Why some older mental health wards look expensive compared to benchmark
A question comes up regularly in mental health inpatient services: “Why is this ward so expensive compared to benchmark?” On paper, it often looks straightforward. Bed-day costs are high. Staffing costs look heavy. Bank usage may be elevated. And to be clear, the costs are high. But in older mental health inpatient settings, high cost […]
Optimising The Use of Healthcare Estate
[Video to add] In a world where finances feel tighter than ever, efficient and effective utilisation of existing healthcare estate is not just a priority – it’s a necessity. However, often the issue isn’t lack of space but rather, the way that space is being used. Working every square metre of clinical and office space […]
Making improvements with healthcare productivity challenges
Despite growth in funding and clinical staffing, levels of productivity in NHS services have not increased as expected. Indeed, with the announcement of £3.4bn in capital funding to support digital and technology projects, productivity is the current hot topic in the NHS. As Thea Stein, Chief Executive of the Nuffield Trust, recently pointed out, most NHS […]