...]
