If you work in primary care, place-based partnerships, or local authority health integration, you may have spotted a new acronym emerging from NHS planning documents: OPIC, or the Office of…
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Mike Gill BBC Radio 4's recent series Magic Consultants didn't pull its punches. Management consultants were portrayed as overpriced illusionists, revealing savings that were "always there" while obscuring their methods…
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After yet another stint with Radio 4, I found myself grumbling about GIRFT and marvelling at the genius of those who repackage 1970s quality control as ground-breaking in the public…
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Mike Gill is Director at At Scale Limited and author of “How to Survive Austerity: A Field Guide for Public Sector Managers” Every generation thinks they’re living through the apocalypse.…
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