NHS managers are more than just 'bureaucrats with clipboards' David Cameron’s portrayal of health service management shows how little is understood about the role of managers.
David Cameron’s insulting portrayal of NHS management in last week’s leaders’ election debate as “a bureaucrat with a clipboard” shows how little is understood about the vital role of managers in running the health service. As the next parliament looms, managers’ skills will be tested as never before. Will they pass?
The skills which got many managers to the top in the past will no longer be sufficient as the health service landscape becomes ever more complex and demanding. The ebbing of central prescription to make way for a greater variety of commissioning and care models, coupled with the huge financial stresses, means managers are having to think and work in new ways. Continue reading... The Guardian
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