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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Leadership is About Change. By Professor Erwin Loh, President of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA)
Leadership is what we turn to in times of change, yet many of our systems are built to resist it. Last month, I sat in a room filled with some of the most thoughtful, committed leaders in Australian and New Zealand healthcare. We gathered for RACMA’s 2025 Strategic Planning Day, not only to chart a […]
From volunteerism to corporate impact: lessons in sustainability leadership. By Dr. Prashant Mishra
Imagine being thrown into a river—your chances of survival are higher if you know how to swim. Something similar happened to me when, within BMJ Group, I was tasked with driving our SDG goals. Luckily, my experience volunteering with the HCL Foundation’s My Clean City initiative meant that the lessons I gained from hands-on sustainability […]
Removing barriers for ethnic equity in healthcare. By Dalvir Kandola
The Race Health Observatory (RHO) was established to assist the National Health Service (NHS) in England to enhance healthcare and tackle inequalities for people from non-White ethnic backgrounds. One of the key initiatives undertaken by the RHO to deliver this is the publication of the ‘Seven Principles of Anti-Racism’. These principles serve as a foundation […]
Reducing health inequalities at point of care: The role of HealthPathways. By Dr. Jonathan Tose and Dr. Helen Liley
Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics continue to demonstrate marked health inequalities in the UK. Those populations who are most deprived, from certain ethnic minority or inclusion health groups experience worse outcomes. Developing pathways for use at point of care can help health professionals identify and address factors that are contributing to inequality. Health inequalities refer […]