Developing individual leaders is not enough to save the NHS

Developing individual leaders is not enough to save the NHS

Leaders need to work together across organisations as well as involve the public from the outset of any changes

The NHS is at a watershed moment – although on a knife edge might be a better analogy – because of the threat posed by constricted funding and growing demand. Those of us in the leadership development sector need to make a rapid transformation in the way we support those involved in change.

Many health and care leaders say they no longer have the time or capacity for individual leadership development – they are too stressed and busy with the reality of making the big change happen. This stress is heightened as they realise that for really difficult things like a major service reconfiguration there will be very little, if any, direction from national bodies. It’s down to them. The GuardianContinue reading...