The Leadership Consultant
The NHS Leadership Consultant
The Leadership Consultant
Neil Goodwin is a director of GoodwinHannah and visiting professor of leadership studies at Manchester Business School.
Latest Posts
The Short-Termism of Acquisition
The acquisition of ‘challenged’ trusts will offer a quick managerial fix but it won’t necessarily create strategically sustainable services and the operational problems that precipitated acquisition in the first place may well reoccur.
The dilemma of appointing senior managers
Sir David Nicholson’s admission to the Mid Staffordshire Inquiry that in retrospect the previous chief executive was the wrong appointment highlights a common dilemma when appointing people at this level.
Déjà vu
To my surprise and somewhat consternation I find myself once again chief executive of a hospital 17 years after last running one and five years after stepping down as a chief executive. So what's it like?
The challenge of acquisition
Acquisition is one of the most challenging games currently at play in the NHS. Although there are a few applicable lessons from the private sector, public services demand a more considered approach. Understanding exactly why one organisation is interested in wanting to take over another is a good starting point.
The lost opportunity to review management
While the listening panel goes about its business and Number 10 takes a closer interest in the NHS, a golden opportunity to realign NHS management has been missed. Wouldn’t it be good if management requirements anticipated the future rather than reacted to the present?
Defining university hospital status
In a previous post I talked about the need for the district general hospital to reinvent itself. And the same is true of the university hospital. Although the real prize is for ‘university’ status it should only be granted for FTs linked to biomedical research-based institutions.
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Senior NHS manager headcount falls 9 per cent
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Why medical leaders need to be proactive in driving culture change
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'This business model lets us focus on quality services and safe staff'
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Why engaging the workforce helps enhance service innovation
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New NHS Confederation forum to bid for policy influence
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Leadership Academy highlights gender discrimination in NHS
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How to improve staff collaboration and delivered integrated care
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How to prioritise disinvestment in support services
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'New insights could help CCGs be clear on population health services'
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'Engaging GPs is the new year's resolution for clinical commissioning'
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How to make change management a driver of quality care
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How to create an organisational strategy to develop clinical leaders
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Cuts to commissioning management 'risk quality and savings'
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Key risks posed by NHS commissioning reforms revealed
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Why it's vital to improve patient access to information
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Solid foundations: how to lead successfully in the new foundation landscape
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The rise of the patient leader
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Managers to fly in to run straggling CCGs' budgets
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Getting ahead: how to select an executive coach
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EU laws 'putting patients at risk'
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Leadership and staff engagement 'critical' to hospital savings challenge - study
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Most senior leaders failing to create 'strong work climates'
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How to create a long-term strategy for better workforce planning
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Developing leadership by managing unconscious behaviour
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How service line management can inspire improved behaviours throughout NHS organisations
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'Make change a mantra, and lead the patient centered revolution'
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Survey: public health hit by loss of expertise
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Clinical commissioning group boards should have tenure and size limits
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Managers divided over local pay options
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'Delivering better community services requires equal relationships'
