Submitted by HugoM on Sat, 06/30/2007 - 17:00
Benefits Management is a key priority for all public sector projects, and none more so than NHS. With nearly £100billion of investment, we MUST deliver value for money. This section focuses on what you need to change to realise benefits, and how to plan it. . . .
Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 10:10
Why do so many silly ideas become law?
Most of the politicians I know have exceptionally good memories, and studied history. So why do they repeat the mistakes from former years? Perhaps because they've learned the lessons that apply to them, and the mistakes that apply to the general public don't apply to them.
Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 10:23

Earned Value Management is not a new concept -- it's been around, but often not properly implemented, since the 1950s.
But what actually is it?
Earned Value Management (EVM) is a combination of continually realising benefits and performance managing a project.
Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 11/29/2009 - 22:33
I like to research thoroughly before responding to a tender, and a requirement came up that really challenged me. The client wants to know if their response to domestic violence represents value for money. It's still early days for the service, but how it develops from here depends on the findings of the cost-effectiveness study, so we owe a really important duty of care for such a critical service.
For example: Which interventions work in reducing or preventing domestic violence? Is it enough to give women a place of safety, or does this just
Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 16:35
"Measuring the Benefits" looks at the evidence for urgent care practitioners caring for patients effectively. It compares paramedics and advanced paramedics (in research from USA, Canada, Australia and Europe) with advanced nurse practitioners and ECPs (in UK pilots).
Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 15:35
This was one of the defining reports for the Emergency Care Practitioner. Launched by Prof Sir George Alberti in October 2004, it explains what ECPs are (or can be), where they were at the time, how much they cost to develop and what the Return on Investment is (these two were my bits).
Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Tue, 07/17/2007 - 17:00
"Health free at the point of use" means health funded out of the public purse - but it doesn't mean public-owned providers. Social enterprise is one very viable option
Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Thu, 06/29/2006 - 17:00
A 1½ day workshop for people who need to prepare business cases, need more practice, or whose track record at having business cases approved is not all they would like. It helps delegates to gather the evidence and identify the impacts which contribute to a compelling business case; and explores alternative sources of funding.