Services

Healthcare Consultancy That Delivers.

Outcome-focused expertise across the full spectrum of healthcare transformation — from strategy to implementation.

SASmith Consulting works with NHS Trusts, ICBs, and private healthcare providers to design and deliver complex change. Every engagement is shaped around your organisation's specific context, challenges, and goals.

Strategic Consultancy

Independent strategic advice for NHS and private sector organisations navigating complex change, system pressures, and long-term planning challenges.

Organisational strategy development and horizon planning
System-level analysis and options appraisal
Stakeholder engagement and board-level advisory support
Policy interpretation and strategic response planning
Integrated care system and partnership strategy

Programme Management: Operational, Digital and Estates

End-to-end programme management across operational transformation, digital implementation, and estates development — from initiation through to sustained delivery.

Programme governance, planning, and risk management
Operational transformation programme direction
Digital programme delivery including system procurement and go-live
Benefits realisation tracking and reporting
Multi-workstream coordination across complex, multi-site programmes
Capital projects planning including new build design and HBN compliance
High-level capacity and activity scenario modelling

Clinical and Operational Management

Hands-on operational support and senior leadership for NHS organisations — stabilising services, driving performance against national targets, and building sustainable capacity.

Interim operational management and service stabilisation
Performance recovery and management against RTT, DM01, and Cancer targets
Capacity and demand analysis and workforce planning
Process review and operational efficiency improvement
Team leadership and change management support
Budgetary control and CIP management across large clinical services
Business planning process design and implementation
Private patient business turnaround — contracts, data, and debt resolution

Digital Transformation

End-to-end digital programme delivery — from strategy and business case through to implementation and go-live.

Digital strategy development and roadmap composition
Business case authoring including HM Treasury full business cases
Network-wide LIMS implementation across multiple NHS Trusts
AI/AVT and Patient Portal deployment
RTT system monitoring tool design and development

Quality Improvement & Accreditation

Quality management and accreditation leadership — building robust systems that meet national standards and drive continuous improvement.

ISO 9001 maintenance for imaging and computer sciences
ISAS (Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme) accreditation
CHKS Oncology Accreditation including ISO 9001
NHS England Cancer Peer Review — highly commended process improvement
Premises Assurance Model (PAMS) for estates

Commercial & Business Development

Commercial strategy and bid development for healthcare organisations seeking to grow, diversify, or enter new markets.

Business case composition and tendering support
Private patient strategy development and marketing
Commercial bid writing for digital consultancy
Independent sector pathway development
Wayfinding system development and clinical facility design

Productivity & Operational Improvement

Targeted programmes to improve operational flow, reduce waste, and deliver sustainable efficiency gains across clinical services.

Organisational productivity transformation using AI and digital tools
Theatre productivity improvement (GIRFT and CQC aligned)
Trust discharge and operational flow optimisation
Outpatient and pre-operative assessment improvement

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