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Report Caring to change: how compassionate leadership can stimulate innovation in health care This paper looks at compassion as a core cultural value of the NHS and how compassionate leadership results in a working environment that encourages people to find new and improved ways of doing things. Organisational development: helping your organisation be fit for purpose, fit for the future Unlike other consulting approaches, OD at The King’s Fund starts from the premise that the experts in addressing these issues are the people who face them every day. Blog Engaging clinicians: keeping the bright sparks burning Vijaya Nath looks at one of the challenges facing NHS leaders, how to get the workforce, particularly clinicians, working in new ways more closely aligned to the changing nature of care. Blog A return to values-driven leadership or more of the same? Values-driven leadership that comes from prioritising the moral and clinical imperative will win hearts and minds on the front line. But these values need to be strengthened by investing in and building capability in quality improvement and innovation. Report Talent management: Developing leadership not just leaders This paper encourages organisations to adopt a holistic talent management and succession planning strategy and guides NHS boards and leaders through the steps needed for this. Slideshow Kim Holt: what are the biggest barriers to achieving culture change within the health service? Dr Kim Holt is a paediatrician with Whittington Health NHS Trust who ‘blew the whistle’ in the Baby P case in Haringey. In this talk, she shares her experiences and discusses the need to change how the system deals with whistle-blowers. Video Steven Pleasant and Su Long: delivering the Greater Manchester health and social care strategy Steven Pleasant and Su Long give an overview of plans to devolve responsibility for health and social care to statutory organisations in Greater Manchester. Active project Leadership in action This series of publications offers practical advice for leaders in health and social care (including board members) to improve their leadership skills. Video Jeremy Hunt: my priorities as the new Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's first speech as the newly reinstated Health Secretary in which he lays out his priorities for the new government: obesity and diabetes, general practice and the culture of the NHS. Article Egos and ambition have no place in health care leadership Collective leadership nurtures a culture in which staff at all levels can work with patients to deliver compassionate care. Article Unconscious bias and its effect on health care leadership If the health service is to survive it must take diversity seriously, says Matthew Rice. Video Stephen J Swensen: the Mayo Clinic model of care Stephen J Swenson of The Mayo Clinic speaking at The King's Fund's learning from high-performing health care organisations conference. Paid event Learning from high-performing health care organisations Report Leadership and leadership development in health care: The evidence base A summary of the evidence about leadership in health care services, published in collaboration with the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management and the Center for Creative Leadership. Blog Evidence for leadership in health care Michael West reviews the evidence base for leadership in health care, and finds that leadership development is often based on fads and fashions rather than hard evidence. Report Staff engagement: Six building blocks for harnessing the creativity and enthusiasm of NHS staff This paper encourages NHS boards and other leaders to focus on staff engagement and suggests six building blocks for ensuring a highly engaged workforce. Report Implementing the NHS five year forward view: Aligning policies with the plan Our report calls for fundamental changes to how health services are commissioned, paid for and regulated to deliver the vision of the NHS five year forward view. Blog To hear and be heard: will whistleblowing achieve culture change? Sir Robert Francis has published a new report on the need to support staff who speak out about poor-quality care. But how can we create cultures in which it becomes possible to hear and be heard without resorting to whistleblowing? Blog Three challenges and a big uncertainty for the NHS in 2015 The NHS faces three major challenges in 2015: preparing for the spending review, achieving much closer integration of health and social care, and ensuring that the NHS has the leadership in place to deliver the highest possible standards of care within available resources. Blog Has Dalton found a way forward for struggling organisations? Encouraging leaders to take on new responsibilities will be challenging at a time when financial pain is driving many organisations to focus inwards rather than outwards, says Chris Naylor. Video Heather Tierney-Moore: creating a narrative for cultural change Heather Tierney-Moore speaking at the transforming patient and staff experience conference on 5 November 2014. Report Exploring CQC’s well-led domain: How can boards ensure a positive organisational culture? The CQC’s inspections focus on five key lines of enquiry as part of its ‘well-led’ domain. This paper sets out what boards can do in these five areas and draws on examples of good practice in leadership and culture in health care. Got a question? Ask a librarianReading listStaff engagement and wellbeing reading list A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library. TopicWorkforce and skills: Our work on staffing and training across the NHS, health and careSubscribe to our monthly leadership newsletter
Report Transformational change in health and care: reports from the field We interviewed 42 people who were involved in leading, supporting, delivering, receiving or witnessing transformational change. Our report shares their experiences and reflections.
