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Creating more effective Estates and Facilities strategies through the Integrated Care Systems model

January 18, 2022 //  by Akeso

Estates and facilities (E&F) management plays a critical role in the delivery of all healthcare services. Every department or location depends on E&F services, with each facing unique challenges. These challenges have been significantly exacerbated by recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit, which have placed even greater pressures on supply chains and …

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Category: Estates & Facilities, News

Overcoming the barriers to developing future-ready community diagnostic services

December 1, 2021 //  by Akeso

Even before the pandemic began, demand for diagnostic services of all types were rising and, in some cases, outstripping capacity. Covid-19 has exacerbated this problem, deepening the diagnostic backlog with knock-on effects for cancer and elective care. However, it has also demonstrated what is possible. Seemingly complex changes were implemented at a pace not seen …

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Category: News

Preparing for the challenges of tomorrow with robust continuity planning

September 14, 2021 //  by Akeso

Risk management processes play a key role in building the resilience a business needs to operate smoothly during disruption. This is particularly the case in pharmaceutical and MedTech businesses, in which supply chains are often complex and services are multi-layered. Disruption can come in many forms, including challenges caused by the rapid growth to regulatory …

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Category: News

Reshaping long neglected sterilisation services to meet the increased demands of a post-Covid world

August 19, 2021 //  by Akeso

As recent headlines have highlighted, the NHS backlog in routine operations and procedures has reached worrying heights during the pandemic. Data from NHS England shows that currently more than 5 million people in England are waiting for hospital treatment, with 3.63 million fewer elective surgeries carried out between April 2020 and May 2021. Meeting this …

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Category: News, Theatre Operations

Akeso & Co’s view on the Department of Health & Social Care’s draft data policy

June 30, 2021 //  by Akeso

What is being proposed? In light of rapid digital advances triggered by the pandemic, the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) is developing a more sustainable and long-term data strategy. This strategy is designed to support the digital transformation needed to improve patient care across the health and care sectors. The new strategy has …

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Category: News

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Contracting Managed Equipment Services – A unique legal and procurement perspective

May 5, 2021 //  by Akeso

Managed Equipment Services (MES) can support in meeting a number of objectives for NHS providers -reducing capital spend, managing risk and improving service delivery, but scoping them and contracting for them can be challenging. During this webinar, Beth Loudon and Chris Robson from Akeso & Company were joined by Jonathan Hayden and Rachel Whitaker from …

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Category: News, Webinars

Adapting your supply chain to life outside the European Union

March 17, 2021 //  by Akeso

The UK may have left the European Union (EU) with a trade deal, but for those involved in Healthcare supply chains that does not mean it is back to business as usual. Although the worst-case scenario of a no deal has been avoided, there are still challenges for those tasked with maintaining the continuous supply …

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Category: News, Supply Chain

Making the most of managed equipment services

February 9, 2021 //  by Akeso

At a time of constrained NHS budgets and competing financial demands, it’s no surprise NHS managers are turning to managed equipment services (MES). But implementing them isn’t easy. In this article, we dig deeper into some of the challenges you might face when implementing an MES and how you can overcome them. An innovative commercial …

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Building a resilient supply chain – lessons from the pandemic

November 30, 2020 //  by Akeso

The Coronavirus pandemic has tested supply chains to their limits over the past few months. And with annual winter pressures and a second wave speeding through the country, we need to make sure we’ve learned everything we can from 2020, in order to avoid patients carrying the consequences of a broken supply chain. The disruption …

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Category: News, Webinars

The UK Private Healthcare Market: What does the future hold?

