Integrated care systems explained: making sense of systems, places and neighbourhoods – The King’s Fund

May 25, 2021By Rich ShorneyNews 3 Comments

Integrated care systems (ICSs) are partnerships that bring together providers and commissioners of NHS services across a geographical area with local authorities and other local partners to collectively plan health and care services to meet the needs of their population. The central aim of ICSs is to integrate care across different organisations and settings, joining … Read More

Research Reset

May 15, 2021By Rich ShorneyNews, Opinion No Comments

Will the Regulation changes affect how clinical investigations and product evaluations are conducted? Staying abreast of regulation changes Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council (MDR) will come into effect in May 2021.  The new Regulation will introduce major changes to how medical device manufacturers obtain CE Marking and … Read More

Here’s to the end of a year like no other

December 22, 2020By Rich ShorneyNews No Comments

A year of unforeseen obstacles that brought hardship and heartbreak, but one that also inspired stories of resilience, adaptability and reinvention. Healthcare Leadership has been an interesting focal point for us at Real Healthcare Solutions in 2020. A clear observation for me this year is that weak leadership has been exposed and there has certainly … Read More

Hindsight is a great teacher

June 4, 2020By Rich ShorneyOpinion No Comments

Hindsight is a wonderful thing for telling us what we COULD have done when we were in the middle of a crisis.  But what do we, in the healthcare arena, do right NOW to ensure that we have the right mix of skills and capabilities to address all of the challenges that are going to … Read More

‘FLEXing’ for Effectiveness​

April 9, 2020By Rich ShorneyOpinion No Comments

We hope you found the framework and materials from our previous blog post helpful. Did using the framework spark any insights for you? We’d love to know about it, if so! The COPE framework is designed to allow you ‘walk around a situation’: To take a structured look at a difficult or complex decision or … Read More