Our expertise encompasses health, social care and welfare, with a common emphasis on effective service delivery, a philosophy of supporting service users, and the development of up-to-date professional training.

Our expertise

We have practice-based expertise in:

• Nursing
• Midwifery
• Physiotherapy
• Occupational therapy
• Operating department practice
• Social care
• Community and youth work.

And, in conjunction with our partners:

• Chiropractic
• Exercise science
• Nutrition
• Early years.

Benefits to your business

Our business services include:

• The GP Centre. This is the "area office" of the Wessex Deanery for Dorset. The GP Centre is responsible for the management, provision and support of all aspects of Postgraduate GP Education that occurs in Dorset
• The Centre for Post Qualifying Social Work (PQSW) provides a range of post qualifying social work courses throughout England
• Guest web services (password required)
• Hosted web projects
• E-learning courses
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

The credibility and relevance of our consultancy services is underpinned by our applied research in the field of Health & Social Care.

Our approach to consultancy combines specialist experience in a variety of fields on a case-by-case basis to address the particular needs of the project.

We have the expertise in a variety of areas to achieve workable solutions to the complex challenges facing the Health & Social Care industry. These include development of business management practices, insight into service-quality perceptions of health & social care users and practitioners through market research and expertise in corporate and internal communications.

Working with businesses

We are transforming health and social care across a variety of contexts.

• Our research and consultancy goal is to improve the everyday lives of health and social care users
• We liaise closely with our partners in health, social care and private service provision to ensure working with us leads to fitness for practice and purpose
• To ensure the relevance and impact of our research we maximise service user and voluntary sector involvement and pass on our results to them and health and social care professionals.

Our clients and partners include:

• Local NHS Hospital, GP Surgeries, Primary Care and Community Trusts
• Dorset Action on Abuse
• Montacute Trust School
• Social Care Institute for Excellence
• Social Policy and Social Work subject centre of the Higher Education Academy (SWAP)
• Skills for care
• Back Care
• British Pain Society
• The Royal Society for Public Health
• Social Services and local authority departments
• Local residents and communities, voluntary organisations and businesses.

For bespoke consultancy advice, or further information please contact us.