Integrated Care System Formation in a Pandemic
April 2021 marks the deadline for all of England to be part of an Integrated Care System (ICS), as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan. With 29 ICSs already confirmed, the majority of England is covered, with 13 more geographical areas to finalise. The idea behind ICSs is to draw together NHS service providers, […]
Place-Based Care
Everything You Need To Know Place-based care considers the needs of everyone in a locality, not just the most in-need. This means that care provision will differ between different areas in the UK, from urban to rural, from CCG to CCG. Health inequalities are not levelled by only focussing on the most in-need, but […]
Quicker, Safer, Cheaper?
The New Health and Social Care Network If you provide services on behalf of the NHS – and you access or exchange information electronically as a part of that – then you’ve probably heard about the new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN). Succeeding the N3 network, the HSCN is intended to support more […]
Primary Care Networks
Their Place in Your Bid As the Long Term Plan approaches its first birthday, completing its first year of ten, the recommendations it made are having an impact across the NHS. Primary Care Networks (also known as PCNs) are a key feature of the plan, and they are relevant to any bid which addresses […]
The Importance of the Pink & Red Team
At HealthBid, we are proud to manage bids via a proven methodology, which allows us to be flexible to client needs and resources. We have longstanding experience of supporting our clients in both Tranche 1 activity, including capture planning and initial win strategy design, and Tranche 2 – creating the bid itself. The nature of […]
Changes to the Board at HealthBid
I’m pleased to announce a couple of changes to the Bidding Limited Board. Bidding Limited – which owns HealthBid – has been growing rapidly for the last few years, taking on new challenges and most importantly writing brilliant bids for our clients. It’s therefore time for us to grow as a Board. I am very […]
The Link Between Mood and the Weather
With the last few weeks seemingly seeing the sun a consistent presence here in Yorkshire and the rest of the UK, many of us may have noticed an uplift in our mood. Lots of us have been encouraged to venture outdoors and enjoy the sunshine during our lunch breaks, leaving us energised for the rest […]
Women in Healthcare
With today being International Women’s Day and a large proportion of the HealthBid Office made up of women, we’ve written a post on the incredible contribution that women have made over the course of the last two centuries to UK healthcare. From Elizabeth Garrett Anderson to Ruby Wax, we’ll be discussing the importance of these […]
New Win for HealthBid Client
Late last year, we had the opportunity to work with an established HealthBid client to shape elements of their response to a Healthy Lifestyles bid in the Midlands. This was a really enjoyable piece of work for a client with whom we have developed a great relationship; they trust us to deliver. We were able […]
New Year, New You?
Refresh Your Bidding Model It’s the month of resolutions. On a personal level, we are all adept at taking some time in January to consider the year just gone and how we might do things better looking forward. Indeed, the classic – be more active, eat less chocolate – makes its 2018 (re)appearance on my […]
Tooth Decay in Children: ‘…a wholly preventable disease’
Following our recent post on the Sugar Tax, this week the HealthBid blog considers some startling figures recently released by the Local Government Association (LGA) on the state of children’s oral health in England. The report highlights; The equivalent of 170 operations per day are performed to remove multiple teeth in children. There were a […]
…And Another Win!
We’re proud to announce another win for the HealthBid team. We have been working with Greenworks Controlled Environments, who provide climate control and air conditioning, to support writing a bid for services at Addenbroke’s Hospital. These services include the maintenance of vital air conditioning and other refrigeration systems at the Trust. The bid was vital […]
