INTERIMCONNECT is the unique UK network for skilled and experienced professional interim managers.

For organisations looking to engage an experienced interim manager in the NHS or Healthcare the network provides a fast search and selection from over 1500 members. Being a network we do not add an agency margin to the interim's day rate. This means significant recruitment savings to the hirer over the length of an assignment.

Members of the network pay the running costs of the network.

Interim management is a proven an effective resource for bringing about sustainable change in the NHS.

Interimconnect  is a network of 1500 experienced interim managers.  

Our members choose their own key words reflecting their core interim skills.

You can use the free search facility to gain an indication of skills and experience.

As an example using the search facility and the keyword:

 NHS

 around 130 interims profiles are listed with “NHS” as a core skill.

 In addition using :

 Health

 as a keyword a 150 members profiles can be viewed.

 Our members have undertaken complex interim assignments in NHS Trusts, PCT's across the country.

 Their skills range from Finance, IT, HR, Programme and Project Management through  to PCT Commissioning.

 Interimconnect  provides a rapid, free, search and selection process.

For a confidential discussion on your NHS needs or to contact any interim managers on this page please contact Mike Measures on 01428 714367 or use the website contact form.

NHS Case Study - ROI

Interim Finance Director with extensive NHS experience

Description of the project:

I am a PCT specialist Turnround Director and I have worked at five PCTs in 5 years and at one NHS Hospital.  I am usually asked to get involved when the PCT or Hospital Directors see that the costs are overrunning and a serious overspend has or will occur.  My task is usually to identify ways of cutting costs with the minimum reduction in useful health services. I work with the PCT directors, managers, staff, and the GPs that will be working at and guiding the PCT on health issues.  I never make a cost cut – I explain what could be done, and that is up to them to choose what suits local needs and the best way to do it and when.  I avoid suggesting cutting services or reducing useful patient appointments.  In my opinion there is plenty of money allocated to do all that NEEDS to be done if the waste is cut out.

Full-time or part time:

I am usually 3-4 days a week for about 9-12 months.  I find that full time does not help as after so many previous experiences I can throw them more cost savings projects than they can process or implement.

Benefits arising:

I cannot really set out here in any detail either some of the waste that I have seen and succeeded (or not) in reducing, or what actual results were obtained from different actions as these are Confidential to my clients. I would say that over 50% of the waste I see – probably hundreds of millions across the country - is endemic in the NHS system and cannot be removed at local level (eg weak employment and service contracts for staff  - GPS – Consultants - PFI hospitals  etc,  and prices for some hospital activities that are frankly far too high in many cases and still based on cost plus).

 The other largest area of saving comes from getting more appointments done with less staff.  In many community areas I find that the actual time spent with patients by carers and nurses can be well less than 1.25 days a week, and with time and effort that can be raised to 2.5 days a week thus leading to less nurses and carers needed and far better patient care.  Staff sickness has been widely reported in the press as an issue, and indeed work in that area can be fruitful especially as the costs of temps to replace staff that do not come to work at short notice can be very high.

 Addressing these sorts  issues in specific areas with agreement of the local GPS, nurses and staff takes time, but has been shown by me and several other specialists to produce huge savings – though far more are possible. 

ROI calculation

My average cost is about £100k each assignment either direct to me or through an agent who adds a commission.

I have never failed to show at least £10million of savings in a full year, this being measured for example by the expected deficit forecast when I joined compared to what happened, or by a list of actioned or agreed savings projects. I chose £10million as that was actually kindly mentioned in my last reference and what was in the savings we developed.

So the ROI is at least 1000% in the first full year.

For a confidential discussion on your NHS needs or to contact any interim managers on this page please contact Mike Measures on 44 (0) 1428 714367 or use the website contact form.

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