
Thought Leadership3
Health and social care are constantly evolving, and no single organisation has all the answers.
By working alongside our clients on some of the toughest challenges, we’ve gained unique insights into what really drives meaningful change.
This space brings together our latest thinking: practical ideas, real examples, and proven approaches that are already delivering impact across the sectors.
Here you’ll find articles written by our consultants and partners, sharing perspectives that might help as you navigate similar challenges.
If you’d like to explore any of these ideas further, we’d love to talk.
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Spending Review 2025: A defining moment for digital health and government
In this Spending Review response we unpack the record £10 billion investment in NHS technology, the wider £1.9 billion for digital government, and why turning funding into real change now depends on delivery, integration, and new models of care.
The digital blueprint: cause for optimism in social care
In this Adult Social Care feature we share our Digital Blueprint, showing how prevention, independence, and financial sustainability can be achieved through digital innovation, with real-world examples and measurable impact.
Long-term care: unlocking better support through digital innovation
In this piece, we focus on short term support — how digital solutions can improve the quality and effectiveness of short-term support, driving better outcomes for people receiving it.
From Local Government to consultancy: my journey in adult social care
Natasha Pow recently joined Channel 3 after an illustrious career in local government. Here she tells us her journey and what inspired her to make the move.
Short term support: embracing digital to empower independence
In this piece, we focus on short term support — how digital solutions can improve the quality and effectiveness of short-term support, driving better outcomes for people receiving it.
Unpaid carers: unlocking better outcomes with better tools
In this piece, we focus on unpaid carers – exploring how digital tools can be used to help our valuable unpaid carers live a good life, despite the everyday difficulties they face.
Rethinking the front door to adult social care
In this piece, we focus on the front door to adult social care – exploring how digital tools are enabling people, families, carers, and professionals to access the right information and support when they need it – at their first point of contact with social services.
Operations: unlocking better outcomes with better tools
In this article, we explore how systems can drive the shift from a reactive to a strategic commissioning model powered by key digital interventions - enabling more proactive, outcomes-driven approaches to meeting people's needs.
Commissioning: unlocking a data-led, digitally enabled future in adult social care
This article is part of our Digital Blueprint for Adult Social Care, a series exploring how technology and cultural change can come together transform services. In this article, we explore how systems can drive the shift from a reactive to a strategic commissioning model powered by key digital interventions - enabling more proactive, outcomes-driven approaches to meeting people's needs.
Turning a health and social care digital blueprint into reality
How do we truly utilise the power of digital technology to transform health and social care? Channel 3’s Ralph Cook brought together adult social care and health leaders at the ADASS Spring Seminar to discuss the way ahead.
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