25 March 2025
Blog NewsBusiness cases: Why the economic case should not be prepared in isolation
Sue Stockley, Head of Business Case Training, NHS Midlands and Lancashire The National Audit Office published its lessons learned…
5 November 2024
Blog NewsA walk through of the Court of Protection Deprivation of Liberty process
Fergus Campbell, Clinical Lead, NHS ML In the final post of our blog mini-series on Court of Protection Deprivation…
15 October 2024
Blog NewsIdentifying Deprivation of Liberty
Fergus Campbell, Clinical Lead, NHS ML In the second of our blog mini-series on Court of Protection Deprivation of…
8 October 2024
Blog NewsCourt of Protection Deprivation of Liberty backlog and rising applications
Fergus Campbell, Clinical Lead, NHS ML In the first of our blog mini-series on Court of Protection Deprivation of…
23 August 2024
BlogUnderstanding frameworks: Simplifying procurement for the NHS and public sector
Frameworks are a key tool for NHS, public and third-sector commissioners, providing an efficient way to procure goods and…
13 August 2024
BlogCorporate social responsibility: doing more good
Blog by Tom Parnell | Senior Communications Manager | Health Economics Unit Corporate social responsibility (CSR) often gets a…
27 February 2024
BlogAs referenced in the national NHS priorities and operational planning guidance for 2023/24, the significance of early cancer diagnosis…
9 January 2024
Blog NewsNew 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
BlogUpholding 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
Blog NewsNavigating 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
BlogUnlocking 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
BlogBlog: 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…
10 July 2023
BlogRecognising 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
BlogMaking 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
Blog NewsA 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
BlogBlog: 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
BlogOur Temporary Staffing Admin Bank is a great starting point for anyone looking for flexible, varied work within the NHS. We…
18 November 2022
BlogBlog: 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
BlogBlog: 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
BlogPeter Spilsbury, Director of the Strategy Unit In this blog, Peter Spilsbury, Director of the NHS NHS Midlands and…
25 May 2022
BlogBlog: 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…
25 May 2022
BlogBlog: 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…
13 April 2022
BlogBlog: 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
BlogBlog: 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
BlogBlog: 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
BlogBlog: 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
BlogBlog: 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
BlogBlog: 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
BlogHow 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
BlogBlog: 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
BlogBlog: 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
BlogBlog: 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,…
