Further Reading
“It’s a real honour to serve as a NED and to help support and improve the healthcare delivered to local communities. The role gives you real insight into the fantastic work being done every single day to make sure that every patient receives the care and treatment they need .”
Join me and become a non-executive director
Liz Sedgley
Non-executive director and chair of the people committee.
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Further reading
NHS Values
Patients, public and staff have helped develop the values that inspire passion in the NHS and should underpin everything it does. Individual organisations will develop and build upon these values, tailoring them to their local needs. The NHS values provide common ground for co-operation to achieve shared aspirations, at all levels of the NHS.
10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future
The plan aims to transform the NHS through three shifts: hospital to community, analogue to digital, and sickness to prevention. It prioritises integrated local care, digital access via the NHS App, and proactive health measures.
NHS leadership competency framework for board members
Leaders in the NHS help deliver better health and care for patients by setting the tone for their organisation, team culture and performance.
Code of governance for NHS provider trusts
This code sets out a common overarching framework for the corporate governance of trusts.
NHS England operating framework
This operating framework sets out how NHS England will operate in the new structure created by the Health and Care Act 2022.
The framework describes the roles that NHS England, integrated care boards (ICBs) and NHS providers will now play, working alongside our partners in the wider health and care system. It shows how accountabilities and responsibilities will be allocated to improve local health and care outcomes in a way that maximises taxpayer value for money.
NHS Patient Safety Strategy
The NHS patient safety strategy sets out how the NHS will support staff and providers to share safety insight and empower people – patients and staff – with the skills, confidence and mechanisms to improve safety. Getting this right could save almost 1,000 extra lives and £100 million in care costs each year.
NHS equality, diversity, and inclusion improvement (EDI) plan
This EDI improvement plan seeks to improve the culture of our workplaces and the experiences of our workforce.
This approach will support staff retention and attract diverse new talent to the NHS. The plan also supports the achievement of strategic EDI outcomes.