July 16, 2020 //  by Akeso

An omnipresent COVID virus and an impending recession could have significant repercussions on the UK’s private health care sector. A prolonged recovery is likely to impact both providers and insurers. Where are we now?  In March, access to independent providers of healthcare in the UK was effectively suspended as capacity was re-purposed to support the NHS’ response to COVID-19. Almost overnight an ‘at cost’ reimbursement model replaced …

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Category: News

Value-based Healthcare

Value-Based Healthcare

February 21, 2020 //  by Akeso

Michael Porter’s original vision was an ambitious one; ‘a strategy that will fix healthcare’. In his book which introduced the concept of ‘Value-Based Healthcare’ (VBH), entitled ‘Redefining Health Care’, Porter laid out what he believed would be a new way of thinking. In doing so, he made the case for delivering the best patient outcomes …

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Category: News, Pathology & Diagnostics, Pharmacy, Supply Chain, Technology, Theatre Operations

IMS in NHS

Revealing the Real Benefits and Lessons Learned from Inventory Management Solutions in NHS Hospitals

October 15, 2019 //  by Akeso

When it comes to innovation in healthcare, it is all too easy to lose sight of the progress made and where we have come from. Back in 2014, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) mandated that all NHS trusts in England must adopt GS1. This led to Scan4Safety and, subsequently, the launch of …

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Category: Estates & Facilities, News, Pathology & Diagnostics, Pharmacy, Procurement, Supply Chain

Brexit uncertainty and Healthcare

Brexit: Pragmatic steps to managing supply chain uncertainty

September 12, 2019 //  by Akeso

As with any level of national preparation, the uncertainty of the coming weeks poses a headache for those tasked with maintaining our healthcare supply chain. With only a matter of a possible seven weeks to go until the 31st October 2019 deadline to leave the EU, there are a number of risks and unknowns organisations …

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Category: News, Supply Chain

NHSX

NHSX – What we have learnt so far

August 20, 2019 //  by Akeso

The digitalisation of the NHS is a longstanding and well documented challenge facing healthcare organisations. Following the NHS Long term plan, which outlined the key role data and digital technology will play in delivering improvements across the NHS, NHSX (denoted NHSX) was born. Launched by Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, the joint organisation for data and …

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Category: News, Supply Chain, Technology

Harnessing healthcare efficiencies using three supply chain concepts

August 8, 2019 //  by Akeso

Ensuring continuity of supply in healthcare whilst the UK exits from the EU has brought the supply chain into new focus for many providers across the NHS. Progress made following the Carter report and Scan4Safety initiatives is to be lauded and has guided development in the healthcare supply chain. However, there are a number of …

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Category: News, Supply Chain, Technology

Technology in Healthcare

Leveraging the value of innovation & disruptive technology in healthcare

July 22, 2019 //  by Akeso

The term ‘disruptive’ often has negative connotations, but when it comes to innovative technology in healthcare, it is overwhelmingly positive. While there is little doubt the health and social care system will see considerable clinical and operational gains from the implementation of emerging innovation, it still has a long way to go to be considered …

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Category: News, Technology

Delivery of a Collaborative Procurement Programme for the Shelford Group

April 15, 2019 //  by Akeso

The Shelford Group is the largest collaboration of hospitals in the NHS, consisting of 10 leading multi-specialty academic healthcare organisations employing over 100k people and with a turnover of over £10bn. It was formed in 2011 to share practice in patient care, clinical research and education, and to represent the NHS and engage with key …

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Category: Case Studies, Procurement

Akeso&Co recognised as a Leading UK Management Consultancy in Healthcare & Life Sciences by the Financial Times

January 31, 2019 //  by Akeso

Akeso&Co have been awarded ‘recommended’ status in the Healthcare & Life Sciences sector of the Financial Times’ UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2019 survey. We received “a significant number of recommendations from peers and clients” and thank our clients that contributed to this success. As a team we are delighted to be included on the list …

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Category: Company News, News

Medicines Shortages: The Real Underlying Issues

January 18, 2019 //  by Akeso

Our conversations with NHS Chief Pharmacists around their top challenges and issues almost inevitably end up on the topic of medicines shortages. It is, therefore, interesting to see this topic hit the headlines today: “Pharmacists warn of a surge in shortage of common medicines” (link to BBC News article here). As with many news headlines …

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Category: News, Pharmacy, Supply Chain

Reducing the cost of Diabetes Care through centre-led standardisation and sourcing of Blood Glucose Monitoring products

December 12, 2018 //  by Akeso

Following a 30% growth in England over the previous five years, Diabetes medicines spend exceeded £1bn in the financial year 2017/18. Almost 20% of the £1bn spend was on ‘Diagnostic and monitoring’ devices, which mainly consists of Test Strips for Blood Glucose Monitors used in self-monitoring by patients. Our research and client experience indicates that …

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Category: News, Pathology & Diagnostics, Procurement

NHS Genomic Service

The NHS genomic service could transform medicine

October 3, 2018 //  by Akeso

Akeso&Co have enjoyed working with the NHS genomics service through our Diagnostics, Pathology & Therapy Services and Technologies to develop a competitive approach for the strategic sourcing of genomics consumables. Read the full article.

