Services

Public Sector

Migration of Public Services - For the people, by the people?

Focusing on health, education, social housing and sports, arts and leisure, this report looks at the role of civil society in devolved public services.

Download the report on the Migration of Public Services (pdf 1MB)

NHS Governance Review 2012

This review, based on research of over 100 NHS trust and FT annual reports, assesses NHS governance and how these arrangements are communicated. It highlights areas for improvement and provides practical advice for achieving best practice.

View the report: NHS Governance Review 2012 online

Sustainable Cities

UK cities are at a crossroads in their development as they come under pressure to use resources more efficiently. How can private, public and third sector work together on sustainability?

Download the report on Sustainable Cities (pdf 3MB)

Surviving the storm: how resilient are local authorities?

Summary findings from our financial health review of English local authorities, providing an up-to-date picture of how the sector is coping

Download the report on Surviving the storm (pdf 4MB)

Facing public sector cutbacks on a scale not seen by any post-war government, there are significant shifts within the sector:

a transfer of service delivery and commissioning to independent providers and increased buying from private companies, charities, social enterprises and mutuals
a shift to localism, devolving authority to 'below' local government level
payment according to delivered results, rather than activity-based contracts, and anticipation that providers will provide capital and bear significantly greater risk
merger & consolidation programmes for NDPBs, the NHS, local authorities, educational institutions and social housing.

In this environment, we deliver effective financial advice based on our understanding of the issues our clients face, the demanding culture in which they work and the difficulties associated with implementing political and economic decisions.

This advice covers:

how to finance the future in the absence of capital to deliver adequate services and the infrastructure to support them
making mergers and collaboration work in practice, by achieving efficiency through collaboration, shared service and mergers
governance, assurance and risk best practice to ensure transparency and a sound financial under-pinning to strategy
effective engagement with local SMEs to drive the economy forward

Our clients range from government departments, local authorities, government agencies and not-for-profit organisations in the UK and overseas. Their feedback consistently commends the high quality of our work and the level of service we have provided over a number of years.

We have built our reputation on our commitment to deliver value-for-money through bespoke solutions which can only be achieved by working in partnership with our clients. We understand the importance of delivering projects in a timely and efficient manner, be it our own advice or when advising on the successful delivery of projects involving third parties. We can also see the opportunity for challenging many perceived constraints, drawing on our wider commercial experience in the private sector.