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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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Our work on this topic

Blog
Integrated care and why the NHS needs more deviant leaders
16 May 2012
Chris Ham
Article
Why today's NHS leaders need to be more engaging
16 May 2012
John Clark, Nicola Hartley
Blog
The secret of their success
15 May 2012
Vijaya Nath
Page
Exploring medical leadership and engagement
8 May 2012
Multimedia: Video
The history of medical leadership
26 Apr 2012
Chris Ham
Multimedia: Video
The origins of physician disengagement
26 Apr 2012
Chris Ham , Paul Zollinger-Read, Robert Naylor
Multimedia: Video
The challenges of medical leadership
26 Apr 2012
Chris Ham , Robert Naylor
Event
Richard Bohmer on leadership
25 Apr 2012
Multimedia: Video
Richard Bohmer: clinical leadership for service improvement
25 Apr 2012
Richard Bohmer
Blog
Engaging leadership: hope for the future lies with a new breed of doctors
24 Apr 2012
John Clark

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