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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.

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Our work on this topic

Article
Maybe we're wrong
1 Sep 2008
Simon Bird
Article
Board game
1 Sep 2008
Karen Lynas
Article
Simon Bird on whether clinicians are always the best leaders
5 Aug 2008
Simon Bird
Press release
The King's Fund response to Lord Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review
30 Jun 2008
Article
Learn to play the politics game
1 Mar 2008
Simon Bird
Article
The NHS under-invests at its peril
1 Feb 2008
Karen Lynas
Press release
The King's Fund statement in response to Liberal Democrats' vision for the NHS and social care
22 Jan 2008
Publication
Governing the NHS
17 Jan 2008
Anna Dixon , Arturo Alvarez-Rosete
Press release
The King's Fund statement in response to Public Accounts Committee report on NHS Consultant Contract
22 Nov 2007
Article
NHS underinvests in leaders at its peril
31 Oct 2007
Karen Lynas

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