Projects and case studies

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  • Using the Flexible Nursing Workforce in the NHS

    IES carried out some work for NHS Professionals on the use of the flexible nursing workforce in the NHS. This included analysing data held by NHS Professionals on trends in the use of bank and agency nursing staff, and conducting case studies of...

  • Moving Goods Safely: an Evaluation of Success

    The HSE commissioned IES to evaluate the impact of one of its projects of targeted inspections called ‘Moving Goods Safely 3’ (MGS3). The MGS3 project was a ‘supply chain initiative’ aimed at reducing injury and ill-health arising from the...

  • Evaluating a New Proactive Approach to Conciliation

    The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) commissioned IES to carry out an evaluation of a six-month pilot currently running in Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham offering a new proactive approach to conciliation. This pilot...

  • Workplace Projects Evaluation

    IES was commissioned to evaluate Acas' Workplace Projects service. Workplace Projects are collaborative in-house projects, facilitated by Acas advisors and run within organisations by management and employee representatives. They are a bespoke...

  • Evaluation of National Skills Academies

    National Skills Academies (NSAs) are designed to be 'employer-led centres of excellence in learning' and form a key element of the government's strategy to improve the nation's skill base by making provision of training more relevant to labour...

  • Improving Employer Investment in Workforce Skills

    IES led a consortium to undertake a series of four linked reviews of evidence which reported on which factors stimulate and inhibit employer investment in workforce skills, and identified appropriate policy levers for the new UK Commission on...

  • Good HRM Practices Make Best Use of Skills to Improve Business Performance

    The UK Commission for Employment and Skills commissioned IES in partnership with The Work Foundation to undertake a three-component project on how using good HRM practices can enable employers to make full use of the skills of their workforce and...

  • Evaluation of a Dual Local Authority and HSE-Staffed Occupational Health Support Service for SMEs

    IES was commissioned to evaluate the provision of a regulator-led advice and support service on occupational health and safety issues for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in Milton Keynes. The evaluation investigated the...

  • Evaluation of Academy for Large Scale Change

    IES was appointed to evaluate 'The Academy for Large Scale Change' designed by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement in order to equip Strategic Health Authorities, and regional and national leaders, with world class improvement and...

  • Understanding the Business Partner Role

    IES facilitated a review at HM Treasury of the role of the business partner. This looked at questions concerning how it interacted with the rest of HR, relationships between the different business partners, and customer expectations. Issues...