Judging HSJ’s Top Chief Executives

Criteria

The judging panel was asked to bear in mind the following criteria when judging chief executives: 

• The performance of the chief executive over the last year. We look for chief executives who have steered their organisations through these difficult times, including supporting staff and ensuring patients get the best care possible, given the constraints trusts will have been facing. We also look at other aspects of leadership, including chief executives’ leadership style and behaviours – such as their approach to mentoring and developing more junior staff, encouraging inclusive leadership, how they work with their board (both executives and non-executives), and their standing among their peers and personal qualities.
• The performance of the organisation they lead, given the circumstances it is in. We will look at the results of the staff survey and any recent Care Quality Commission reports, while acknowledging many organisations are struggling with the traditional metrics around waiting times.
• The contribution the chief executive has made to the wider health and social care system. This might be through leading on important projects, either nationally or locally, or taking on additional roles, such as chairing integrated care partnerships. As integrated care systems have developed, we have sought chief executives who work for the benefit of the system as a whole rather than only protecting the interests of their own organisations.

The full list can be viewed here.