Health Service Journal
Keith Pearson
Keith Pearson is chairman of NHS East of England.
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Keith Pearson on the essence of leadership
23 April 2009
The Reverend Theodore Hesburgh once commented: “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision.” In my strategic health authority region, NHS East of England, our vision is clear: we want to provide the best quality health service in the country. -
Keith Pearson on encouraging organ donation
25-Feb-2009
Britain urgently needs more donated organs. It has one of the worst organ donation rates in Western Europe. -
Keith Pearson on valuing family carers
21-Jan-2009
In this country, there are more than 6 million family carers. They are hugely important to the NHS, and yet their contribution is too often overlooked. -
Keith Pearson on the NHS constitution consultation
21-Nov-2008
Sitting as a member of the NHS constitutional advisory forum for the past four months, I found myself among an august body of people, all with a passion to drive forward one of the most significant developments in NHS history. -
Keith Pearson on releasing time to care for patients
10-Oct-2008
The best health organisations in the world put patients at the heart of what they do. This is why the Releasing Time to Care programme is so important. -
Keith Pearson on the NHS constitution
15-Aug-2008
The constitution is an opportunity to put to bed the tired old arguments dogging the NHS and will underpin the values and principles at its core. Non-executive directors are the ideal champions for this cause -
Keith Pearson on valuing the NHS
30-Jun-2008
The Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya once said of her homeland: 'For us, the best time is always yesterday.' As we prepare for the 60th anniversary of the NHS, I look around and worry that too many people believe this is as true of the NHS today as Russia in 1990. -
Keith Pearson on non-executive champions
20-May-2008
If I were asked to describe the role of non-executive directors in the NHS succinctly, I could do it in two words - local champions.
