Reading a recent article on HSJ Online I noticed that in some of the trusts under special measures there had been several leadership team changes. Now as anyone who has worked in the NHS will tell you this is not uncommon. Clearly there has to be accountability at Board level if things don’t go […]
Continue readingNHS organisations are large, complex, in the spotlight and operate around the clock every day. Given the demands on people in management and leadership roles, one would assume that getting the very best from people would be important. Of course when money is tight and there are a lot of demands on organisations, it […]
Continue readingListening to the news and the build up to the review carried out by Don Berwick I guess I expected there to be am lot more substance to the report. The overall sentiment of patients being the central focus is spot on. Yet as anyone who has ever worked in the NHS knows, it […]
Continue readingI recently posted this question on one of the groups that I belong to on LinkedIn. Not surprisingly it prompted a lot of comment and discussion, so what were some of the things that people highlighted as top priorities? Getting Back To The Basics A number of people stated how important it was […]
Continue readingWe all know that leaders in healthcare are assessed on the basis of the results that they deliver. I recently read that on average Chief Executive officers in the NHS get on average 20 months to show progress or they are out. By any stretch of the imagination this is a comparatively short period of […]
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