Case Studies

Healthwatch Wakefield worked alongside NECS to deliver the evaluation of the West Wakefield Multi-speciality Community Provider Vanguard in 2016/17. We enjoyed working with NECS colleagues, and found them professional, collaborative and knowledgeable. We learned a lot during the joint evaluation and would be very happy to work with them again

NECS’ approach has meant a collaborative and trusted partnership has been created between them and our NCM team. They have worked hard to understand both the vision of our NCM site and the challenges we face. NECS have been focussed on ensuring any support is relevant to our needs and have been flexible in their offering and approach as priorities have changed. NECS continue to provide our senior team with support, advice and challenge.

Region wide discussions held with DCO Medical Directors and HEE leads has shaped a proposed model for at scale IGPR scheme for Midlands and East

the programme enabled NHS England to identify substantial new savings opportunities and gain greater assurance of existing plans and their current delivery status

Through the approach taken by the NECS analytical team, the data was rationalised, prioritised and summarised and presented to the Maternity Review Team in a digestible format. This way the team were able to clearly hear the voices and experiences of thousands of women, their families, health professionals, charities and commissioners with regards maternity services, what was good about them and how they need to change. This helped to inform the recommendations of the National Maternity Review

…this has been a successful piece of work which delivered upon the initial brief. This work has fast tracked NHSE in our understanding of the progress of the Vanguards and where best to support them…

NECS facilitated two bespoke Logic Model workshops, with our Programme Office and project managers, for us to learn this new methodology and support timely submission of our Value Proposition to NHS England. In doing so they helped to translate the vision of our new care models and its core components across a number of sub projects and provided a flexible and supportive approach to ensure our relevant needs and challenges were met. This was followed up by further helpful advice and responsive assistance which enabled us to complete the models in the very short timescale available.

I found the training programme thought provoking, giving me time out of a busy role to think. The topics were relevant and very useful. Being able to meet new people and increase networking opportunities was a big part of the course for me

I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the whole team to say a BIG thank you for what I think was a smooth transition. All of the support help and patience we have received has been priceless! The Trainers have both been excellent and it was quite sad to have to say goodbye.