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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

Making integrated care happen at scale and pace Lessons from experience

21 Mar 2013
Chris Ham, Nicola Walsh

Health policy under the coalition government A mid-term assessment

28 Nov 2012
Sarah Gregory, Anna Dixon, Chris Ham
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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

A matter of meaning

14 May 2013
Liz Saunders

Changing the systems of care: we’re all in this together

10 May 2013
Vijaya Nath
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Relevant events

Leading clinicians and clinicians leading Medical leadership masterclass

Venue:
The King's Fund, London, UK

Clinical leadership of health care reform Leadership lecture series

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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.

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Our work on this topic

Blog
A chance to go back to basics on health and social care reform?
6 Apr 2011
Chris Ham
Event
Leadership in the NHS: reflections of a Chief Medical Officer
4 Apr 2011
Multimedia: Video
Liam Donaldson on NHS leadership: video highlights
4 Apr 2011
Sir Liam Donaldson
Blog
How good is the quality of general practice in England?
24 Mar 2011
Chris Ham
Event
Leadership in the NHS: reflections of an NHS Chief Executive
24 Mar 2011
Multimedia: Video
Alan Langlands on NHS leadership: Video highlights
24 Mar 2011
Alan Langlands
Publication
Staffing in maternity units
6 Mar 2011
Jane Sandall, Caroline Homer, Euan Sadler, Caroline Rudisill, Ivy Bourgeault, Susan Bewley, Pauline Nelson, Luke Cowie, Chris Cooper, Natasha Curry
Blog
Education, integration and involvement: three key steps to quality improvement
4 Mar 2011
Chris Ham
Multimedia: Slideshow
Richard Sykes on NHS leadership: Full presentation
15 Feb 2011
Richard Sykes
Multimedia: Video
Richard Sykes on NHS leadership: Video highlights
9 Feb 2011
Richard Sykes

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