Monday, 23 January 2017

NHS transformation plans are beset by infighting

NHS transformation plans are beset by infighting Negotiations on reforms must be built on trust, otherwise there is little chance of escaping the relentless cycle of crisis management and short-term fixes

Behind the vision documents and targets, what is really going on inside the sustainability and transformation plan (STP) process?

A clinical commissioner outside one meeting was overheard asking: “How are we going to shaft the acute?” But elsewhere there is a growing recognition that old-style NHS infighting is a big part of the problem. For there to be any chance of ensuring services have a viable future, local leaders are increasingly trying to understand what skills they need to run health and care as a system.

Related: Sustainability and transformation plans are 'least bad option' for NHS

They are thinking, ‘What if we behave as doves and they behave as hawks?’ They are worried they might … be taken advantage of Continue reading... The Guardian

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