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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...
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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,...
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IMPOWER named by the Financial Times as one of the UK’s leading management consultants 2026

I am delighted to share that IMPOWER has once again been named by the Financial Times as one of the...
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How do we deliver truly integrated, outcomes-focused care as part of Neighbourhood Health?

On 1 December, IMPOWER and Hill Dickinson brought together senior leaders from across the Yorkshire health and care system for a roundtable, chaired...

How can public service leaders build the right conditions for prevention to succeed?

From the NHS ten-year plan and the rollout of Neighbourhood Health, to the largest reorganisation of local councils in a...
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What if AI could help councils to deliver more meaningful support? 

We’ve been supporting a county council to deliver on their ambition by using analytics to prevent the needs of residents escalating, and exploring how to use generative AI to enhance the technical solution. The council’s adult social care teams record hundreds of thousands...
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Heroes of 2025: Lesley Potts, North Lincolnshire Council

Find out why Lesley Potts is one of our Heroes of 2025

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Policy Priorities to Support Relational Public Services briefing

Alex Fox OBE, Delivery Director for IMPOWER has contributed to this briefing which collects widely evidenced arguments showing that genuine...