To deliver effective services you need your people to be equipped to both support the challenges being faced today and to be confident in delivering solutions for the future
People solutions
The NHS' greatest strength is of course its people.
The NHS People Plan sets a vision for how people working in the NHS will be supported to deliver care and identifies the actions we will take to help them.
At SCW we have developed our people, workforce and organisational development solutions in line with the People Plan commitments: looking after your people, belonging in the NHS, new ways of working and delivering care, and growing for the future.
We work as a trusted partner at a national level with NHSE, with PCNs and ICSs at a system level, and with individual providers or practices at a neighbourhood level. Working together we provide services, policies and processes that will attract, support, build, develop and retain your team of experts.
Take a closer look below into how our strategic, consulting, and operational expertise can support you in delivering your health and care goals.
The NHS People Plan sets a vision for how people working in the NHS will be supported to deliver care and identifies the actions we will take to help them.
At SCW we have developed our people, workforce and organisational development solutions in line with the People Plan commitments: looking after your people, belonging in the NHS, new ways of working and delivering care, and growing for the future.
We work as a trusted partner at a national level with NHSE, with PCNs and ICSs at a system level, and with individual providers or practices at a neighbourhood level. Working together we provide services, policies and processes that will attract, support, build, develop and retain your team of experts.
Take a closer look below into how our strategic, consulting, and operational expertise can support you in delivering your health and care goals.
Workforce and primary care
Implementing workforce optimisation in general practice. Watch our case study.
Our people solutions and services
Workforce change management
The NHS is experiencing some of the most severe pressures in its 75-year history resulting in unprecedented levels of change, with Running Cost Allowance Reductions, Workforce Growth plans, and changi...
People and wellbeing support
Our People and Wellbeing team are highly skilled in working with customers to understand the challenges, develop solutions and deliver services to ensure equitable, diverse and inclusive workplaces wh...
People operations
We offer an at-scale range of operational Human Resources (HR) services. These follow the life cycle of employees within your organisation, ensuring you have the access to best practice and subject ma...
Workforce
We put people at the centre of our problem-solving approach based on our understanding of your complex workforce challenges. We use data and insight to create and deliver tailored, evidence-based work...
Organisational development
We work with you to understand current and future performance needs, designing and delivering a wide range of tailored organisation development strategies and programmes which build on the capability ...
Human Resources
Every organisation’s greatest asset is its people. We recognise that to deliver effective services people need to be equipped to support both the challenges being faced today and to be confident in de...
Latest blogposts
Creating a sustainable workforce: The cultural solution to high-cost temporary staffing
The NHS is no stranger to workforce challenges. As pressures on the system grow, the reliance on high-cost temporary staffing to fill critical gaps has become a recurring theme.
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Workforce productivity and efficiency: How can we drive down high-cost agency spend?
In recent years, the People Solutions team here at NHS South, Central and West (SCW) has been working very closely with providers, provider collaboratives and systems to help them drive down high-cost...
Unlocking success: Leveraging NHS bands for Non-NHS employers
In today's competitive job market, employers from all sectors are constantly looking for ways to stand out and attract top talent. So, how can you establish yourself as a top employer? One effective s...
Optimising workforce planning beyond the spreadsheet - how to do it differently
Conceptualising workforce quandaries in a different way
Workforce challenges are a universal problem for most organisations. We aim to take the focus away from roles and move the lens to people and context, thinking about the art of the possible. Tackling ...
Case studies
Delivering medical workforce analysis to identify gaps in consultant service
The organisation aimed to identify gaps in the Consultant workforce to deliver a seven-day service. ...
Revitalising organisational culture at the Isle of Wight Council
Isle of Wight Council (IWC) embarked on a transformative journey driven by the recognition of intern...
Closing a medical practice with confidence and compassion
To help colleagues in the Somerset Integrated Care Board to improve processes around the closure of ...
Supporting the Imaging and Pathology workforce in the South West
We're working alongside the Imaging and Pathology Networks in the South West to provide a roadmap wi...
Taking charge of the TUPE transfer of staff to Cheltenham Peripheral PCN
Cheltenham Peripheral Primary Care Network (CPPCN) commissioned SCW to provide support to plan and e...
Optimising the CYP workforce within the South West region
NHS England South West (SW) Children and Young people transformation team commissioned SCW to develo...
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