NHS

> >

Change Model: Home. Helen Bevan on Change Management. The NHS is undergoing mountains of change. Change that will potentially transform services for patients but high risk change with high stakes. Change gurus and researchers tell us that up to 75% of change initiatives fail to achieve their objectives. The more things change, the more they stay the same. The reality of most large scale initiatives in the NHS is that every leader has a different set of experiences and ideas about critical success factors.

Our leaders tackle many change priorities simultaneously in different ways. We don’t necessarily make best use of available resources, skills and knowledge. The change experts offer a plethora of recipes for success. The first factor is duration. The next factor is commitment. The authors offer a framework for organisations to score their current change efforts and predict the likelihood of a successful outcome using the four factors. So, how would the overall NHS reform process score by the four criteria ? Untitled.

A case study into planning and change management within the UK National Health Service. Cranfield & ward (2002) 'Managing Change in the NHS' Making Informed Decisionson Change. Iles & Sutherland (2001) Organisational Change. Iles & Cranfield (2004) Developing Change Management Skills. Change management. The NHS is currently undergoing a period of intensive change - technological, social and economic - so there is a real need for all managers to facilitate this change within their organisations and the wider NHS environment. Focus on change management - why is it important? Resources and online tools to develop change management skills Useful books to read Managing change There is a variety of sources of change that impact on individuals in their working life: Change for Service Improvement - e.g. changing how we deliver a serviceOrganisational Change - e.g. restructuring / reorganization / mergers Change for Development - e.g. career developments such as promotion, changes in work / life balance Different types of change require different approaches, but fundamentally managers of staff need to ensure that they support their team through the change.