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Helping organisations deliver health and care service change projects.

Involving people. Transforming services.

We specialise in patient involvement and public consultation, strategic communications, and programme leadership support for complex health and care service change programmes.

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Decades of
NHS experience

Our team has worked on some of the most complex health and care service change programmes in the UK, from GP surgery moves to major system reconfigurations.

Consultation and engagement specialists

We plan and deliver public consultations, stakeholder engagement, and co-design programmes that meet legal and regulatory requirements and stand up to scrutiny.

Trusted by NHS organisations nationwide

We work with Integrated Care Boards, NHS trusts, and public sector bodies across the country. Our clients trust us to deliver the sensitive, high-stakes work that matters most.

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Training

Our unique Service Change Snakes and Ladders training is an interactive session which combines learning with game play.

We can transform your team's understanding of service change by exploring the process and pitfalls of real-life scenarios. Our board game makes the complex concepts of service change engaging and accessible, significantly enhancing staff readiness to deliver change.

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We’re now Olovus

After five successful years as Stand, we’ve changed our name.

We’re now Olovus – a name that reflects our commitment to involving all of us in delivering meaningful change in health and care.

What hasn’t changed is who we are. We are still the same expert team, with the same values, and the same focus to deliver NHS service transformation and public involvement for our clients.

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What we do

Programme strategy and assurance

Guiding your reconfiguration from initial concept to decision-making without losing time or risking failure.
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Statutory involvement and public consultation

Designing and delivering robust, ethical engagement that stands up to public and legal scrutiny.
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Case for change and business case development

Building robust cases for change that pass regional and national NHS assurance.
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Strategic change communications, staff and stakeholder engagement

Designing and delivering reliable and relatable stakeholder communications and engagement programmes and campaigns.
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Training

We offer a range of specialist training courses for NHS teams on service change, public consultation, and legal and regulatory requirements. Our courses are practical, grounded in real-world experience, and consistently well received by delegates.
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What our clients say

Olovus brings extensive expertise and a deep understanding of NHS statutory and regulatory requirements. Their support has been instrumental in developing and delivering complex and high-profile service changes.

Systems Transformation Director

Foundation Trust

Working with Olovus has been an incredibly rewarding experience. Their flexibility in adapting to challenges, their proactive approach to problem-solving, and their unwavering support and guidance, really make them feel like an extension of the in-house team rather than external contractors.

Director of Communications and Partnerships

Integrated Care Board

We valued the openness, transparency and safe space Olovus created. Their specialist understanding really shone through and the team’s flexibility meant the work stayed relevant despite a shifting context.

Programme Director

Integrated Care Board

Success stories

Tackling inequalities in cancer pathways

RM Partners Cancer Alliance set out to understand why some groups of women experience poorer outcomes in breast and gynaecological cancer pathways. RM Partners Cancer Alliance covers north west and south west London. The organisation set out to understand why some groups of women experience poorer outcomes in breast and gynaecological cancer pathways. Evidence showed…

Closing a birthing unit: consulting service users and local communities

An NHS organisation in the north of England commissioned Olovus in January 2025 to provide expert support for the permanent closure of a local hospital birthing service. The service was initially suspended on a temporary basis and had been closed for five years. When commissioners decided not to reinstate the service, the local Overview and…

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If you are planning a service change programme and want to talk through how we can support you, we would be glad to help you.

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