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How often do we scrutinise success?

Last night at the 28th annual Management Consultancies Association (MCA) Awards, I joined colleagues and friends to celebrate a breadth...
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Are you ready to seize the moment for inclusive mainstream education?

While publication has now been delayed to the New Year one thing is clear: local areas can’t afford to wait.

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Can you save 5,000 NHS hospital bed-days?

If your hospital can remove 5,000 bed-days’ worth of demand before the end of March, then you’ll have freed up...
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Delivering savings now – grasp complexity. Join our new Complex Transformation Academy

IMPOWER is delighted to launch the Complex Transformation Academy. It is a six-month programme, starting in January 2026, designed for...
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A new hospital is not enough. Is operational readiness the true measure of success?

The successful delivery of the physical building, on time and within budget, is a phenomenal achievement. In the context of...
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A new hospital is not enough: why operational readiness is the true measure of success

Within a few short weeks, something is wrong. The emergency department is overcrowded, patient flow is inefficient, and staff are...
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Why aren’t strengths-based approaches working?

I ask that as someone who has spent quite a lot of the last twenty years advocating for them. At...
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DfE SEND AP Change Programme extended until March 2026

Guest blogpost written by Jacqui Dundas, Head of Service for Education and Inclusion at Wakefield Council.

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IMPOWER Annual Report 2025

IMPOWER’s latest Annual Impact Report, looking back over the financial year 2024-25. Despite being a time of rapid change in...
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Beyond design: the implementation imperative for new hospitals

The European Healthcare Design Congress once again inspired with visions for the future of healthcare infrastructure.