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

18 Apr 2013

Leading clinicians and clinicians leading Medical leadership masterclass

Venue:

The King's Fund, London, UK

16 Apr 2013

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

Publication

London Calling?

1 Jul 2004

James Buchan, Renu Jobanputra, Pippa Gough

Press release

The King's Fund welcomes major three-year survey of NHS staff attitudes in London

27 Jan 2004

Press release

Creative solutions to London's NHS workforce challenges needed, says The King's Fund

9 Jul 2003

Publication

In Capital Health?

1 Jul 2003

James Buchan, Belinda Finlayson, Pippa Gough

Press release

Tackling age discrimination must be pushed higher up the health and social care agenda, says The King's Fund

13 Feb 2003

Press release

Older people are key to tackling NHS staff shortages, says The King's Fund report

12 Dec 2002

Press release

NHS staff are disillusioned and demoralised, says The King's Fund research

26 Mar 2002

Publication

Counting the Smiles

1 Mar 2002

Belinda Finlayson

Publication

Great to be Grey

1 Jan 2002

Sandra Meadows

Publication

Old Habits Die Hard

1 Jan 2002

Emilie Roberts, Janice Robinson, Linda Seymour

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