Governance Between Organisations debate paper launch at NHS Confederation
Released on 18/06/2008
Professor Bryan Stoten today launched the “Governance Between Organisations” debate paper – the second step in the development of integrated governance. Covering mutual aid, care co-ordination and partnership working the debate paper identifies steps that NHS organisations need to be taking to ensure joined up accountability in an increasingly complex local health and social care market.
Dr. John Bullivant, principle author of the paper, said:
“The NHS has found, like all large organisations, that you cannot outsource your reputational risk. Whoever supplies our services, we expect the NHS to be accountable.”
¨Institute of Healthcare Management Chair Andrew Corbett-Nolan (a co-author of the debate paper) said:
“As both commissioning mechanisms and provision patterns grow increasingly Byzantine, NHS organisations need to be mindful that patients are often bemused. They perceive they are being cared for by the NHS, whether they are accessing their GP, the local NHS Foundation Trust or at an independent provider. Boards need to join up their governance thinking so that, as far as the patient is concerned, the whole system of services is preserved. This debate paper takes us nearer delivering this in practice”
Notes for Editors:
“Integrated Governance II: Governance Between Organisations” was launched at today’s (18th June 2008) Chairman’s Reception at the NHS Confederation Conference by Professor Bryan Stoten, Chair of the NHS Confederation
The debate paper is authored by Dr. John Bullivant, Professor Michael Deighan, Professor Bryan Stoten and Andrew Corbett-Nolan. Copies are available from j.marais@ihm.org.uk
The Institute of Healthcare Management, founded in 1902, is the membership organisations for healthcare managers in the NHS, private and not-for-profit sectors.
For further details contact:
Jaco Marais Press Officer Institute of Healthcare Management Tel: 020 7620 1030 Email: j.marais@ihm.org.uk
References:
Integrated Governance II – Governance Between Organisations can be found at: http://www.ihm.org.uk/_files/documents/522/GBOPaper.pdf
Contact
John Bullivant
Email: gbo.info@bradford.nhs.uk
Telephone: 07866 044 986
