All articles by Sir Chris Ham – Page 3
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CommentPublic service mutuals will inspire greater staff engagement
Devolve more power to local level
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CommentDalton review: Good leadership will determine the best models for change
Meet varying local needs
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CommentCommitment to change the NHS must come from within
Place more emphasis on learning best practice
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CommentAccountable care organisations can teach the NHS about integration
The service can adapt this US model
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CommentDefine a clear role for hospitals in integrated care
One north London acute trust shows the way forward
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CommentCanterbury tale: making a success of integrated care
The New Zealand health organisation provides a template
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HSJ KnowledgePodcast: Engaging doctors in leadership post Francis
The King’s Fund’s Chris Ham talks to hsj.co.uk
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CommentMedical leadership is vital for quality patient care
We need more doctors in leadership roles, says Chris Ham
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BlogsNick Clegg or Nigel Farage: who should NHS leaders model themselves on?
NHS leaders need to decide whether to focus on what is in the best interests of their organisations, or be willing to share sovereignty and work with others.
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BlogsNHS leaders of the future: more Thatcher or Nyborg?
NHS leaders could do worse than taking notes from Borgen prime minister Birgitte Nyborg on building alliances with others and finding unlikely common causes, says Chris Ham
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BlogsDeveloping integrated care at scale and pace: time to make it happen
There is not one best way to develop integrated care. Politicians, NHS leaders and frontline staff should join together to test different approaches, writes the King’s Fund chief executive Chris Ham.
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First do no harm: lessons from service reconfiguration in London
King’s Fund chief executive Chris Ham reflects on attempts to reconfigure services in the capital
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CommentFixing the broken system
Urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered
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Engagement matters - here's why
“Evidence-based common sense” was how Peter Lees described the Fund’s new report on leadership in the NHS at our Summit on 23 May. The report draws on evidence demonstrating the relationship between staff engagement and organisational performance to make the case for a new style of leadership. If the NHS ...
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Comment'It is within leaders' power to make things better'
Professor Chris Ham on leadership for engagment.
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Integrated care and why the NHS needs more deviant leaders
Local leaders are ahead of the game, writes Chris Ham.
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Comment'Integrated care should be this decade's number one priority'
Achieving proper integrated care must be taken as seriously in the next 10 years as waiting times have been in the last 10, say King’s Fund chief executive Chris Ham and Nuffield Trust director Jennifer Dixon.
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Comment'This is the kind of disruptive innovation the NHS needs'
The US integrated healthcare system Kaiser Permanente is an example of ‘innovative disruption’ in all its joined-up glory. The King’s Fund chief executive Chris Ham highlights some of the benefits a similar system could give the NHS.