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Leadership and management

Does the NHS have too many managers, or does it need strong leadership now more than ever? Our work in this area focuses on evaluation and preparing leaders for their new role in the health and social care system.

Overview

Leadership development at the Fund

Leadership development for clinicians

Leadership development for senior leaders

International study tours

Relevant publications

Health policy under the coalition government A mid-term assessment

28 Nov 2012
Sarah Gregory, Anna Dixon, Chris Ham

Transforming the delivery of health and social care The case for fundamental change

6 Sep 2012
Chris Ham, Anna Dixon, Beatrice Brooke
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Leadership and Management reviews

A review of leadership in the NHS

This year's leadership review examined the concept of leadership for engagement in health care, promoting engagement within teams, organisations and across the system to drive improvement.

Commission on leadership and management in the NHS

With the NHS facing unprecedented financial pressures and about to undergo radical reform, our commission assessed the leadership and management needs of the NHS.

From the blog

Is the NHS entering treacherous waters?

28 Nov 2012
Chris Ham

How can we deal with financial pressures in health and social care?

3 Oct 2012
Chris Ham
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Relevant events

The prospects for innovation in health care delivery Medical leadership masterclass

Venue:
The King's Fund, London, UK

Leading clinicians and clinicians leading Medical leadership masterclass

Venue:
The King's Fund, London, UK
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Reading Room & related articles

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For more resources on leadership and management, including reading lists, database searches and useful web pages, visit our Reading Room.

Related articles

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Our work on this topic

Event
The prospects for innovation in health care delivery
9 Jan 2013
Event
Leading clinicians and clinicians leading
9 Jan 2013
Event
The four habits of high-value health care
9 Jan 2013
Page
Effective behaviour in the boardroom
2 Jan 2013
Multimedia: Video
Board leadership: behaviour in the boardroom
2 Jan 2013
Cha Patel, Nick Gash, Hattie Llewelyn-Davies
Event
Third Annual NHS Leadership and Management Summit
12 Dec 2012
Press release
NHS performance holding up, but treacherous waters are ahead
28 Nov 2012
Blog
Is the NHS entering treacherous waters?
28 Nov 2012
Chris Ham
Publication
Health policy under the coalition government
28 Nov 2012
Sarah Gregory, Anna Dixon, Chris Ham
Multimedia: Audio
Heather Rabbatts: the non-executive director role
26 Nov 2012
Heather Rabbatts

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