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Observations from a Deloitte Clinical Fellow: What clinical and management consulting can learn from each other. By Raykal Sim
As a doctor seconded to Deloitte through the FMLM National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellowship Scheme, I’m exploring the intersection of clinical practice and management consulting. While seemingly disparate, both fields share surprising similarities and offer valuable lessons for each other. The similarities of consulting in and outside of the clinic room: Problem-solving: same goal, different […]
Leadership for Impact: Developing Leadership Agency of Senior AHPs to Transform Quality and Safety Across Systems. By Sarah Cooper and Louise Wheeler
The Allied Health Professions (AHPs) represent the third largest clinical workforce in the NHS in England, comprising of 14 registered professions. As the NHS navigates pressures around performance, workforce, and integration, senior AHP leaders are essential in influencing quality and safety outcomes across systems. The last five years have seen significant developments in senior AHP […]
Reimagining the Chief Medical Officer: Insights from a leadership panel and small focus group event. By Erwin Loh and Paul Eleftheriou
Professor Erwin Loh FRACMA, President of RACMA Dr. Paul Eleftheriou FRACMA, Principal, Nous Group Healthcare systems are becoming more complex and resource-constrained, and expectations of Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) are shifting in response. The role of the CMO now sits at a crossroads. At a recent event hosted by the Royal Australasian College of Medical […]
EDI: Wake up and smell the coffee. By Roger Kline
Too much employer-based activity on EDI is performative, driven by good intentions not by evidence-based practice. That has to change. It has to demonstrably be about improvement not just compliance, about uncomfortable discussions and measurable outcomes anchored in moral courage. Otherwise, all EDI work will feel the cold winds of Trumpite cowardice: “Senior figures in […]
In Conversation with Emma Challans-Rasool
To watch this interview, please follow this link Hello, I’m Domhnall MacAuley and welcome to this BMJ leader conversation. Today I’m talking to Emma Challans-Rasool. Emma, you’ve had lots of senior roles in healthcare but I want to take it back to the very beginning. Were you always interested in healthcare? Take us way back. Emma […]
Increasing the visibility and voice of Allied Health Professionals. By Laura Mizzi
Allied health professionals, or AHPs, are the third largest clinical group in England after nurses and doctors, making up around 6% of the NHS workforce. Yet, when I was training as a speech and language therapist (SLT), I didn’t think about being part of this diverse group of 14 professions. Like many people, even AHPs […]
Preparing for our digital healthcare future: Ensuring no one is left behind. By Dr. Sash Harasgama
This BMJ Leader blog series has been produced in collaboration with the Health Equity Evidence Centre (HEEC). HEEC are dedicated to generating solid and reliable evidence about what works to address health and care inequalities. By adopting innovative methodologies, they efficiently map successful strategies for reducing health and care inequalities, and subsequently empower policymakers and […]
Building a fairer, healthier workforce: a leaders’ role in equitable return to work programmes. By Dr. Danielle Lamb
This BMJ Leader blog series has been produced in collaboration with the Health Equity Evidence Centre (HEEC). HEEC are dedicated to generating solid and reliable evidence about what works to address health and care inequalities. By adopting innovative methodologies, they efficiently map successful strategies for reducing health and care inequalities, and subsequently empower policymakers and […]
The Role of Locally Developed Care Pathways in NHS Neighbourhoods: A Conversation on the Future of Care. By Dr. Jonathan Tose
In recent years, we’ve seen a shift in how the NHS operates, with a growing focus on local neighbourhoods as the heart of healthcare delivery. But what does this really mean for patients and the healthcare professionals delivering care? One of the most exciting innovations driving this change is the use of locally developed care […]