Health Management and Policy Alert

How doctors in leadership roles establish and maintain a positive patient-centred culture

General Medical Council (GMC) - 
This report finds that positively-engaged leaders, from diverse backgrounds, are key to transforming organisational cultures. However, they are often unprepared and unsupported for the challenges of leadership during the early stages of their management careers. It makes the case for support for senior healthcare leaders to help them overcome challenges that can impact on patient care.

• Report
• Press release

A citizen-led approach to health and care: lessons from the Wigan Deal

The King's Fund -
In 2011, Wigan Council had to make unprecedented savings after significant cuts in funding from central government. Drastic measures were needed, including a radical reshaping of the relationship between the council and residents. This became known as the Wigan Deal. This report provides an independent critique of the Wigan Deal drawing on in-depth research, including interviews with key stakeholders, focus groups with members of the public and evidence from data analysis. It explores what local authorities, NHS organisations and others can learn from Wigan’s journey of transformation.

• Report
• The King's Fund - publications

The best job in the world? - the views of first-time NHS chief executives

NHS Confederation -
This report contains the observations of nine new NHS chief executives, with tenures from 18 months to 2.5 years. It outlines the views of the new NHS chief executives on the changes in leadership approach and culture that they believe will be required if the NHS is to meet the ambitions of the Long Term Plan.

• Report
• NHS Confederation - news

Chief Social Worker for Adults' annual report: 2018 to 2019 – social work leadership in changing times

Department of Health and Social Care -
The Chief Social Worker for Adults in England, Lyn Romeo, sets out progress in improving the education, training and practice of social work with adults. The report details: how social workers are taking a practice leadership role in delivering safe and best outcomes for people with health and care needs; and priorities to further raise the quality and profile of adult social work across an integrated system. It offers examples of social workers demonstrating leadership, professional oversight and co-operation with individuals, families and the wider health and care sector.

• Report
• Department of Health and Social Care - publications

Men as allies

Health & Care Women Leaders Network - 

In this report, the Health & Care Women Leaders Network, delivered by NHS Confederation and NHS Employers, explores some of the important actions and behaviours men can take to support the development of female leaders in the NHS. The report was compiled following conversations with a number of male senior leaders who shared their views on the barriers facing women getting to leadership roles in the NHS and how those can be overcome. It also includes contributions from a Tweet chat held by the network on the topic of men as allies in January 2019.

• Report
• Press release

 

EU exit actions for medical devices and clinical consumables

NHS Improvement - 
This guidance provides information for NHS providers about the extensive planning and contingency measures that have been put in place for the healthcare system nationally and the additional actions that we are asking providers to undertake as a priority as part of the wider preparations for a ‘no deal’ EU exit.

• Guidance

Developing people – improving care: guidance

NHS Improvement - 
In 2016, this framework was introduced to help NHS and social care staff to develop four critical capabilities: systems leadership; established quality improvement methods; inclusive and compassionate leadership; and talent management. The newly published guidance provides further information to those with a deeper interest on these capabilities.

• Guides

NLGN leadership index

New Local Government Network (NLGN) - 
The NLGN leadership index is a quarterly survey of senior leaders from local authorities across the UK and it asks about their level of confidence in key service areas and about wider indicators of community wellbeing. This quarter's survey finds that there is a significant gap between what leaders feel that they should be spending on preventative services and what they actually spend, equating to an £8.7 billion shortfall in spending on prevention.

• Report
• Press release

A model employer: increasing black and ethnic minority representation at senior levels across the NHS

NHS England - 
This document outlines the ambitions set by NHS England and NHS Improvement and reflected in the Long Term Plan, for each NHS organisation to set its own target for BME representation across its leadership team and broader workforce. The strategy will provide accelerated, intensive support to local NHS organisations on increasing the recruitment of BME staff at senior levels

• Report

Empowering NHS leaders to lead

Department of Health and Social Care -
This review was led by Sir Ron Kerr and explored three challenges faced by executive leaders across the NHS: expectations and support available for leaders; alignment of performance expectations at the organisational and system level; and level of administrative burden placed upon executive leaders. The review makes a number of recommendations to address these challenges.

• Report
• Department of Health and Social Care - publications