Compassion in Practice
Compassion in Practice sets out a vision to embed six values: care, compassion, courage, communication, competence and commitment, known as the Six C’s, throughout the NHS to improve care for patients. Read more »
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The NHS management workforce
This briefing paper shows the scale and scope of the NHS management workforce and how it has changed or is changing and identifies particular functional or occupational groups within the management workforce. Read more »
Dementia pathway
This navigable pathway includes recommendations for the identification, treatment and care of people with dementia and the support of carers. Read more »
Encouraging a new kind of leadership
This article describes an innovative programme in leadership skills provided in the final year of postgraduate medical training. Read more »
On becoming an NHS chief executive: insights from those who are
A report summarising research which identified the key career-enabling factors and other pivotal experiences that current chief executives have encountered on their own personal career journeys. Read more »
Index of leadership trust
This report enables leaders and managers to recognise the factors that are fundamental to trust, and provides them with the tools to shape their behaviour to improve trust in themselves and their organisations as a whole. Read more »
Effective leadership development interventions: a position statement
This Health Foundation report reveals the interventions that work in creating leadership knowledge, behaviours, skills, competences, or ‘habits of mind’, relating to quality improvement. Read more »
Reforming leadership development … again
This paper asserts that debates about improving management and leadership in the NHS are not new and continuous reform suggests that previous attempts may not have tackled the right problem. Read more »
Management in the NHS: the facts
This briefing paper provides answers to some of the most common questions about managment in the NHS. Read more »