Doctors as hospital CEOs
In my career, I have spent 10 years as an NHS hospital chief executive. I have worked to turn around some very challenged organisations, and worked as a system leader. I am also a doctor. When I talk ...
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Simpler, clearer, more stable: Making accountability work across health and social care
Accountability is not just of theoretical interest: it matters in the real world. The present arrangements for health and social care are complicated enough as it is, and the increasing trend towards ...
Making the case for staff wellbeing in the NHS
In 2015, NHS England announced a plan to invest £5 million in improving staff health and wellbeing, an initiative that was warmly welcomed as an important step towards understanding employee wellbeing...
Webinar: How successful change happens in the NHS and what national bodies can do to help
In this webinar, Clare Allcock, Felicity Dormon and Dr Julie Reed share findings from our recent report on accelerating change in the NHS. They set out the key factors needed for successful change in ...
Making the most of the money: Efficiency and long term plan
The views of trust leaders underline what we already know: that business as usual and short-term thinking will not deliver significant savings, reduce waste, or improve the quality of care.
The NHS long term plan: Suggestions for framing the way ahead
Chief Executive Jennifer Dixon offers up her suggestions for the NHS long term plan.
One in four student nurses drop out of their degrees before graduation
A quarter of all student nurses are dropping out of their degrees before graduation, according to a new investigation, adding to concerns around falling NHS staff numbers.
Helping the NHS use data better to improve patient care
Data can be used to improve health care in myriad ways, from better operational decisions, to quality improvement, commissioning, policymaking and public debate.
Seeing the big picture: how data analytics can drive change across health and care
Sarah Dougan is Chief Analytical Officer at London Borough of Islington, where she leads a partnership project funded by the Health Foundation that’s developing an innovative linked dataset between th...
