Editor's Choice
Change in the right direction for patients
BMJ 2017; 356 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j1072 (Published 02 March 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;356:j1072
- Theodora Bloom, executive editor
- The BMJ
- tbloom{at}bmj.com
With the NHS facing big challenges, how can its leaders ensure that changes are those that matter most to patients? How can they ensure that everybody pulls in the same direction?
Three overseas recruits to chief executive posts tell The BMJ what the NHS needs most (doi:10.1136/bmj.j1036). There is no shortage of innovative ideas, but implementing them on the wards is hard, especially when an improvement programme may take longer than the tenure of a chief executive. Bureaucracy and paperwork are …