Additional Services
Improving financial performance
We work with our healthcare clients in many different areas to increase productivity, improve performance and reduce costs.
Capacity modelling
Our innovative capacity modelling system is designed to provide a complete, detailed picture of the resources necessary to meet service requirements across an entire healthcare organisation. It tracks demand for activity through the whole elective pathway – from referrals, through clinics, diagnostic services, radiology and theatres, to discharge, and enables management to accurately plan and optimise the physical and human resources required.
The model can be used to determine theatre list allocations and the number of clinical PAs needed by each speciality, and also to identify shortfalls and surpluses so that appropriate adjustments and improvements can be made.
Staff planning and management
Staffing costs are usually the largest part of operating expenditure and also the most complex to manage and control. Our experience in the healthcare sector and our understanding of clinical, nursing and management staffing help us provide the business intelligence necessary to optimise spend – without impacting on patient safety or quality of service.
By assessing staffing budgets and roles, we're able to establish the best skill / spend mix to deliver an activity and then identify areas for improvement, attributing a tangible, financial value to any shortfalls, surpluses or variations in
working practice.
Services and diagnostics
We help hospitals maximise their productivity across all departments, identifying and valuing areas that require attention and delivering 10-20% improvement across the board – from reducing outpatient waiting times and patient length of stay, to increasing capacity and avoiding capital expenditure.
Capital expenditure
Newton's combination of engineering and business management capabilities enables us to assess capital proposals on a detailed level, valuing each element of spend from a technical and strategic perspective. We are then able to rebuild plans from the bottom up, usually reducing capital requirements by 25-40%, and maintaining the original benefits of the expenditure.