Helen Buckingham
Now working as an independent consultant, Helen was the director of strategy at the Nuffield Trust health policy think tank for seven years, following 20 years experience at board level in both local and national NHS organisations.
She has associate roles with PPL, the King’s Fund and the Good Governance Institute, through which she supports organisations to develop effective strategies and governance arrangements, including partnerships within organisations, across systems and with local communities.
In addition she chairs the charity National Voices, and is a trustee of the Royal Voluntary Service and non-executive director of the Private Healthcare Information Network.
CommentPoliticians must stop their unthinking defence of hospital care
To fulfil the 10-Year Health Plan’s vision of a community-centric service, politicians and local leaders will need to align their actions and engage collectively with the communities for whom this matters, writes Helen Buckingham
CommentGetting integration to work: is it time to stop throwing policy at the problem?
Integration fails to succeed because working cultures in the NHS and social care haven’t changed to support collaboration, say Helen Buckingham and Sarah Reed.
CommentTime to join the dots: connecting what matters to staff and patients
Helen Buckingham calls for bringing patients and clinicians together to design future services that meet both their needs
CommentSupport local leaders or risk having no leaders in future
The NHS’s current management approach favours the stick rather than the carrot, leading to huge pressures on local leaders and could undermine the success of STPs, warns Helen Buckingham
CommentSeeing and hearing: reflections on how the NHS has changed
Helen Buckingham looks back on the highs, lows and lessons from 25 years working in the health service