Is it possible to plan the NHS?
Imagine an organisation. An organisation where the vision is to change lives for the better. An organisation where success is measured by...
Lessons the Ancients can teach the NHS about Programme Management
Imagine building the pyramids. Huge stones, quarried, dragged miles and then lifted into position. Building the pyramids was a complex...
The Carter Report challenge: delivering NHS efficiency
The Carter Report was published last week. Lord Carter, who has a good track record having already produced an industry changing report...
So what is programme management anyway?
I like the concept of a reverse eureka moment. Rather than a sudden realisation of discovery, a reverse eureka moment is when you...
Transformation or blame in the NHS
One of the few growth areas in the public sector is blame: politicians; regulators; media. Everyone has a view on who has got something...
The end of paper! Welcome to the NHS Paperless Roadmap
It is almost unthinkable isn’t it? No paper in the NHS. No assessment forms, no procurement orders, no monthly spreadsheets. How so?...
Project management is dead. Long live project management
I read recently that “Project management doesn’t work”. Apparently a new CEO said this in an interview. So it’s official. Of course,...
The harsh secret why cost improvement programmes don't work
You can’t cut costs without spending money. Counter intuitive? Maybe. But unless you have a clear, costed, thought through plan and...
How CCG plans can be complete, consistent and accessible
One of the more persuasive reasons behind the creation of Clinical Commissioning Groups was that they would be more open to patients and...
The Rose NHS Leadership Review: time and tools will tell
Lord Rose, of M&S fame, is a man who has been credited in the past with providing all of us with pants. So it was symbolic that he was...