Cost reduction in the NHS

Achieving cost reduction without undermining performance and staff morale is a significant challenge. The irony is that it may cost alot, in consultancy fees etc, to get to the right types of cost reduction decisions. That may be unacceptable for various reasons.

So, where do you start? Without having to commit to vast expense...

We combine extensive experience of working with NHS Trusts on cost analysis (understanding the intricacies of PbR) with a proven low-cost model for working with a management team to bring about the right kind of changes.

We call these Blonay Business Planning Days. A half-day or day with your team, run by an experienced management team facilitator and supported by interactive cost analysis tools.

Jamie MacAlister, Managing Director of Blonay, recognises the pressures managers face in seeking to deliver good health outcomes with tighter financial governance. Recently quoted in the Financial Times, he states as saying: "You need to identify where improvements can work together and to evaluate trade-offs in an informed way" ("Towards a healthier medical service" Financial Times, 24/09/2009)

Clients have said of Jamie as a facilitator of strategic planning workshops: "You brought discipline to our thoughts... which has led to a restructuring ... with excellent results to date", "conducted himself with the highest levels of professionalism, integrity and competence", "the meeting was great fun .. clearing some of the undercurents of bad feeling.. we are now much more of a team"

Download a flyer with more detail on this approach for NHS Trusts leaders.