Richard Taunt
Rich Taunt is chair of Here.
CommentICS teething troubles are the price they must pay for success
Richard Taunt says ‘grounded hope’ about integrated care systems might hold the key to their success.
CommentWhere to find the answers to the NHS’s problems
To solve some very significant NHS problems, one place to look is the part of the NHS family outside the formal NHS – social enterprises, writes Richard Taunt
CommentThe optimistic view of the Hewitt review
Richard Taunt explains about the three key areas that we should focus on to make sure the review will be remembered as a step towards ICSs having the right aims
CommentWhen not to collaborate
The fashionable stance for any NHS strategy at the moment is to set out the highest number of partnerships possible to get involved in, at the risk of no collaboration properly adding value, writes Richard Taunt
CommentI know what dodgy policy looks like and the integration white paper fits that bill
The problem with the new white paper on integration is that the way it thinks change happens is pretty much the same as past attempts, writes Richard Taunt
CommentClinical leaders need to know their place
If place is going to become the way the NHS is run, the involvement of clinicians as leaders needs to become essential, write Ted Adams and Rich Taunt
CommentAgree to disagree for the sake of the NHS
Development of resilient health policy is possible only when different and opposing voices are heard or else we will keep yoyoing between half baked solutions, notes Richard Taunt
CommentNetworks not working? Improving how we improve together
Networks are all the rage across the NHS. But too often they are ineffective
CommentPeople, not process: knowing how to collaborate
Richard Taunt offers three ideas on achieving smarter collaboration across providers
CommentWhy innovation and getting better by degrees can work together
The NHS needs to welcome in radical new thinking because it needs both innovation and incremental improvement
CommentWe need emotional humans, not employee automatons
NHS staff need a sense of psychological safety in order to overcome the fear to question, take risks and fail
CommentWe must be brave and tackle the workforce tiger
We need a bigger vision if we are to survive the workforce storm that is rumbling around us
CommentThe NHS is facing an ancient problem
The planning guidance seeks to balance three main priorities. Scholars of ancient Greek could help with the answer
CommentWe're no closer to knowing if 'commissioning' is worthwhile or not
Outcomes based commissioning
CommentThe NHS faces the biggest funding challenge in its history
More money is only part of the answer