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Discharge Improvement: The challenge isn’t the model, it’s the behaviour

Discharge Improvement: The challenge isn’t the model, it’s the behaviour

by Michael Wyatt | Jul 13, 2026 | Health

As discussed in my last article, across health and care, we are not short of evidence-based models for improving discharge and flow.  Frailty models, Home First, Discharge to Assess, virtual wards, transfer of care hubs and neighbourhoods all point in broadly the same...
From pressure to progress: why strained health and care systems need a different model of delivery support

From pressure to progress: why strained health and care systems need a different model of delivery support

by Michael Wyatt | Jun 29, 2026 | Health

Michael Wyatt recently returned to IMPOWER after a spell as Associate Director of Clinical Pathways and Deputy Divisional Director of Operations (Medicine) at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Closing the gap between knowing and doing Most systems already know...
From Proof of Concept to Impact: Cutting Length of Stay at NUH

From Proof of Concept to Impact: Cutting Length of Stay at NUH

by Ben Evans | Jun 10, 2026 | Health

Working from December 2025 – May 2026 Nottingham University Hospital Trust (NUH) delivered a length of stay reduction of two days across six geriatric wards, with the support of IMPOWER. IMPOWER were initially commissioned by NUH in July 2025 for a brief proof of...
When Doing Nothing Is the Bigger Risk: Reflections from the HFMA – IMPOWER Roundtable

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

by Samuel Rose | May 5, 2026 | Health

Health systems across the UK are facing a shared dilemma: how to move towards prevention and care in the community while managing unprecedented demand, stretched budgets and operational pressure. From my perspective, the challenge for many finance leaders is not a...
Radical financial leadership – 4 ways to accelerate the left shift in health and care

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

by Samuel Rose | Feb 27, 2026 | Health

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 intervention to early help.  Yet, despite previous efforts – pooled budgets, care trusts, rapid...
How do we deliver truly integrated, outcomes-focused care as part of Neighbourhood Health?

How do we deliver truly integrated, outcomes-focused care as part of Neighbourhood Health?

by Samuel Rose | Jan 22, 2026 | Health

On 1 December, IMPOWER and Hill Dickinson brought together senior leaders from across the Yorkshire health and care system for a roundtable, chaired by Dame Barbara Hakin. The session explored one of the most pressing questions facing health and care today: how do we...
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