25 years of healthcare excellence

Focused on client benefit

The Meridan way

What we achieve

Meridian is a specialist management consultancy focused exclusively on the healthcare sector. We work alongside NHS and public sector organisations to reduce operating costs, cut waiting times, boost productivity, and free up more time for frontline care—without compromising on quality or patient experience.

With over 25 years of experience, we are experts in service transformation, demand and capacity planning, clinical productivity, and operational redesign. Our hands-on approach goes beyond reports—we deliver and embed sustainable improvements within the same financial year.

From improving hospital flow and restructuring community service, we tailor each intervention to maximise impact. Whether it’s reducing therapy waiting times from 62 to 24 weeks, increasing face-to-face activity by 28%, or delivering multi-million pound savings, our results speak for themselves.


Our approach focuses on supporting frontline managers, where up to 90% of operational costs are controlled. By improving visibility, accountability, and day-to-day decision-making at the point of care, we embed sustainable improvements that last.

How we achieve it

On average, Meridian projects yield more than 250% return on the original investment. Meridian has a very high level of customer satisfaction. How do we achieve this?

We establish a solid foundation for a successful project through in-depth and open discussions with new clients. New relationships begin with a thorough analysis of the client’s business.

The analysis takes 3 to 4 calendar weeks and we invest between 6 and 15 man-weeks. The objective of the analysis is to ascertain the improvement potential, where it can be found and the monetary value of this improvement potential.

We maintain an open dialogue with the client throughout the analysis to ensure that we share an understanding of how an implementation project is executed.

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Meridan origin

We are a highly-regarded productivity specialist, with an extensive, demonstrable track record of improving performance within the healthcare sector through a dynamic, highly experienced and enthusiastic team who add real value to our clients’ operational processes.

Our client list includes over 250 health organisations from both the public and private sectors primarily in the UK and Ireland.

Consultants

Skilled professionals – yet ordinary people

Meridian has a diverse, global team including entry-level Productivity Specialists, Senior Consultants, Project Managers, Operations Managers and Executive-level Directors and Associates.

Our people work shoulder-to-shoulder with clients, embedding themselves within frontline teams to drive performance and provide tailored support throughout each project. This hands-on model ensures the consistent application of best practice while fostering collaboration and confidence across all levels of the organisation.

We place great emphasis on development and retention of our talent pool and have a policy of Continuous Professional Development which ensures that the skills and knowledge base of our project team are maintained and up-to-date and that best practice is adopted in project delivery. Each abides by the Association of Productivity Specialists (APS) Code of Ethics.

History

Founded in 1997, Meridian focused on delivering hands-on operational improvements throughout the British Isles – England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. Building on our success, we worked across multiple industries before honing our expertise in healthcare — where efficiency, patient care, and cost savings are critical.

We always take a tailored approach, working closely with clients to design and embed solutions that address their specific challenges. Unlike traditional consultancies that offer theoretical advice, we work directly with frontline staff, supervisors, and managers to ensure lasting change.

From day one, we have been committed to delivering measurable outcomes — ensuring that the job is not done until the change has been successfully implemented within the client’s organisation.

As Meridian grew, we followed our clients into new healthcare partnerships, hospitals, and community settings across the UK and internationally. Our work spans acute hospitals, community health services, social care integration, and primary care, always focusing on achieving maximum ROI for organisations.

Since the start, our team has expanded to a network of over 25 experienced management consultants, each with a proven track record in frontline implementation. Our consultants are experts in delivering sustainable efficiency improvements, using well-established methodologies to ensure the long-term success of every project.

Achieving measurable and sustainable outcomes might sound straightforward, but it’s not. It requires the right combination of experience, practical implementation skills, and engagement with teams at every level. Meridian has successfully delivered over 250 projects, the majority in the NHS, generating GBP millions in efficiency savings and operational benefits.

In early 2024, Meridian joined forces with Mantec International AB, a Scandinavian change management consultancy with 30 years of experience in driving operational transformation, based in Gothenburg, Sweden. This partnership expanded our expertise and network to over 100 consultants. Today, Meridian operates as part of the Mantec Group, continuing to support the transformation and drive long-term efficiency in healthcare.

In 2025, Meridian and Mantec strengthened their expertise even further by joining forces with Andersen Consulting, further expanding our ability to deliver high-impact projects across the UK and Europe.

The onward journey

Meridian is proud to announce that it is a member of Andersen Consulting, a global consulting practice that integrates innovative business strategy, change management & implementation, business improvement, digital transformation with Andersen Globals world-class tax, legal, valuation, and global mobility expertise.

Meridian is part of the Mantec group, a management consultancy company based in Scandinavia with headquarter in Gothenburg in Sweden. For almost 3 decades, the Mantec group has been recognized as a trusted partner in tackling all sorts of change management & implementation challenges, from productivity to reduced throughput times and reduced cap ex.

Meridian is a highly regarded productivity specialist, with an extensive, demonstrable track record of improving performance within the healthcare sector, through a dynamic, highly experienced and enthusiastic team who add real value to our clients’ operational processes. Meridians client list includes over 250 health organisations from both the public and private sectors primarily in the UK and Ireland.

Now, by integrating with Andersen’s multiservice platform in more than 170 countries, Meridian can retain its unique strengths while at the same time benefiting from broader resources and experience. The result is synergies that promise solutions no one else has considered.

Andersen Consulting is comprised of more than 3,000 professionals in over 60 countries, each of whom shares a deep commitment to transformative results, hands-on collaboration, and an entrepreneurial mindset. Andersen’s commitment to excellence, ethical standards, and genuine collaboration with clients is aligned with Mantecs’ history of always delivering measurable results, while preserving the personal touch that has always defined us.

“We’re not just consultants – we live and breathe for implementing concrete and measurable results,” says Kjetil Barfelt, the managing director of the Mantec group. “We’ve always believed that consulting is more than just writing reports, it is about genuinely understanding our client’s needs and rolling up our sleeves to find real solutions. Discovering that so many like-minded groups are coming together is both exciting and deeply affirming. While our brand at a later point in time will change to Andersen Consulting, the heart of what we do – our values and our abilities – remain the same. Joining Andersen Consulting isn’t just a change of brand – it’s a step out in the world.

Like Meridian and Mantec, many of the members of Andersen Consulting have grown by focusing on each individual client – from analysis/pre-study to implemented and measurable results.

Even though Meridians’ core ability is to find potential and implement change, this new chapter signals an evolution, not a reinvention. Merging unique problem-solving approaches under one roof will enhance our ability to come up with game-changing ideas that cannot emerge from a single-discipline model. Andersen’s global reach significantly boosts the essence of Meridians operations, its client focused methodology, entrepreneurial spirit, and commitment to meticulous execution-enabling much more transformative outcomes.

For more information on how Meridian, part of Mantec and Andersen Consulting, can open doors to next-level opportunities, please visit www.andersenconsulting.com, www.meridianproductivity.com, www.mantec.eu or contact us at contact@meridianpl.co.uk

Meridian have always aimed to be a positive part of our clients’ journeys. Becoming part of the Mantec group and Andersen Consulting marks the start of a further adventure. Let’s go global.


Corporate Responsibility

At Meridian we do our best to provide support for the communities and sectors in which we work and many of our people use their strengths and skills to offer support and advice to various charitable organisations outside of working life.

Implementing a comprehensive Carbon Reduction plan, we are committed to significantly lowering our carbon footprint through innovative sustainable practices and cutting-edge technologies, fostering a greener and more environmentally conscious future.

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