Healthcare Strategy
Woodcote Consulting is able to help organisations working in health and social care devise and develop their strategic response to the continually changing requirements they face in this complex environment.
We have excellent networks with academia, government, industry and the NHS and can alert client organisations to probable threats, opportunities and new requirements that may flow from developments in healthcare policy, legislation, NHS organisation and the health sciences. We are often able to provide clients with an early warning of potential changes and can help ensure their views and interests are taken into account by those responsible for the development and implementation of policy.
Clients in this area have included government departments and local authorities, NHS bodies, pharmaceutical companies and informatics and technology suppliers.
Areas of current interest include:
- Impact of changes in primary care flowing from the development of PCTs, the new GMS contract and extension of Personal Medical Services contracts.
- Integration of health and social care, Health Act flexibilities, Care Trusts and Children's Trusts
- The National Service Frameworks, Clinical Governance and quality improvement - particularly in relation to the Coronary Heart Disease, Older Adults and Mental Health NSFs.
- Changes in community pharmacy arising from the proposed new role for pharmacists, the new pharmacy contract, pharmacy automation, mail order and internet pharmacy.
- Impact of the NHS National IT Programme on pharmaceutical manufacturers and the pharmaceutical supply chain including new modalities for medicines delivery and pharmaceutical pricing.
- Impact of the NHS National IT Programme on healthcare informatics and technology suppliers.
- Private sector provision in health and social care, financial flows and disease management.
- Impact of healthcare policy developments of the NHS National IT Programme and informatics and technology suppliers.
- Implications for NHS organisations and the Prison Service of the transfer of responsibility for prison health services to the NHS.
Our services in this area range from strategic briefings for senior managers to detailed work on the development of strategic plans and the specification of new services to meet changing requirements.