Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Author:: The King's Fund and Baker, G. Ross
Publication date:: 2011
Abstract:: Studies in many industries, including health care, suggest that leadership is a critical element in organisational performance. Collins (2001) suggests that disciplined, hard-working leaders are essential to moving organisations from ‘good’ to ‘great’. Such leaders help companies to recruit the right leadership team, develop an effective strategy and create a ...

Author:: The King's Fund, Timmins, Nicholas, and Institute for Government
Publication date:: 2018
Abstract:: This study commissioned jointly by the Institute for Government and The King’s Fund, explores the fate of one of the central provisions of the Health and Social Care Act, NHS England, established as a statutorily independent board with the aim of distancing politicians from the day-to-day running of the NHS. ...

Author:: The King's Fund, West, Michael A., and Dawson, Jeremy F.
Publication date:: 2012
Abstract:: It has long been recognised that engagement of employees with their work and organisation is a factor in their job performance, but the research evidence for this has been steadily increasing over recent years. In this article we summarise this evidence along with the theories underlying it, paying special attention ... and This paper was commissioned by The King’s Fund to inform its review of leadership in the NHS.

Author:: The King's Fund and Roebuck, Chris
Publication date:: 2011
Abstract:: The challenges facing the NHS at present are the same core challenges that face all organisations, commercial or otherwise: the delivery of an effective and efficient service with limited resources. While commercial organisations may additionally seek to make profit from this process, the differences in ownership, objectives and structure between ...

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