Things to consider in building effective whole boards
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
Caroline Stanger
NHS East of England
This event is also open to aspiring chairs. Chairs are invited to bring along one or two non-executive directors with a special interest in this topic.
Chairs are frequently reminded of the link between whole board performance and governance and the performance of the organisation. This seminar aims to provide chairs with practical tips around how best to develop their boards and allow chairs who have not yet engaged in whole board development the opportunity to learn from those who have.
Given by
Paul Allen, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
Paul Allen is a Board member and Director of Leadership Development at the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. Paul and his team are responsible for senior executive development, and for building leadership capacity in the NHS via graduate schemes, programmes for aspiring black and minority ethnic leaders and mid career entrants from other sectors.
Prior to joining the NHS in 2005, Paul spent the previous 16 years in senior management roles in industry, helping global companies such as Sony, Reckitt & Colman and Diageo transform, and build leadership and change capability, against a backcloth of mergers and acquisitions. His early career was spent in education, as a senior lecturer specialising in staff development. Paul is editor of the Institute's leadership journal, and is a columnist for the Health Service Journal, writing on topical leadership and management issues.
Caroline Stanger, NHS East of England
Caroline Stanger has responsibility for developing and implementing a strategic approach to leadership development and talent management across the 40 organisations that constitute East of England NHS. Caroline is also part of the project group that has been developing the leadership workstream of the NHS Next Stage Review. Previously she was with Essex SHA, where she worked across the health system to develop a comprehensive programme of leadership interventions and a vibrant leadership development infrastructure.
Caroline qualified as a nurse in 1981, being a member of the first cohort to complete the BSc in Nursing Studies at London University and St George's Hospital. After qualifying she specialised in orthopaedics. More recently she has held a wide range of commissioning roles. In 1998 as Deputy Director of Corporate Development at North Essex Health Authority she led the organisational development of the 8 PCGs and facilitated the transition to Trust status.
