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We deliver effective communication, engagement and behavioural insight as key enablers for system change and improving population health. Our approach addresses inequalities, manages risk and reputation, and derives insight to inform improvement.

Flexibly providing bespoke modular solutions at system or place level, we:

  • prioritise patient centricity and address health inequalities
  • inform service improvement, promoting co-production with service users
  • build a recognised, trusted brand
  • develop strong media relationships, gain positive coverage and manage risks
  • support the equity, diversity and inclusion agenda
  • upskill system partners
  • support digital inclusion.

Key areas of support

  • Insight, engagement, consultation

    Insight, engagement, consultation

  • Communications, editorial & media

    Communications, editorial & media

  • Campaigns, creative, digital

    Campaigns, creative, digital

  • Equality, inclusion, human rights

    Equality, inclusion, human rights

  • Behavioural insight

    Behavioural insight

  • Freedom of Information

    Freedom of Information

  • Training

    Training

Our key strengths

  • Combination of experience and expertise with our market research and insight and knowledge of your local situation and national guidance
  • Flexible, responsive, and creative. NHS organisations across England trust us to work with them to make important things happen
  • Future-focus, anticipating partner needs
  • AGEM/ML collaborative service allowing free flow of resource produces efficiencies and quick mobilisation
  • Combined NHS, local authority and private sector experience
  • Objectivity enabling independent engagement and consultation.

Key leads

Clare Thomason

Lead for services in Lancashire, Cheshire and Merseyside

Miranda Pilkington

Lead for services to NHS England and national bodies

We think you’ll need 

  • Relationship building for partnership working
  • Influencing at all levels within as well as between partner organisations
  • Delivering on the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda and improving access to services for underrepresented and vulnerable groups (including combating digital exclusion)
  • Involving patients, service users, communities and staff in system-wide planning
  • Resource and capacity, particularly regarding specialist expertise.

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