Projects and case studies

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  • NHS HR Capacity and Capability

    IES worked with the NHS North West in undertaking an HR Capacity and Capability Review. The overall aim was to ensure that HR outcomes support the effectiveness and success of NHS organisations in providing world class services to people in the...

  • Building Capability for a Self-improving NHS

    This project is designed to capture and develop learning from three HR/OD capability building initiatives designed to support the NHS workstream 'Building capability for a self-improving NHS'. The design reflects the collaborative nature of the...

  • Review of Training Delivery for a Government Department

    IES was asked by a government department to review their current training delivery arrangements. The review involved internal and external information-gathering phases. Internally, we explored business needs and clarified perceptions of current...

  • Finding Out How HR is Perceived

    Boehringer-Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company, worked with IES to identify how its HR function is perceived both by those working in it, in the UK, and by the line managers and employees who use HR services and support. Wendy Hirsh from IES used...

  • 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...

  • 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 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...

  • Impact of Agenda for Change on Career Progression Amongst Radiographers

    IES worked with researchers at the University of Hertfordshire on a new project funded by the Society and College of Radiographers to investigate the impact of Agenda for Change on career progression amongst radiographers. The work explored NHS...

  • Total Reward in Local Government

    We helped London Councils with a project investigating how total reward can be implemented in local government. London Borough of Camden is acting as the pilot organisation. It was apparent that pay plays less of a part in why people join, stay...