Projects and case studies

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  • Costs and Benefits of Introducing Advanced Practitioner Grades in the Health Service

    This project assessed the costs and benefits of introducing Advanced Practitioner grades in a range of occupational areas within the health service. Information on the productivity gains arising out of implementation of these roles was needed to...

  • NHS HR Capacity and Capability

    IES worked with the NHS North West in undertaking an HR Capacity and Capability Review. The overall aim was to ensure that HR outcomes support the effectiveness and success of NHS organisations in providing world class services to people in the...

  • Building Capability for a Self-improving NHS

    This project is designed to capture and develop learning from three HR/OD capability building initiatives designed to support the NHS workstream 'Building capability for a self-improving NHS'. The design reflects the collaborative nature of the...

  • Review of Training Delivery for a Government Department

    IES was asked by a government department to review their current training delivery arrangements. The review involved internal and external information-gathering phases. Internally, we explored business needs and clarified perceptions of current...

  • Finding Out How HR is Perceived

    Boehringer-Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company, worked with IES to identify how its HR function is perceived both by those working in it, in the UK, and by the line managers and employees who use HR services and support. Wendy Hirsh from IES used...

  • Supporting NHS 'No Delays' Extension

    Under its No Delays Ambassador Sites programme, the NHS Institute supported healthcare trusts to embed No Delays products with a view to supporting service redesign and 18 week delivery. A key feature of this programme was the deployment of a...

  • Working in 21st Century Rural England

    This project sought to identify the rural groups that find it most difficult to move into, remain and progress in employment. The project has also described and evaluated these groups' current pathways into work. As a scoping study it informed the...

  • Socially Excluded Adults Public Service Agreement (PSA 16)

    IES was commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions to research the various strands informing the DWP’s approach to, and progress towards, its Socially Excluded Adults Public Service Agreement (PSA 16) objectives. The core objective of...

  • Using the Flexible Nursing Workforce in the NHS

    IES carried out some work for NHS Professionals on the use of the flexible nursing workforce in the NHS. This included analysing data held by NHS Professionals on trends in the use of bank and agency nursing staff, and conducting case studies of...

  • Moving Goods Safely: an Evaluation of Success

    The HSE commissioned IES to evaluate the impact of one of its projects of targeted inspections called ‘Moving Goods Safely 3’ (MGS3). The MGS3 project was a ‘supply chain initiative’ aimed at reducing injury and ill-health arising from the...