Research & Insights

Healthcare • Regulation & Transparency

What Can You Actually Conclude from a CQC Hospital Rating?

August 2026 · Report + interactive map

Of England’s hospital ratings more than five years old, 91% are Good or Outstanding — and every rating older than ten years is. The reassuring judgements are the stale ones. CQC has set age triggers for re-inspection in adult social care, mental health and primary care. Hospitals are the only sector without one.

Workforce • AI Strategy

SME Workforce Strategy in the AI Era

January 2026 · Research report

A research-backed framework identifying AI as a workforce multiplier. Synthesises data from the WEF, OECD, McKinsey and others to provide a roadmap for reskilling.

Operational Excellence

What is AI Quotient (AIQ) and How Can I Get It?

A roadmap for building AIQ in SMEs.

Workforce • AI Strategy

A Framework For Nurturing Human Agency At Work

Draws on the work by Roger Lewin and Birute Regine to help move SMEs from "command-and-control" systems to "complex adaptive systems".