Amid budget cuts and a cost-of-living crisis, driven in part by the inflation rate, many already struggling local councils are finding it difficult to persevere with wider community impacts — like creating jobs, building homes, supporting businesses and investing in new infrastructure. So how do local authorities ensure long-term sustainability and cost savings?
Many organisations, having adopted advanced technologies like automation RPA, low-code and AI, can fall into the trap of using these technologies in isolation, failing to adequately connect them and use them interactively. This obstructs the key benefits of intelligent automation…
A time and motion study is an evaluative analysis of industrial performance. The goal is to maximise efficiency. Using measurable data when analysing business processes and looking for the improvement spots, helps organisations to standardise their work processes and continuously improve.
With estimated NHS fraud figures topping £1.2bn a year, the risk of inadequate fraud detection is concerning. As newly-formed ICBs take the place of CCGs, health leaders are under the cosh to proactively tackle fraud risk during the transition.
Housing Associations are squeezed on budgets and under pressure to comply with stricter social housing regulations, providers need to tick all the boxes for efficiency, tenant experience and regulatory compliance. That means doing more with less. Enter intelligent automation.
Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs) aim to improve the lives of social housing tenants — making sure they are listened to, able to live in safe homes in good repair and their complaints are well handled. They form part of a set of ways, laid out by Government to improve things for people living in social housing.
The importance of strong digital leadership in local government is not a new concept but one that’s recently become imperative. ‘Underfunded’ and ‘understaffed’ have long been words synonymous with the public sector, with local authority ‘spending power’ falling and staff numbers have dropped consistently since 1999. It seems we’ve finally hit a crisis point.
When we look at putting sustainability into practice, it’s clear the worldwide focus on sustainability is shifting from words to action. Along with energy instability, organisations are being urged by investors to address their societal and sustainability impact.
Customer care is at an inflection point: demands are higher and resources are limited. According to a McKinsey survey, organisations’ existing capacities are being challenged by higher call volumes and more complex and challenging enquiries. Employers are also struggling to retain customer care agents, who are being poached by competitors or feeling dissatisfied in their work.
