A consultancy habit? The use of external management advice in the NHS

A consultancy habit? The use of external management advice in the NHS The use of paid management consultants in the NHS has become habitual despite having a negative impact on efficiency. This inflation of demand for consulting services occurred even when they failed to improve performance. In fact, policy initiatives, such as outsourcing and private financing of hospital buildings had worse outcomes for efficiency when carried out with the help of consultants’ advice. Briefing from  University of Bristol