The Role of COVID-19 on NHS Business Continuity and Sustainability

This report analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sustainability and continuity of NHS businesses. It examines the effects of the crisis on operational performance, responsible investment, and strategic decision-making within the healthcare sector. The research includes an overview of the aims, objectives, and research questions, followed by a literature review that compiles information from academic articles, professional associations, and international publishers. The methodology is based on secondary data and interviews with NHS management teams, focusing on data analysis using correlation techniques, mean, median, and descriptive statistics. The report discusses the findings, drawing conclusions and recommendations based on the research, and references various sources, including academic journals and studies, to support the analysis of the impacts of the pandemic on the NHS.

THE IMPACT AND THE ROLE
OF COVID ON THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND
CONTINUITY OF BUSINESS.
NHS CASE

Table of Contents
 Introduction
 Aims & Objectives
 Research Questions
 Literature Review
 Research Methodologies
 Research Findings
 Discussion
 Conclusion/Recommendations
 References

Introduction
 The rapid evolution of society is largely
due to the cultivation of the capacity for
permanent reinvention of man. The
recent crisis has created uncertainties in
all aspects of life as well as development
opportunities.
 This research will discuss about Impact
of COVID on sustainability and continuity
of business from the NHS context.

Aims & Objectives
Aims:
In the context of COVID-19, this research aims to analyse the
impact of this unprecedented crisis on NHS' sustainability
strategy and responsible investment.
Objectives:
 To know how integration of sustainability into decision-
making has a long term impact on operational
performance.
 How sustainability is related to continuity of business.
 To know is there any difference between in the role of
COVID on the sustainability in NHS and other sectors.
 Is the impact of COVID on NHS business positive or
negative?

Research Questions
 In which why the unexpected pandemic
affected the business part of NHS?
 What was the actions taken to maintain
the sustainability?
 Innovation and creativity, actions taken?

Literature Review
 The literature review divided in order to be able
to independently study the main concepts as
well as it’s the typology.
 Academic articles, press, magazines,
specialized blogs and studies, from both from
professional associations – as well as from
international publishers.
 All sources of information will the object of a
careful selection, with the aim of providing a
logical, complete, attractive and interesting
text.

Research Methodologies
 Research methodologies consists of data collection, data
analyses, and techniques of collection of data.
 There are two sources of data collection; primary and
secondary sources. Where primary consists of collecting
fresh data from market. While secondary sources consists of
collection of data from journal articles, websites and books.
 The study is based on secondary data and primary data – 2
interviews, members of management NHS teams, collected
between November 2020 and June 2021. The study aims to
highlight trends that can then be validated by extensive
market research on representative samples. This material
will be developed on the basis of the information held at the
time of writing - it will be informative.

Research Findings
 All the data collected in Research
Methodologies section has been
analyzed through using tools such as
correlation technique, mean, median and
descriptive statistics has been used.
 Data has been interpret and discussed in
discussion section.

Discussion
 This section interprets and discussed in
this section. With justification about the
result obtained from different statistical
tests.

Conclusion/
Recommendations
 Final conclusion based on discussion
have been covered in this part. This part
is reflects all the efforts in the research
report by stating the main findings of the
report.

Research
 Dwivedi, Y.K., Hughes, D.L., Coombs, C., Constantiou, I., Duan, Y., Edwards, J.S.,
Gupta, B., Lal, B., Misra, S., Prashant, P. and Raman, R., 2020. Impact of COVID-
19 pandemic on information management research and practice: Transforming
education, work and life. International Journal of Information Management, 55,
p.102211.
 Inzitari, M., Risco, E., Cesari, M., Buurman, B.M., Kuluski, K., Davey, V., Bennett,
L., Varela, J. and Bettger, J.P., 2020. Nursing Homes and Long Term Care After
COVID-19: A New ERA?.
 Crowther, S., Hunter, B., McAra-Couper, J., Warren, L., Gilkison, A., Hunter, M.,
Fielder, A. and Kirkham, M., 2016. Sustainability and resilience in midwifery: A
discussion paper. Midwifery, 40, pp.40-48.
 Redondo-Sama, G., Matulic, V., Munté-Pascual, A. and de Vicente, I., 2020.
Social Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Responding to Urgent Social
Needs. Sustainability, 12(20), p.8595.
 Kruger, H.M., Meaton, J. and Williams, A., 2020. Pandemic Continuity Planning:
will coronavirus test local authority business continuity plans? A case study of
a local authority in the north of England. Emergency Management
Review, 4(1), pp.4-27.