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Suzie Bailey
Director of Leadership and Organisational Development Leadership and Organisational DevelopmentSuzie leads the Leadership and Organisational Development team at The King’s Fund.
She has been an operational leader in acute, community and mental health care providers for more than 21 years and is passionate about improving care through the development of people and cultures. At Sheffield Teaching Hospitals she led the creation of the Sheffield Microsystem Coaching Academy in partnership with the Dartmouth Institute in Massachusetts, US.
Before joining the Fund, Suzie was the director of leadership and quality improvement at NHS Improvement, where her work included the design and delivery of the first national framework for improvement and leadership development in England and the creation of a major programme on culture and leadership with Professor Michael West and The King’s Fund.
Suzie is a trustee of Skills for Care, a Health Foundation fellow and on the editorial board of the Future Healthcare Journal.
Culture and regulation: the necessary partnership for quality and safety
In the wake of the Lucy Letby case, new professional regulation is likely to be introduced. Suzie Bailey explores what will be needed from any new regulation.
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What is compassionate leadership?
Research shows that compassionate leadership has wide-ranging benefits for both staff and organisations. Learn more in this explainer.
Tired of being exhausted: seven key actions for leaders in the NHS workforce crisis
What can be done to help address the health and care workforce crisis? Suzie Bailey and Michael West outline seven key actions leaders can take.
Naming the issue: chronic excessive workload in the NHS
Chronic excessive workload is damaging staff health and quality of care. Organisations must name and address this issue for the sake of staff, patients and the health and care system.