Artificial intelligence is frequently discussed in terms of technological capability: sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, turnaround times and workflow efficiency. Yet for those of us working in radiology, its most important effects extend far beyond performance figures. Over the last three years, through two interconnected studies on AI-assisted lung cancer detection and the establishment of a local […]
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Sustainable improvement and system learning: In conversation with Dr Göran Henriks, CHI Leadership Council
Interviewed by Ms Zenne Tng, Advisor of CHI FLYING; Senior Principal Speech Therapist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Göran Henriks has spent more than 40 years in management in the Swedish healthcare system. He served as Chief Executive of Learning and Innovation at Qulturum in Region Jönköping, Sweden, and is now Senior Strategic Advisor and […]
Repairing the Seams: A Leadership View on the DHSC Call for Evidence on Mental Health Services in England. By Phil Whatling
Introduction The Department of Health and Social Care’s Mental health and wellbeing plan describes a system that is reactive, fragmented, and inconsistent. For clinicians working across primary and secondary care, this will feel familiar. In day-to-day practice, these difficulties rarely appear as failures within individual services. They emerge more often in the spaces between them […]
The NHS has a name for stranded costs. It still doesn’t have a strategy to deal with them. By Andi Orlowski, Nigel Edwards, Emma Knowles and Gwyn Bevan
Two of the most senior figures in NHS England have, between them, named the central problem. Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, says the service is “pretty much maxed out on what’s affordable.” [1] Dr Penny Dash, its chair, sets out the other half: “the biggest issue is you’ve got to take out […]
Leading in the grey zone: In conversation with Professor Jonathon Gray, CHI Leadership Council
Interviewed by Mr Glass George Frederick Jr, Lead of CHI FLYING, Senior Nurse Researcher, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Prof Jonathon Gray is a clinical academic and global health leader known for driving large-scale change and is part of the CHI Leadership Council. A Professor of Innovation and Leadership at Swansea University, he combines frontline […]
Why a research identity and community matter for global health workforce development. By Lisa Bunn and Rosi Raine
Across global health systems, developing a research‑skilled workforce has become a strategic priority, driven by growing evidence that research engagement is associated with better healthcare performance and improved patient outcomes [1]. Health systems across the world are investing heavily in research, yet many healthcare professionals remain interested in research but not actively engaged in it […]
Countering Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction through Regulation: the South-East Asia Experience. By Catharina Boehme
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2026, “Unmasking the Appeal: Countering Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction,” reemphasizes regulation as critical for tobacco control and one of the most powerful tools in global public health. Since the adoption of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in 2005, tobacco control has been reframed from […]
Quiet leaders: Is there room for introverts in healthcare? By Katrina Obas
I have always thought of myself as an introvert. I am usually the one listening more than talking, happier in a quiet corner of a conversation than in the middle of the crowd. Yet I have sometimes been asked to take on leadership roles—from coordinating a project, to being elected swim team captain, or nursing […]
The power to build: In conversation with Professor Hahrie Han, CHI Leadership Council
Interviewed by Vanessa Lim, member of CHI FLYING; Assistant Director, Learning & Organisation Development, Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Singapore Professor Hahrie Han is a political scientist at Johns Hopkins University and Director of the P3 Lab at the SNF Agora Institute and is part of the CHI Leadership Council. Her work focuses on social movements, […]
Cancer misinformation, social media, and the need for trusted evidence. By Vanessa Gordon-Dseagu and Lilly Matson
Cancer has been part of human history for millennia, as has misinformation about its causes and cures. From ancient theories about black bile and humours, to modern misinformation about miracle foods or biohacking (self-experimentation to optimise health), misinformation about cancer has continually evolved to reflect the concerns of its time. Today, however, technology means that […]