Delivering innovative solutions to the healthcare & lifescience industry
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 …
Delivery of a Collaborative Procurement Programme for the Shelford GroupRead More
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Consultancy.uk: NHS selects 107 consultancies for Management Consultancy FrameworkRead More
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 …
Health Service Journal: Purchasing chief promises ‘route to innovation’ for suppliersRead More
Leveraging the value of innovation and disruptive technology in healthcare The term ‘disruptive’ often has negative connotations, but when it comes to innovative technology in healthcare, it is overwhelmingly positive. Initiatives such as Scan4Safety (using barcode technology to identify patients and products) are helping improve patient safety and Near Patient Testing (or Point of Care Testing) …
Leveraging the value of innovation & disruptive technology in healthcareRead More
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 …
Health Service Journal: Nine trusts plan pharma network to save £17mRead More
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 …
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 …
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 …
RFID Discovery: Case Study Theatre Kitting with RFIDRead More
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 …
Health Service Journal: Brexit – Fall in the pound could create extra £900m bill for NHSRead More
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.
Gartner: The Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2015Read More
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, …
Harvard Business Review: Engaging Doctors in the Health Care RevolutionRead More
