Health Foundation, February 2015
- The report identifies seven success factors for change at any level of the health system, particularly locally in organisations:
- Committed and respected leadership that engages staff
- A culture hospitable to, and supportive of, change
- Management practices that ensure execution and implementation
- Capabilities and skills to identify and solve problems
- Data and analytics that measure and communicate impact
- Resources and support for change
- An enabling environment which supports and drives change.
- The report concludes that national bodies need to take the following action:
- Immediately develop a shared view of how change happens in the NHS and what national bodies should do to catalyse it.
- Develop the current blend of organisational levers (‘prod organisations’) to best support change.
- Invest far more in support for change (‘proactive support’), starting with a coherent improvement strategy for the NHS in England.
- Focus action on people who work in the NHS (‘people-focused’).
- See the infographic which summarises the report.
