NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit

27 February 2024

In-depth analysis and insight: A cancer pathway review within Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated…

As referenced in the national NHS priorities and operational planning guidance for 2023/24, the significance of early cancer diagnosis…

9 January 2024

New podcast: How to unlock urgent care intelligence

Dive into the latest episode of Inside NHS ML as we unravel the intriguing world of the Urgent Care…

5 December 2023

Upholding equality, diversity, and inclusion in times of financial cutbacks

Robert Beardall, Inclusion Unit Project Manager, NHS ML As a professional navigating the financial landscape of the NHS and…

28 November 2023

Navigating new waters: The NHS’s response to financial strain and industrial action

Nicola Ainscough, Head of System Delivery, NHS ML The recent communication from NHS England, referencing the letter titled ‘Addressing…

28 September 2023

Unlocking collaboration and efficiency: Introducing our organisational GitHub account and R package 

What are these game-changing tools?  GitHub: the hub of collaboration  Scott Johnson, Business Intelligence Lead, NHS ML NHS Midlands…

25 August 2023

Blog: NHS Long Term Plan – is Generation Z going to be the answer? 

Adam Burgess-Evans, Deputy Director of People, NHS ML As numerous 16 and 18 year olds in England receive their…

18 July 2023

Improving the quality of life and tackling premature mortality for people with a learning disability,…

NHS Midlands and Lancashire (NHS ML), in partnership with national experts at the University of Plymouth, Cornwall Partnership Foundation…

10 July 2023

Recognising the challenge and harnessing the potential of the long-term workforce plan

Last week saw the launch of the much-awaited Long-Term Workforce Plan for the NHS.  It is evident that the…

2 March 2023

Making diamonds out of sausages

Data collection and storage is by no means an effortless automatic process; it can be expensive, complex and bureaucratic.…

27 February 2023

A win and a nomination for the National Apprenticeships Awards 2023

Ashley Burton, Senior Project Manager at NHS ML Earlier this week, Ashley Burton, Senior Project Manager at NHS Midlands…

18 January 2023

Blog: An expert guide on how to look at healthcare data

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) hold some of the richest data in health and care which can tell us a…

2 December 2022

Blog: Ellen balanced her studies with a part-time role in Personalised Healthcare Commissioning, and she’s…

Our Temporary Staffing Admin Bank is a great starting point for anyone looking for flexible, varied work within the NHS. We…

18 November 2022

Blog: Junior doctor Eilis gained valuable skills and experience during her time in the Personalised…

Our Temporary Staffing Admin Bank is a great starting point for anyone looking for flexible, varied work within the NHS. We…

4 November 2022

Blog: The sky’s the limit for Lauren after starting her NHS career in Personalised Healthcare…

Our Temporary Staffing Admin Bank is a great starting point for anyone looking for flexible, varied work within the NHS. We…

29 July 2022

Blog: ‘Might’ is right

Peter Spilsbury, Director of the Strategy Unit In this blog, Peter Spilsbury, Director of the NHS NHS Midlands and…

13 April 2022

Blog: How can digital advances help a greener NHS?

Steven Hipwell, Digital Lead for the New Hospitals Programme Lancashire and South Cumbria’s New Hospitals Programme aims to develop…

1 April 2022

Blog: Why digital advances are so important to new hospitals

Steven Hipwell, Digital Lead for the New Hospitals Programme Lancashire and South Cumbria’s New Hospitals Programme aims to develop…

24 March 2022

Blog: Treating people on waiting lists: who decides what is fair?

Peter Spilsbury, Director of the Strategy Unit There are millions of people waiting for treatment. How should we decide…

10 February 2022

Blog: Decision makers can make much better use of analysis

Peter Spilsbury Peter Spilsbury, Director of the Strategy Unit at NHS Midlands and Lancashire, writes about the very essence…

30 November 2021

Blog: How to make sure good analysts really can ‘save more lives than a good…

Andi Orlowski Andi Orlowski, Director of NHS Midlands and Lancashire’s Health Economics Unit, writes about the profession of being an…

25 November 2021

Blog: Better decision making – a neglected route to improvement?

Fraser Battye This is the first in a series of blogs on decision making by the Midlands Decision Support…

30 September 2021

How population health analytics can influence change

As the NHS braces itself for a surge of patients who have been putting their health issues to one…

29 April 2021

Blog: My life as senior nurse on the mass vaccination programme

Kelly Bishop, Senior Nurse In this blog, we hear how Kelly Bishop, a senior nurse within NHS Midlands and…

1 December 2020

Blog: Planning for the people you might see tomorrow

Andi Orlowski, Director of The Health Economics Unit hosted by NHS Midlands and Lancashire, and Dr Steven Laitner, General…

11 November 2020

Blog: Dangerous analytics and how local analysts can save you!

With analytics being a key part in directing our COVID response, managing health systems and underpinning population health management,…

25 May 2022

Blog: How can digital advances help a greener NHS?

Lancashire and South Cumbria’s New Hospitals Programme aims to develop new, cutting-edge hospital facilities. The Programme’s Case for Change report, states that…

25 May 2022

Blog: Why digital advances are so important to new hospitals

Lancashire and South Cumbria’s New Hospitals Programme aims to develop new, cutting-edge hospital facilities that offer modern healthcare, and digital advances…