In the Media
A major change is underway at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust in the shape of a service improvement programme known as 'ABC - Achieving Best Care'. In this article Jane Warder and Ian Hall talk about the role of employee engagement in helping to deliver their vision. Unipart Expert Practices worked alongside the ABC team to help deliver improvements in Endoscopy, Patient Flow amongst others helping to deliver over £4m worth of savings.
Published by Health Service Journal, 2nd February 2012
Any other business: Have you wondered why there’s only one John Lewis Partnership, Mr Clegg?
A John Lewis economy’ was a strong soundbite from Nick Clegg, however if John Spedan Lewis invented such a brilliant business model — which he did — then how come it hasn’t been copied again and again? There are only a handful of enduring large-scale employee-owned businesses in Britain and aside from John Lewis the most celebrated is Unipart, so what allows for such a business model to exist?
Published by Spectator, Martin Vander Weyer, 21st January 2012
We're all in this together - the key role of engagement in getting employees buy in
'Once the company leadership has decided the strategy, how do you get all the employees on board? The key word in engagement...' John Neill, Unipart Group CEO, as well as a number of other business professionals talk here about the vital role of employee engagement as a way do addressing the productivity gap that the UK is currently facing..
Published by The Sunday Telegraph, 11 December 2011 Author: Marc Beishon
UEP achieves Investors in People Champion standard on first attempt
Having received almost full marks on application for Gold status earlier in 2011, UEP, the consulting arm of Unipart Group, was selected to join a prestigious group of 131 role model organisations - from the private, public and third sector - accredited with Champion status.
Launched in 1991, Investors in People is the UK's leading people management standard. Its a business improvement tool designed to help all kinds of organisations develop performance through their people.
Awarded 16th September 2011
John Neill: How the NHS can follow the Unipart way to efficiency
Unipart used lean thinking to transform itself into a highly efficient logistics company, Chief executive John Neill here describes how he believes the NHS can follow suit. The world is littered with failed lean implementations because it looks easy, but it's not, so what have Unipart learnt which may be helpful?
Published by Guardian Professional, guardian.co.uk, 21 July 2011
A Co-ordinated approach to contracts
Whitehall has been tasked with doing 'more for less' and centralising procurement is at the heart of that agenda .The cabinet has appointed Unipart, a supply chain consultancy, to review its procurement process and suggest ways it can be done quicker, while still complying with European Union regulations on procurement procedures.
Published by guardian.co.uk, 20 July 2011, Author Nick Huber
Sherwood Forest Hospitals Explain How they are Achieving Best Care
Staff at Sherwood Forest Hospitals explain about their approach called Achieving Best Care (ABC). ABC aims to exceed the expectations of patients and staff and deliver a high quality service - free from waste, consistent and focused on delivering our patient and staff pledges. UEP have worked in conjunction with the trust to develop ABC and support its implementation across the trust.
YouTube 3 May 2011
How a logistics firm drives change through Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest Hospitals is trying to improve its care for staff as well as patients, through working with a company better known for delivering vehicle parts. Steve Gold reports and motivation is a difficult one to get right. Sherwood Forest Hospitals foundation trust has been working hard in this area through a partnership with Unipart Expert Practices.
Published by Guardian Healthcare Network, guardian.co.uk, 23 March 2011 Author: Steve Gold
Policy focus Development & Efficiency Learning about ‘lean’ techniques
The Head of Performance at Unipart Expert Practices, John Coulston, explains that “essentially lean is all about building quality into processes so that it’s impossible to get an activity wrong. At the same time, you take waste out of the process and make it more efficient.”
Published by Civil Service World, Issue 165, 9 March 2011
Cabinet Office Minister's speech to supplier summit
Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude delivered a speech to a Supplier Summit on 1 December 2010. We are already working to address this. The Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) is working in partnership with Industry (Unipart’s Expert Practices team and Intellect) to try to tackle the issues present in procurement.
Published by cabinetoffice.gov.uk/news/ 1 December 2010.
Purchasing centralised as Cabinet Office rolls out procurement reform
The first fruits of this work emerged on Monday, when Number 10 announced that the Cabinet Office would be applying ‘Lean’ management techniques to the government procurement process. The study of processes across government, which will be carried out with the support of management consultants Intellect and Unipart..
Published by Civil Service World, Issue 158, 3 November 2010
Windsor and Maidenhead council makes history with biggest ever cut in council tax
A Conservative local authority has made history after agreeing the biggest ever cut in council tax, The Daily Telegraph can disclose back office staff have also been reorganised based on 'lean management' principles, after advice from car parts maker Unipart. The large cut in council tax was welcomed by campaigners. Matthew Elliott, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “This is a fantastic step by Windsor and Maidenhead, which millions of people wish their own council would copy.
Published by telegraph.co.uk, 21 Jan 2010, Author Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor
