Is the NHS overmanaged?

Is the NHS overmanaged? This long read examines the question of whether the NHS is overmanaged. Key points are: NHS managers make up circa two per cent of the workforce compared to 9.5 cent of the UK workforce; in recent years the number of managers has been cut, at a time when the NHS is facing its biggest challenge; and the NHS as a whole is under, not over, managed. However, persistent and misleading media headlines continue to claim that the NHS is overmanaged. NHS Confederation