About Us

Established in 2021, Elsiarc was created to develop a more personal approach to internal audit, assurance, risk management, clinical quality and compliance, supporting organisations who have either no team or a very small team in-house.

The company draws from a small pool of experienced audit managers who have worked in a combination of audit, care quality, risk and compliance for up to 35 years each. Their careers span a diverse range of organisations, including Health and Social Care, Housing Providers, Local Government, Higher and Further Education and Charities.

Our team are passionate about helping organisations evaluate their management of risks and giving assurance around internal controls, and fundamental standards of quality and safety, making recommendations which fit the individual business model to help drive improvement in controls and standards, in addition to bringing the concept of risks into day-to-day activities and ensuring the end-to-end processes are effective.

We work with all levels of an organisation from staff on the ground through to operational business managers, regional managers, corporate managers and Executive Boards, all of which have a role to play in risk management, internal control and care quality.


Elsiarc - Sarah Ellis

We have often seen that audit and compliance checks are a tick box exercise to satisfy Boards or other regulatory bodies and individuals fail to understand the risk of controls and standards not being in place.

We seek to ensure that individuals and teams develop a deeper understanding of these areas so that controls, standards and risk management becomes embedded in their daily tasks and in turn drives improvement in their business areas.

We have experience of supporting organisations where there are constant strategic, business and operational changes and we have an agile methodology to ensure that our services continue to reflect organisational change and subsequent risks to give assurance to Board and Executive Committees.

~ Sarah Ellis, Director

Values

Our company values define who we are and how we work within Elsiarc and with our clients. Our core values are:

Relationship

People matter; investing in our client relationships to understand and support effectively

Trust

That we add value; confident that our work is thorough and reliable

Integrity

Prepared to speak up; be honest and truthful

Respect

All people are valued; their opinion and work are important

Our Team

Elsiarc - Sarah Ellis

Sarah Ellis

Director

Elsiarc - Clare Hannis

Clare Hannis

Senior Internal Audit Specialist

Elsiarc - Jill Horne

Jill Horne

Quality Assurance & Clinical Risk Specialist

Testimonials

We engaged Sarah and her team to support our annual CMA compliance return covering a complex independent healthcare business. Her methodical approach, ownership over the work, with a vital attention to detail, at the same time as always coming on every status call with a smile on her face, makes Sarah and her colleagues an ideal team to work with.

Director of Audit and Risk
Healthcare

Sarah has been a terrific support in managing the internal audit plan delivery, and has maintained an exceptional level of professionalism and commitment while in an interim role. The approach to internal audit delivery and feedback has positively changed over the last 12 months because of the strong, balanced, pragmatic and personable approach Sarah brought to the team.

Director of Audit, Risk and Governance
Housing and Social Care

Charitable Giving

At Elsiarc we support several charities, each nominated by our team. We want to help make a difference in the lives of individuals who do not have the same opportunities as we do and in two of these charities, we have developed longstanding relationships.

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