February: NHS management consultants proven to worsen a service already under pressure

Press release issued: 21 February 2018 Millions of pounds are being wasted each year on NHS management consultants who are causing a service already under pressure to be less efficient rather than making things better, according to new research. Experts at the Universities of Bristol, Seville and Warwick Business School worked together to collect four years of data from 120 hospital trusts in England. Their research is published in the journal Policy & Politics today [21 February]. On average, £1.2 million a year…