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Work & outcomes

The work, and the difference it made.

A sample of engagements across sport, health and wellbeing. Each one is framed the way we scope it: the challenge, and the return.

01

Prime Health

Health · Private
Challenge

Access to diagnostics was gated behind traditional referral, capping direct demand and slowing patients down at the point of entry.

What we did

We designed self-referral pathways and the booking and access model around them, so patients could enter directly without loosening clinical governance.

The return

A direct self-pay revenue line and higher conversion of the demand already arriving, with less pressure on traditional referral routes.

02

Housden Group

Health · Public · NHS Trust private patient units
Challenge

NHS Trusts sit on private patient units that under-serve the commercial opportunity, held back by capacity, insurer relationships and referral routes, while still having to meet the NHS obligation from the same estate.

What we did

Working as part of the Housden Group, we support the development and growth of NHS Trust private patient units across multiple Trusts: insurer and referrer engagement, pathway and access design, and the commercial case that lets a Trust grow private income without compromising NHS delivery.

The return

Private patient income grown inside the NHS framework, with PPUs run as a managed commercial operation rather than an under-used ward.

03

Medical Imaging Partnership

Health · Public + Private
Challenge

A multi-site imaging network carrying accessibility and efficiency drag across the referral-to-report pathway.

What we did

We mapped the real referral-to-report flow across sites, found where work waited, and reconfigured booking, handover and reporting around the constraint.

The return

Enhanced patient pathways, improved access and recovered capacity across the network.

04

Eventmaster

Sport · Private
Challenge

Ticketing was procured as a payment tool, generating a transaction and nothing after it.

What we did

We built a market entry and go-to-market strategy connecting ticketing to retail, fundraising and engagement, and optimised the pre-sale and post-event journey.

The return

Revenue captured before, during and after the event, across grassroots and non-elite events.

05

Leeds Beckett University

Academia · Public
Challenge

A new sport and health technology incubator with no route from research to funded delivery.

What we did

We developed the business delivery plan through stakeholder engagement, knowledge development and delivery frameworks.

The return

A roadmap built to unlock funding and industry partnership around otherwise stranded research.

06

Northumbria University (Newcastle)

Academia · Public
Challenge

The Newcastle campus held facilities, services and expertise that could generate income but were not being commercialised.

What we did

We work with the university to monetise its services, packaging facilities and expertise into sellable offerings and taking them to market.

The return

New commercial income from campus services and facilities that were previously untapped.

07

The Sponsor Collective

Sport · Private
Challenge

Clubs sitting on commercial estate they could not convert into sponsorship income.

What we did

We built tailored sponsorship frameworks scaled from grassroots to elite, matched to what each club could realistically offer a sponsor.

The return

New sponsorship revenue and improved financial stability from assets that were previously idle.

08

Technique Health

Health · Private
Challenge

Structural challenges and a client base too narrow to grow from.

What we did

We resolved the underlying structural issues and redefined the client engagement model so it could scale.

The return

A foundation built for market expansion rather than a business capped by its own shape.

09

Propel Teams

Sport · Private
Challenge

Strong team management, but no structured route to market for the start-up cohort.

What we did

We provided mentorship and a structured commercial route to market for the cohort.

The return

Team-management strength translated into high-value client solutions.

Return figures are confirmed with each client before publication

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