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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

Publication
The future of leadership and management in the NHS
18 May 2011
Press release
The King's Fund Commission urges politicians to value the role of management in the NHS
18 May 2011
Multimedia: Video
Andrew Lansley: Q&A session
18 May 2011
Andrew Lansley
Multimedia: Video
Wai-yin Hatton: nurturing our future leaders
18 May 2011
Wai-yin Hatton
Multimedia: Video
Andrew Lansley: NHS Leadership and Management Summit
18 May 2011
Andrew Lansley
Event
NHS Leadership and Management Summit
18 May 2011
Multimedia: Video
Lord Tugendhat: overview of the Commission's findings
18 May 2011
Lord Tugendhat
Multimedia: Video
Robert Varnam: leading through transition to sustainability
12 May 2011
Robert Varnam
Multimedia: Video
Dr Michael Dixon: keeping GPs central to commissioning
12 May 2011
Michael Dixon
Multimedia: Video
Katherine Ward: making partnerships work in commissioning
12 May 2011
Katherine Ward

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