Empowering NHS leaders to lead (Sir Ron Kerr, 28 November 2018)

Summary

This is the report of a review into how the executive leadership of the NHS could be better supported and empowered to ensure the best possible service is delivered for patients. Sir Ron Kerr was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to conduct the review, which focused on three issues in particular:

• The expectations and support available for leaders - particularly those in challenging organisations and systems
• The scope for further alignment of performance management expectations at the organisational and system level
• The options for reducing the administrative burden placed on executive leaders

The report describes the methodology of the review, outlines its findings and makes a number of recommendations around these issues.