This week, our team explored the power of systems thinking in healthcare, defence, and finance while also celebrating connection and community through one of our prized team traditions.
Here’s your weekly roundup:
Healthcare Workforce: Beyond the GP Numbers
“We need thousands more GPs” — or do we?
Chetan Trivedi and Serban Suvagau challenge the prevailing narrative around GP shortages. While the UK government’s £29 billion NHS funding boost aims to increase the number of trained doctors, many GP graduates are struggling to find positions, even as patient demand rises.
This paradox suggests that simply increasing GP numbers may not be the optimal solution. They explore alternative models, including leveraging pharmacists, social prescribing, AI triage, and prevention-first approaches, to reshape frontline healthcare delivery.
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Defence Strategy: From Vision to Execution
Reinventing the UK Defence Strategy
Bryan Clark analyses the UK’s Strategic Defence Review, highlighting significant investments: £1.5 billion for new munitions and energetics factories, procurement of up to 7,000 UK-manufactured long-range weapons, and a £5 billion investment in technological innovation, including drone and laser weapon technology. These initiatives are projected to create nearly 2,000 jobs, reinforcing the UK’s position as a ‘defence industrial powerhouse’. Bryan emphasises the need for the government to move beyond aspirational narratives and commit to specific, actionable, and quantifiable strategies to ensure effective implementation.
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Payments: Unpacking the Decline
“Payment Declined” — What’s Really Going On?
Sash Panda shares a personal experience of a card decline to shed light on the complexities behind payment failures. She reveals that factors beyond account balance and card status—such as the interplay between banks, networks, and merchants—can lead to false declines. With 30% of e-commerce declines being false alarms, businesses face significant revenue losses and eroded customer trust.
At Curzon Consulting, we assist financial services organisations in addressing these systemic issues to enhance customer experience and reduce unnecessary transaction failures.
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Celebrating Community: Principal Dinner Highlights
An Evening of Chemistry, Conversation, and Connection, Thursday saw the latest in our Partner/Principal Dinner series, where team members Kerris Mackley, Edward Hunt, and Abhishek Roy joined Serban Suvagau for a warm and lively evening at Caravan City. The night featured thoughtful discussions about life, community, sports, and work, with a nostalgic nod to our shared chemistry roots.
A heartfelt thank you to Serban for hosting a memorable dinner, and a special shoutout to Preetesh Sood for organising the evening. It’s these moments of connection that make Curzon Consulting more than just a workplace.
💬 Final Thought
This week’s updates reflect a growing consensus: turning strategy into results demands systemic change. Whether it’s defence, procurement, or energy infrastructure, our focus remains on helping clients remove friction, unlock capability, and deliver measurable impact.
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