Leadership development courses: Programmes to support you at all stages of your leadership journey Our leadership development courses support leaders in health and care.
Report Caring to change: how compassionate leadership can stimulate innovation in health care This paper looks at compassion as a core cultural value of the NHS and how compassionate leadership results in a working environment that encourages people to find new and improved ways of doing things.
Organisational development: helping your organisation be fit for purpose, fit for the future Unlike other consulting approaches, OD at The King’s Fund starts from the premise that the experts in addressing these issues are the people who face them every day.
Blog Engaging clinicians: keeping the bright sparks burning Vijaya Nath looks at one of the challenges facing NHS leaders, how to get the workforce, particularly clinicians, working in new ways more closely aligned to the changing nature of care.
Blog A return to values-driven leadership or more of the same? Values-driven leadership that comes from prioritising the moral and clinical imperative will win hearts and minds on the front line. But these values need to be strengthened by investing in and building capability in quality improvement and innovation.
Report Talent management: Developing leadership not just leaders This paper encourages organisations to adopt a holistic talent management and succession planning strategy and guides NHS boards and leaders through the steps needed for this.
Slideshow Kim Holt: what are the biggest barriers to achieving culture change within the health service? Dr Kim Holt is a paediatrician with Whittington Health NHS Trust who ‘blew the whistle’ in the Baby P case in Haringey. In this talk, she shares her experiences and discusses the need to change how the system deals with whistle-blowers.
Video Steven Pleasant and Su Long: delivering the Greater Manchester health and social care strategy Steven Pleasant and Su Long give an overview of plans to devolve responsibility for health and social care to statutory organisations in Greater Manchester.
Active project Leadership in action This series of publications offers practical advice for leaders in health and social care (including board members) to improve their leadership skills.
Video Jeremy Hunt: my priorities as the new Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's first speech as the newly reinstated Health Secretary in which he lays out his priorities for the new government: obesity and diabetes, general practice and the culture of the NHS.
Article Egos and ambition have no place in health care leadership Collective leadership nurtures a culture in which staff at all levels can work with patients to deliver compassionate care.
Article Unconscious bias and its effect on health care leadership If the health service is to survive it must take diversity seriously, says Matthew Rice.
Video Stephen J Swensen: the Mayo Clinic model of care Stephen J Swenson of The Mayo Clinic speaking at The King's Fund's learning from high-performing health care organisations conference.
Report Leadership and leadership development in health care: The evidence base A summary of the evidence about leadership in health care services, published in collaboration with the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management and the Center for Creative Leadership.
Blog Evidence for leadership in health care Michael West reviews the evidence base for leadership in health care, and finds that leadership development is often based on fads and fashions rather than hard evidence.
Report Staff engagement: Six building blocks for harnessing the creativity and enthusiasm of NHS staff This paper encourages NHS boards and other leaders to focus on staff engagement and suggests six building blocks for ensuring a highly engaged workforce.
Report Implementing the NHS five year forward view: Aligning policies with the plan Our report calls for fundamental changes to how health services are commissioned, paid for and regulated to deliver the vision of the NHS five year forward view.
Blog To hear and be heard: will whistleblowing achieve culture change? Sir Robert Francis has published a new report on the need to support staff who speak out about poor-quality care. But how can we create cultures in which it becomes possible to hear and be heard without resorting to whistleblowing?
Blog Three challenges and a big uncertainty for the NHS in 2015 The NHS faces three major challenges in 2015: preparing for the spending review, achieving much closer integration of health and social care, and ensuring that the NHS has the leadership in place to deliver the highest possible standards of care within available resources.
Blog Has Dalton found a way forward for struggling organisations? Encouraging leaders to take on new responsibilities will be challenging at a time when financial pain is driving many organisations to focus inwards rather than outwards, says Chris Naylor.
Video Heather Tierney-Moore: creating a narrative for cultural change Heather Tierney-Moore speaking at the transforming patient and staff experience conference on 5 November 2014.
Report Exploring CQC’s well-led domain: How can boards ensure a positive organisational culture? The CQC’s inspections focus on five key lines of enquiry as part of its ‘well-led’ domain. This paper sets out what boards can do in these five areas and draws on examples of good practice in leadership and culture in health care.
Reading listStaff engagement and wellbeing reading list A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.
