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When Doing Nothing Is the Bigger Risk: Reflections from the HFMA – IMPOWER Roundtable

Health finance leaders across the UK are confronting a pivotal moment for transformation – where inaction now carries greater risk...
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Preparing for Adulthood Report ADASS 2026

Key challenges, emerging best practice and recommendations for local, regional and national change.

IMPOWER and Dorset Accepting Council for Disabled Children's SEND Award

Turning ambition into delivery – Dorset’s SEND award winning journey

We’re incredibly proud to celebrate an outstanding achievement. Huge congratulations to Gill Howard and the team at Mountjoy Special School for winning the SEND...

Local government funding fault lines – uncovering the council neighbours with the biggest variances in funding.

Fair Funding map 2026 One of the biggest questions we’ve been asked following our publication of the top 10 productive...
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Embracing complexity, moving beyond planning within year, within organisations to seizing opportunities to benefit place

Timed to coincide with the launch of the IMPOWER Complex Transformation Academy, I joined a Public Finance round table event...

SEND reform and inclusion – insights from 100+ local system leaders

SEND reform is one of the most significant system shifts facing local services today. The drive toward genuine inclusion has...
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Celebrating our Chartered Management Consultants (ChMC)

We are proud to celebrate 14 colleagues who recently achieved their Chartered Management Consultant (ChMC) accreditation. This significant milestone reflects...
A bright hospital corridor with healthcare staff moving between patients; two medical professionals walk together in conversation while another team member pushes a hospital bed and a patient in a wheelchair is being assisted in the background.

Radical financial leadership – 4 ways to accelerate the left shift in health and care

The NHS 10-Year Plan sets out a clear ambition: we need a fundamental shift in how health and care is delivered. From sickness to prevention, hospitals to communities, late...

Schools White Paper and SEND Reform – it’s time to act

After much anticipation, the Schools White Paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving, has been published, and with it the Government’s...

DSG High Needs Stability Grants – a welcome boost, but inclusion matters more than ever

Last week’s announcement of the new High Needs Stability grant will bring a sense of relief to many local authorities (LAs). For those who have Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) deficits linked to high needs,...