Department of Health produced a poster designed to show all of the ways of making efficiencies in line with the Gershon reviews.
It never really took off, but none-the-less I contributed the workforce aspects from Changing Workforce Programme
Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 22:11
It's easy to assume that all of our decisions are purely rational, but they rarely if ever are rational. And they always have consequences for others, usually consequences that we think we could not have predicted.
But consultants are not here to make decisions, only to provide information and advice. Does this somehow absolve us from a moral responsibility?
I've written previously about applying the first five commandments to Professional Services. Here I show how Do Not Murder, Do Not Steal and so on are just as relevant commandments in the nuance and subtlety of modern life as they ever were.
The Ten Commandments apply just as firmly in each aspect of our daily life as they apply to the whole of our lives. I'm a management consultant, and on this page I explain how the first five of the Ten Commandments apply to management consulting and professional services.
Most healthcare providers, in UK the same as everywhere else, get paid for each activity they do. If someone needs care, they get paid. If someone is well, they don’t. So there isn’t much incentive (for the healthcare provider) to keep people well, even though it is much better for the person, much better for the nation, and much lower cost. Minney.org Ltd is working with one CCG to generate enthusiasm and involvement, and the results are fairly successful….
As we race forwards into clinical commissioning, there are lessons to be learnt from other people. The latest book “The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care” by Christensen, Grossman and Hwang points to some things we need to take account of. It makes good reading . . .