Does the NHS have too many managers?
Politicians and the media regularly accuse the NHS of spending money on managers rather than front-line patient care. Over many … Read more
Management
Hewitt review misses need for far reaching change
Richard Bourne discusses how past policy failings still haunt the current health policy debate, as he explores the changes proposed … Read more
CQC – Care Quality Report 2021/22
The report from the CQC released in October 2022, is that the health and care system is in gridlock and … Read more
New dangers to NHS from think tank critics
The Truss government has set out its stall and political scientists have confirmed what is plain to see – that it … Read more
Fresh attacks on NHS likely as Tories choose next PM
As the Tory leadership contest degenerates even further into a race to the far right in an effort to win … Read more
Row over cuts follows NHS management review
General Messenger, who led the Royal Marines’ invasion of Iraq may appear an odd choice to review NHS management, but … Read more
Overwhelming inequalities affect minority ethnic people in NHS
This week saw the publication of a damning review by the NHS Race & Health Observatory which shows that urgent action is … Read more
Government considering single leader for local NHS and care services
The HSJ has reported that the government are considering a change to a single person being accountable for planning health … Read more
More flaws exposed in ‘integrated care’
New study concludes: No shared understanding of what integration means Pilots achieved “only mixed results” and made little progress on … Read more
NHS given impossible ‘guidance’
“The floggings will continue until morale improves.” That’s clearly the way management is viewed in today’s crisis-ridden NHS. It seems … Read more