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Category: News, Pathology & Diagnostics, Pharmacy

Management Consultancy Framework

Consultancy.uk: NHS selects 107 consultancies for Management Consultancy Framework

July 30, 2018 //  by Akeso

Akeso&Co is among a group of 107 management consulting firms the NHS has selected to assist the institution’s complex strategic, organsiation and transformational changes over the next five years. As well as the world’s largest professional services and strategy consulting firms, the list also features a number of boutique and healthcare specialists. Read the full …

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Category: Company News, News

Health Service Journal

Health Service Journal: Purchasing chief promises ‘route to innovation’ for suppliers

June 20, 2018 //  by Akeso

Akeso&Co is tasked with delivering savings from purchasing “diagnostic equipment and associated consumables” for the NHS, after winning a £9m contract from the Department of Health and Social Care in January. Managing director Chris Robson told HSJ one of his main priorities during the next five years is to make it easier for the NHS …

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Category: News, Procurement, Supply Chain

Health Service Journal: Nine trusts plan pharma network to save £17m

September 29, 2017 //  by Akeso

Akeso&Co have helped to deliver a pioneering collaboration project between nine acute trusts in West Yorkshire on a pharmaceutical network that could achieve efficiency savings estimated at more than £17m. Akeso&Co supported the opportunity assessment, solution design and outline business case to deliver forecasted one-off savings of £4.5m by creating a central medicines store, and …

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Category: News, Pharmacy

Akeso & Company joins the MCA

November 28, 2016 //  by Akeso

The Management Consultancies Association is delighted to announce that Akeso & Company is the latest management consulting firm to join the Association. Specialising in the field of Healthcare and Life Sciences, Akeso & Company is an independent management consultancy offering experience and expertise in Procurement, Supply Chain and Healthcare Operations, delivering high value and lasting …

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Category: Company News, News

BBC Radio 4: Could weaker pound cost the NHS?

November 18, 2016 //  by Akeso

In the Health Service Journal in July, management consultant Chris Robson, who works with NHS trusts on purchasing, predicted the cost could be up to £900m. When we talk this month, he says things have not changed much, around a billion pounds per year, he says. But he is keen to stress that is a “worst case …

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Category: News, Procurement

RFID Discovery: Case Study Theatre Kitting with RFID

August 25, 2016 //  by Akeso

In any acute hospital, ordering and preparing materials for scheduled and emergency procedures is a key process which traditionally takes up a large proportion of clinical time. By pioneering the use of RFID technology to centralise and streamline the management of theatre supplies, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (CUH) have freed up time for clinical …

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Category: News, Theatre Operations

Health Service Journal: Brexit – Fall in the pound could create extra £900m bill for NHS

July 4, 2016 //  by Akeso

Brexit could result in an extra £900m bill for the NHS as suppliers hike their prices to protect themselves against a weakening pound. The currency turmoil triggered by Britain’s decision to leave the EU could add a further 18 per cent to the efficiency target set out in the Carter review, according to NHS procurement …

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Category: News

Gartner: The Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2015

November 18, 2015 //  by Akeso

Gartner’s seventh annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking recognizes companies across the healthcare value chain that demonstrate leadership in improving patient outcomes and lowering costs. Leaders are showing progress by aligning to patient care, company strategy and future revenue models. Read the full article. 

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Category: News

Harvard Business Review: Engaging Doctors in the Health Care Revolution

June 8, 2014 //  by Akeso

Despite wondrous advances in medicine and technology, health care regularly fails at the fundamental job of any business: to reliably deliver what its customers need. In the face of ever-increasing complexity, the hard work and best intentions of individual physicians can no longer guarantee efficient, high-quality care. Fixing health care will require a radical transformation, …

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