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United Kingdom

Questions over Cork University Hospital spending on management consultants Irelands midwives and nurses union has called into question spending on consultants from PwC at Cork University Hospital.
30 June 2023
Australia

Big Four unite in rare front to promote Australian vaccination Australia’s biggest professional services firms have come together in a rare united front to push for greater vaccination rates against Covid-19, citing a $10 billion gain to the economy per month.
04 October 2021
Australia

PwC's Corporate Finance team leading two sale mandates PwC’s Corporate Finance team have been enlisted to run two sale mandates in recent weeks– for radiology group Imaging Associates and chicken producer Hazeldenes.
26 May 2021
Australia

PwC and Accenture the lead consultants for Covid-19 vaccine rollout Consultants from PwC have landed 2021’s most important consulting job for the nation: overseeing the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine.
24 January 2021
United Kingdom

Nine PwC firms working on UN-backed Covid-19 initiative Nine of PwC’s national and regional wings are teaming up to support a new global initiative and collaboration to help local communities recover better from the Covid-19 pandemic.
30 September 2020
United Kingdom

16 consulting firms awarded government coronavirus contracts The UK Government has once again come under fire for its spending on private consulting contractors, after it emerged the industry had received contracts worth £56 million to help with the national r
24 August 2020
United Kingdom

PwC offers £20 million discount on services to NHS Big Four firm PwC has responded to an NHS request for pro bono support with an offer a 20% fee reduction, up to the value of £20 million.
18 May 2020
United States

PwC develops contact-tracing app for staff and clients Big Four firm PwC has developed a contact-tracing app to make the reopening of its offices – and its clients’ workplaces – safer.
05 May 2020
United Kingdom

50 firms win spot on NHS consultancy and advisory framework Over 50 consulting firms have won a spot on a £200 million consultancy and advisory framework from the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
06 April 2020
Australia

Coronavirus could deliver a $2 billion hit to Australia's economy A reduced flow of people from China as a result of the Coronavirus might deal a $2.3 billion blow to the Australian economy, according to a PwC study.
02 February 2020
Asia

Consultancies defy reputation by restricting travel in coronavirus response A notoriously mobile industry is being grounded by the lethal coronavirus epidemic in China, with the accounting and consulting Big Four among those forced into action.
31 January 2020
Australia

PwC, Colorcon and TruTag develop smart pharma pills PwC Australia has partnered with Colorcon and TruTag to develop a novel solution that promotes supply chain transparency in the pharmaceutical sector.
12 January 2020
United States

Future of health finds biopharma firms at strategic crossroads With the future of healthcare accelerating toward a prevention and digital-centered future, biopharma firms are faced with the strategic choice of branching outward from the profitable drug-centric m
01 October 2019
United Kingdom

L.E.K. Consulting and PwC lauded for healthcare industry services Two consulting firms have landed top prizes at the annual HealthInvestor awards in London. PwC scooped two awards for its corporate finance and transactional efforts, while L.E.K.
17 July 2019
United Kingdom

Irish TDs slam claim that PwC hospital review is 'no conflict of interest' Ireland’s Department of Health has been lambasted by Teachta Dálas, after it defended PwC’s role in the review of a hospital project it also consulted upon months before.
29 May 2019
Australia

High hopes: New Zealand cannabis start-up seeks $20 million in funding A New Zealand-based start-up that helps consumers and patients get stoned, Zeacann, is seeking to raise $20 million in growth funding.
24 January 2019
India

Ayurvedic medicine is regaining both relevance and popularity in India Global professional services firm PwC has declared the advent of what it terms as ‘Ayurveda 2.0,’ referring to a new wave of popularity that the medicinal form has found itself in over recent years.
24 December 2018
United Kingdom

The professional services firms that are helping NHS embrace technology The NHS has appointed nearly 80 consulting firms, IT consultancies, system integrators, healthcare specialists and other profesional services provides to its Health Systems Support (HSS) Framework.
29 October 2018
South Africa

PwC, Frost & Sullivan and IBM to attend health summit in Johannesburg The list of attendees has been announced for the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2018 that is expected to take place in mid-October this year in Johannesburg.
04 October 2018
United Kingdom

Top firms modify offering as NHS consulting spend comes under scrutiny New analysis has shown that the evolving nature of public healthcare has caused the consulting industry in the UK to adapt its offering to the sector.
20 February 2018
India

PwC named best healthcare consulting firm in India The BW Businessworld Healthcare initiative brought together significant stakeholders to celebrate the best and brightest of the Health industry, at the fourth annual Healthcare Summit Awards.
26 September 2017
United Kingdom

Developing world embraces AI doctors but UK remains sceptical With the NHS facing a funding crisis, healthcare providers are looking to AI to cut costs – but service users remain apprehensive with the WannaCry hack still fresh in the public’s minds.
05 July 2017
United Kingdom

14 consultancies nominated for HealthInvestor Awards Healthcare platform HealthInvestor has announced the 2015 finalists for its annual awards ceremony. More than 100 healthcare institutions and private sector companies have been nominated, including fourteen management co
25 March 2015
United Kingdom

Manchester hospital trusts paid 150 million to advisors Over the past three years, hospital trusts in Greater Manchester have paid consulting firms nearly £150 million in fees to manage transformation and outsourcing programmes. Data gathered from freedom of info
07 January 2015
United Kingdom

NHS spends £10 million on 175 consulting firms The English public healthcare organization, the National Health Service (NHS), has spent more than £10 million over the past financial year on external consultants. Noteworthy is that as many as 175 different consulting firms
18 November 2011

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