Got a problem in your organisation that isn’t being resolved? Just employ an expensive group of consultants to find a high cost solution to a low-tech problem.

If we stopped, took stock and didn’t over complicate problems, we invariably find a solution to hand that is very human and practical. See http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/blog/running_the_nhs.html

Mention the words "NHS" and "savings" in the same breath is akin to an act of heresy in some quarters, but we’ve found you can improve patient care and save money and lives at the same time.

One of the challenges facing NHS commissioners is how to reduce the number of unnecessary hospital admissions. How bad is the problem?

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