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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

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Leadership development for clinicians

Leadership development for senior leaders

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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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Our work on this topic

Article
Why medical leaders need to be proactive in driving culture change
22 Feb 2012
Vijaya Nath, John Clark
Article
The NHS bill is wrong to target managers for cuts
22 Feb 2012
Chris Ham
Blog
Inertia rather than privatisation is the biggest threat facing the NHS
20 Feb 2012
Chris Ham
Article
The management of the NHS in England
8 Feb 2012
Chris Ham
Article
A whole system approach to clinical commissioning
1 Feb 2012
GPs in Hertfordshire
Article
Macmillan Cancer Support: preparing for change
1 Feb 2012
Judy Taylor , Juliet Bouverie
Blog
The wrong time for a radical reduction in NHS management?
27 Jan 2012
Chris Naylor
Press release
Hospital boards must 'let go' to realise benefits of service-line management
26 Jan 2012
Multimedia: Video
Advanced Training Programme for improving health care delivery
17 Jan 2012
Michael Gregory
Article
Developing leadership by managing unconscious behaviour
11 Jan 2012
Nicholas Bradbury , Barbara Moyes

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