Projects and case studies

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  • Seeing the Link Between HR and Organisational Performance

    This work for the National Health Service Improvement and Innovation Agency evaluated research on the functional contribution of HR/OD and associated professionals to organisational performance, as well as the impact of more general people...

  • Developing HR Leaders

    IES engaged in a six-month development programme for the HR leadership team of a large local council. This had six coaching sessions combined with three workshops designed to help the team identify their vision for the future of HR, their personal...

  • NICE Management of Long-term Sickness

    IES supported the work of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the development of guidance on the management of long-term sickness and incapacity for employers and primary care services. A systematic review was...

  • Evaluation of Coaching in the NHS

    The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (NHS Institute) commissioned IES to carry out an over-arching evaluation of coaching intervention to support leadership development across the NHS. Some evaluation had been carried out of the...

  • Lessons from the HSE Stress Management Pilot

    IES examined, for the Health & Safety Executive, progress made by employers in six key sectors with regard to their participation in the HSE’s Stress Management Pilot. The Stress Management Pilot was initiated in June 2005 and involved...

  • Evaluation of West Midlands Regional Coaching Pool

    The West Midlands Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership commissioned IES to conduct an independent external evaluation of its coaching pool activities. IES explored the outcomes of the coaching in terms of performance improvement on the...

  • Why People Get in the Way of Change

    The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (NHSI) is the body that tasked with bringing about sustainable improvement within the NHS. The 'No Delays' team focused on how delays to patient waiting times (from referral to being seen by a...

  • Flexible Careers for the Royal Navy

    The Royal Navy's flexible careers structure initiative intends to offer a more flexible approach towards careers in the Navy/Marines. The current engagement system is to be replaced by three types of career: full, extended and tailored. IES was...

  • IDEA Succession Planning

    IES supported the IDeA (the Improvement and Development Agency) in a consortium approach to improving the practical application of succession planning in local authorities. Wendy Hirsh of IES worked with two county councils and two, much smaller,...

  • Encouraging Veterinary Careers

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) carried out a major review of its careers material. Together with DEFRA and several of the veterinary schools in the UK, RCVS received DfES funding under the ‘Gateways to the Profession’ initiative....