Helen Bevan
Helen Bevan is chief of service transformation at the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
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Does the NHS need management consultants?
As NHS management expenditure tightens, management consultancy costs are in the spotlight. Over the past period, the NHS has been big business for the consultancy industry. Whilst management consultants have made a significant contribution to NHS transformation, there have been many situations where the NHS investment in consultancy has not led to the outcomes we seek. Is there a future role for management consultancy in the NHS? How might we work more effectively with consultants in ...
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Diary of an intrepid arctic marathon runner
However meticulously you plan for big events, there are some things you just can’t plan for. Last weekend, Helen Bevan was due to compete in an extreme marathon in sub-zero temperatures in the Arctic Circle, something that she had prepared and planned for intensively for the last six months. Three days before the event, she came down with a severe cold. Read on to find out the outcome.
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On organising to change the world: from Californian farm workers to Obama’s election campaign to NHS transformation: part two
The wisdom of Marshall Ganz, unofficial mobiliser-in-chief of Obama’s election campaign on how we can challenge the status quo, the vested interests and perverse incentives in the current NHS system that get in the way of delivering high quality, high value care for all.
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Confessions of an ex-amorphous blob
In a couple of days, Helen Bevan will be leaving for Kangerlassauq in the Arctic Circle to take part in the Polar Circle Marathon, one of the toughest marathon races in the world. She reflects on her journey over the past six months from unhealthy “amorphous blob” to extreme marathon runner.
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On organising to change the world: from Californian farm workers to Obama’s election campaign to NHS transformation - Part one
The ideas of Marshall Ganz, Harvard academic, community organiser and unofficial “Mobiliser-in-Chief” for Obama’s election campaign, offer some poweful perspectives for NHS leaders.
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Comment on: Raising NHS staff wellbeing can ‘save trusts millions’
An important connection to make is the relationship between individual health/well being and organisational health. Healthy organisations are those with the chararcteristics and factors that will enable them to succeed in the future. This includes a well motivated and engaged workforce and the ability of leaders to focus beyond short term performance targets. The NHS Institute has just published an evidence review titled "Organisational and system health: a new perspective on performance?" You can download it at http://www.institute.nhs.uk/news/quality_and_value/organisational_health.html Helen Bevan is Chief of Service Transformation at the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
