The NHS: Busting the myths

"The NHS Confederation is publishing a series of myth busters, which challenge common misconceptions and enrich the debates on topical, sometimes controversial, issues regarding our health and care." These are the first three:

• Primary care in the NHS 
• Competition in the NHS 
• NHS Managers

What does the future hold for the NHS?

"The following articles reflect the broad range of interests held by Health Services Management Centre colleagues, but all consider the future challenges and opportunities for the NHS, and interpret leadership in a range of contexts."

What does the future hold for the NHS?
Health Services Management Centre
University of Birmingham
June 2014

Read more here.

Social and organizational factors affecting implementation of evidence-informed practice

"Results also implied that the perception of accessibility and trust were significant predictors of expertise recognition."

Social and organizational factors affecting implementation of evidence-informed practice in a public health department in Ontario: a network modelling approach
R Yousefi-Nooraie, M Dobbins, A Marin
Implementation Science, 9:29

Read more here.

Building European reference networks in health care

"Experience and knowledge are key in ensuring safe and high quality health care and, coupled with the efficient use of resources (economy of scale), essential for creating smart, responsive and sustainable health systems."

Building European reference networks in health care. Exploring concepts and national practices in the European Union
Edited by W Palm, IA Glinos, B Rechel, P Garel, R Busse, J Figueras
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
February 2013

Read more here.

Leadership in a matrix

"Matrix organisations are grid-like organisational structures, commonly used in the management of large projects and product development processes, drawing employees from different functional disciplines for assignment to a team, without removing them from their respective positions."

Leadership in a matrix 
C Devane
NHS Confederation
November 2012

Read more here.

Clinicians in management: does it make a difference

"Those NHS hospital trusts with larger proportions of doctors on their boards are also those which are most likely to achieve quality ratings of four, lower morbidity rates (according to Dr Foster) and higher levels of patient satisfaction."

Clinicians in management: does it make a difference
G Veronesi, I Kirkpatrick, F Vallascas
Centre for Innovation in Health Management
Leeds University Business School
May 2012

Read more here.

NHS Performance Framework: implementation guidance

"The NHS Performance Framework sets out the Department's approach to identifying underperforming NHS organisations and stipulates when intervention should occur in such organisations."

NHS Performance Framework: implementation guidance
Department of Health
April 2012

Read the full document here together with accompanying documents.

The Management Code

"An excellent manager will always have safety in mind when planning change and patient client services."

The Management Code
The Institute of Healthcare Management
January 2012

Read more here.

The Network - connect people, share knowledge, improve care

The Network is an online community and network for medical students, junior doctors and newly qualified consultants and GPs with an interest in clinical leadership and medical management.


Read more here or go straight to The Network.

Hospitals and care systems of the future

"This report will mobilize hospital senior leadership teams to consider the strategies they must deploy throughout their individual organizations to adapt and succeed in the future."


Hospitals and care systems of the future
American Hospital Association
September 2011

Read more here.

Hospital emergency response checklist

This is "an all-hazards tool for hospital administrators and emergency managers."

Hospital emergency response checklist
World Health Organization
June 2011

Read more here.

Experiences of the implementation of a tool for lifestyle intervention in primary health care

"This study indicates that the existing subcultures in primary health care influence how the implementation of an innovation is perceived by managers and the different professionals."

Experiences of the implementation of a tool for lifestyle intervention in primary health care: a qualitative study among managers and professional groups
S Carlfjord, A Andersson, M Lindberg
BMC Health Services Research, 2011, 11:195

Read more here.