New leaders bring ‘energy, focus and grit’ to troubled trusts, says NHSE

Changing chairs, CEOs and finance chiefs has helped turn around several poorly performing trusts and systems, NHS England has said, but it plans to do more to “strengthen” leadership at troubled organisations.

Dame Emily Lawson made the comments in an update to NHSE’s board on its “recovery support programme”, which is the current name of its intervention regime for the most poorly performing trusts and systems.

The NHSE chief operating officer said: “We know we have got more to do… to strengthen leaders at the most challenged places. We are developing a more systematic way of identifying and developing talented leaders and matching them to roles where they can make the biggest impact when in post.

“That means we need to give leaders the right flexibilities, incentives and support to turn things around.”

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Source: HSJ, 6 December 2024