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Diversity week
September 11, 2020
Including people from diverse backgrounds contributes to the health and sustainability of a board, the wider organisation and the community…
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Population health is here to stay
September 5, 2020
The NHS describes population health as an approach that aims to improve physical and mental health outcomes, promote wellbeing and…
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Lessons learnt with regard to LGBTQ+ activism and the HIV pandemic
September 4, 2020
“Until we are all free, we are none of us free.” Emma Lazarus The distasteful slip-up in the NHS People…
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Which comes first, diversity or inclusion?
July 17, 2020
In April, the government announced that it was suspending gender pay gap reporting for a year to ease the burden…
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Development corporations and community development projects: a model for integrated care systems
July 6, 2020
Integrated care systems (ICS) are much more about the right mindset than structures and they must be focused on actions…
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Local government rises to the COVID-19 challenge
June 26, 2020
The world’s focus throughout the COVID-19 crisis has quite rightly remained fixed on the healthcare sector as it tackled what…
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Time to change the numbers
June 26, 2020
Last week The Economist concluded in its lead article that “the country has the wrong government for a pandemic”. YouGov…
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It’s my job to ask
June 26, 2020
You might recall the campaign by pubs and clubs a while back to ask frisky teenagers just how old they…
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The impact of COVID-19 on BAME staff and communities
June 5, 2020
It wasn’t far into the COVID-19 crisis that it started to become apparent that the pandemic was having a…
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The COVID-19 numbers game
June 3, 2020
One of the defining characteristics of the coronavirus crisis has been the widespread use of statistics. From prime ministerial messages…
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Modern governance – not just for the good times
March 17, 2020
Governance is not just a peace-time activity to be compromised when things get tough. In fact, the reverse is true….
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Giving back to education
March 10, 2020
Is there a disconnect between personal motivations and the reality of being on a higher education board? When I ask…
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Reimagining Procurement in the NHS
March 5, 2020
New, practical tool launched, exploring the concept and effectiveness of ‘Best Value’ in the NHS. The Good Governance Institute in…
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Fit enough to be proper?
March 4, 2020
Did you know that the test to become a director of an NHS trust is tougher than the test imposed…
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Helping healthcare organisations to embrace partnership working
February 25, 2020
GGI works with a lot of healthcare organisations either to support them ahead of a CQC inspection or to complete…
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Is public voice the ultimate challenge for good governance?
February 18, 2020
Public voice is emerging as a big theme in the National Commission on the future of governance in the public…
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Unleashing the digital premium with Legrand
February 4, 2020
Reading any planning document or business case in the world of UK health and social care from the past few…
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How do we improve NHS procurement?
January 28, 2020
We all know that the NHS is facing significant challenges – mounting demand, funding constraints, and workforce shortages to name…
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Good governance needs to pack a bigger punch
January 20, 2020
Stronger narratives about the value and need for good governance may have emerged in recent years – often in response…
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Attention – Disruption Ahead
January 14, 2020
If you were around at the beginning of the year, you are likely to have caught a whiff of Dominic…
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Some thoughts following the first meeting of the Population Health Network
December 16, 2019
On Friday 6 December, GGI hosted the first ever meeting of the Population Health Network, looking at the governance implications…
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Why Quality Governance is still an area for improvement
December 9, 2019
I have seen the governance of quality in the NHS evolve over my 10 plus years in the health sector,…
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Always keep a-hold of nurse…
December 2, 2019
In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s an election on! So, what’s in the manifestos for a governance addict – who…
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The Making of – National Commission on Modern Governance
November 26, 2019
We launched our first report of the National Commission at the House of Lords on the 21st of November, the…
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Who needs a legal personality – be careful what you wish for…
November 19, 2019
You may not realise, but if you’re an NHS trust then you’ve got one. You’ve actually only had your legal…
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Reimagining procurement for the NHS
November 12, 2019
We all know that the NHS is facing significant challenges – mounting demand, funding constraints, and workforce shortages to name…
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#TrusteesWeek, this week, encourages us to reflect on the state of the third sector
November 5, 2019
Independent of government, third sector organisations are values-driven, motivated by the desire to achieve social goals – for example, to…
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Governance challenges in the third sector
October 29, 2019
In the wake of a number of highly publicised scandals involving Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Joao Figueiredo, Research Analyst GGI, takes…
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GGI Appoints New Principal Consultant
October 23, 2019
The Good Governance Institute is pleased to announce that Peter Allanson has joined the organisation as Principal Consultant. Peter brings…
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GGI partner changes usher in new phase of growth
October 14, 2019
Two new partners have been announced by the Good Governance Institute LLP to support the company’s plans for growing value…
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ISQua 2019
October 1, 2019
ISQua’s mission is to improve quality in patient safety. It achieves this through education, knowledge sharing, external evaluation, supporting health…
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Reflections of Summer Camp 2019 in Marseille, France
September 24, 2019
GGI Consultant, Nina Atwal was one of the eighteen fortunate participants at this year’s Summer Camp in Marseille. Returning to…
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Oh what a night!
September 17, 2019
Thursday 5 September saw VIPS flocking to GGI’s Annual Lecture in Westminster, London. The event also marked the launch of…
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GGI Summer Camp 2019: Marseille
September 11, 2019
Established 20 years ago the success of Summer Camp rests on the rich diversity of its community and the willingness…
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Good Governance Award 2019 to Dame Fiona Caldicott
September 3, 2019
Dame Fiona Caldicott, the UK’s first statutory National Data Guardian for health and social care, has been named as the…
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Our Methodology
August 27, 2019
Of course, it’s personal. It’s our NHS… We all love and use it, yet still abuse it and undermine it…
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Authentic engagement and community voice
August 20, 2019
Programmes Director, Laura Botea, believes it’s time to move beyond compliance and embrace community engagement as a strategic priority In…
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The Brexit threat to NHS talent management
August 13, 2019
The pressure is intensifying – in addition to the issues of budget cuts, and population growth and aging, Brexit is…
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What are the sins of the Board?
August 6, 2019
Organisational boards have a responsibility to conduct themselves according to principles of good governance however sometimes – whether by omission…
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Future-proofing NHS governance
July 30, 2019
While organisations world-wide are experiencing significant change and uncertainty, GGI Chief Executive Andrew Corbett-Nolan would like to encourage boards to…
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Governance core principles
July 24, 2019
With almost 30 years’ experience in the NHS, including several as a chief executive, GGI Director of Delivery Darren Grayson…
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The Digital Agenda for the NHS
July 16, 2019
While the NHS doesn’t have a great track record with IT, GGI Consultant, Nina Atwal is optimistic. Here she gives…
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From NHS to RAF and back again
July 9, 2019
GGI’s interim Head of Communications Martin Evans tells us how, after a vivid dream one evening, he altered the course…
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GGI launches Special Interest Group on Governance at EHMA 2019
July 2, 2019
Our GGI team recently returned from a successful trip to the annual European Health Management Association (EHMA) conference in Espoo,…
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Success of the NHS Long Term Plan: Integration and collaboration
June 25, 2019
The success of the NHS Long Term Plan rests, in part, on the principles of integration and collaboration. GGI Director…
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