Alison Leary
chair of Healthcare & Workforce Modelling at London South Bank University, Senior Consultant World Health Organisation, Human Resources for Health (Europe).
HSJ PartnersFrom policy to practice: Partnership as an enabler of the NHS three shifts
Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the state of the NHS concluded that the service is in a “critical condition”.1
CommentNHS London’s plans for virtual wards create unnecessary risk
NHS London’s plan for dealing with the omicron wave needs to take a more multidisciplinary approach and be more evidence-based if it is to not build unwarranted variation into services, write Elaine Maxwell and Alison Leary
CommentUsing volunteers to fill workforce gaps is a risky strategy
Even though it features in the recent NHS long-term plan, good volunteering requires considerable resources and robust governance frameworks to mitigate risks. By Alison Leary