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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

Article
It is within leaders’ power to make things better
24 May 2012
Chris Ham
Blog
Why engagement matters
24 May 2012
Chris Ham
Multimedia: Video
David Fillingham: leadership for improvement
23 May 2012
David Fillingham CBE
Multimedia: Slideshow
Maureen Bisognano: leading for better health care - full presentation
23 May 2012
Maureen Bisognano
Multimedia: Video
Leadership Review: response to the final report
23 May 2012
Peter Lees, Emma Stanton, Jan Sobieraj
Publication
Leadership and engagement for improvement in the NHS
23 May 2012
Multimedia: Slideshow
Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe: engaging boards
23 May 2012
Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe
Multimedia: Video
Maureen Bisognano: an international perspective: leading for better health care
23 May 2012
Maureen Bisognano
Multimedia: Video
Chris Ham: the final report from the 2012 NHS Leadership Review
23 May 2012
Chris Ham
Event
Second annual NHS leadership and management summit
23 May 2012

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