Management Capacity and Capability in Healthcare
What Difference Can it Make
The NHS is racing toward a high-tech, AI-enabled future, but there’s a glitch in the machine. While the government promises a "digital revolution", aggressive budget cuts are dismantling the very workforce needed to build it. Can the NHS truly transition to digital while hollowing out the specialists starting the engine?
Amid ongoing debates about NHS management accountability, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) recently proposed regulating NHS managers as a distinct profession. Triggered partly by high-profile cases such as the Letby affair, these proposals aim to enhance patient safety by holding managers accountable in ways comparable to clinical professionals. As researchers from the … Continue reading Placing the Cart Before the Horse: Is Regulating NHS Managers a Premature Step?
As the UK government sets its sights on building an NHS fit for the future, one critical but often overlooked question remains: Does the NHS have the management capacity it needs? A common narrative suggests that the health service is burdened by excessive bureaucracy and too many managers. However research challenges this perception, revealing that … Continue reading Increasingly Under-Managed NHS: University of York Submission to ‘Independent Investigation of the NHS in England’ (Darzi Review)
