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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

Want to know more?

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

Multimedia: Video
Bettina Fitt: leadership for improvement
23 May 2012
Bettina Fitt
Multimedia: Video
Malcolm Grant: the role of the NHS Commissioning Board
23 May 2012
Malcolm Grant
Multimedia: Slideshow
David MacLeod: engaging for success - better outcomes, better performance
23 May 2012
David MacLeod
Press release
New style of NHS leadership could deliver better patient care and financial performance says The King’s Fund review
23 May 2012
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 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

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