Organisational culture

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.

As The King’s Fund celebrates its 125th anniversary, Richard Murray looks at how the world of health and care policy may not have changed as much as we might think.

Johnson Neo reflects on the role that clinicians can play in improving population health and considers how applying a framework can help make sense of the factors that can impact on their patients’ health.

Mark Doughty shares a personal story, revealing the value and power of compassionate care and leadership at all levels.

What support do health and care staff need to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, and what role can organisation development practitioners play? Sally Hulks shares some reflections from those working in the system and outlines priorities to enable healing.

Provider collaboratives need to invest in developing clinical and professional leadership if they are to be truly collaborative and make a difference for patients, says Paula Head.

Amanda Pritchard’s appointment as Chief Executive of NHS England was seen as a triumph of the continuity candidate. But while the direction of reform will not change, there are real opportunities and a need for a new leadership style, as Sally Warren writes.

Tom Kenward, a consultant and a leadership associate at The King’s Fund shares how one NHS trust was able to continue working on improving culture, even while tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, and asks if change capability is as important as change itself.

The results of the NHS Staff Survey suggests that more needs to be done to support staff who identify as LGBTQ+. How can NHS organisations do this? Michael Alexander of GLADD, The Association of LGBTQ+ Doctors and Dentists offers some suggestions.

How can the health and care system support staff to recover from the Covid-19 crisis? Michael West and Suzie Bailey discuss the building blocks for recovery – and how the system then moves to renewal.

Karen Bonner, Chief Nurse at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, explains why courage and compassion are needed now more than ever to help nurses and midwives to thrive at work.

Building a hospital in 13 days is a challenge, but creating a culture in that time is a real undertaking. John Herring shares his experience as Deputy Workforce Director for NHS Nightingale Hospital North West and outlines the four key areas they focused on to create a 'one workforce' culture at the new Nightingale hospital.

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, staff at The King’s Fund have been hearing from alumni of our Advanced Organisational Development (OD) programme. In this blog, Sally Hulks reflects on the conversations and the implications for the future of OD.