Kath Checkland

Achieving the right mix of skills in general practice: it’s a process not a destination

By Imelda McDermott, Sharon Spooner and Kath Checkland Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: October 12, 2021

Last year, Dr Imelda McDermott and Dr Sharon Spooner published an article in On Primary Care highlighting policy-driven organisational changes in how general practice is delivered. In the first blog of this series, Dr McDermott, Dr Spooner and Professor Kath Checkland looked at how GP practices are managing changes in the practitioner workforce. In this piece, the authors focus on […]

Managing changes in the general practice workforce

By Sharon Spooner, Imelda McDermott and Kath Checkland Filed Under: All posts, Featured, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: June 28, 2021

Last year, Dr Imelda McDermott and Dr Sharon Spooner published an article in On Primary Care highlighting policy-driven organisational changes in how general practice is delivered. In this blog, Dr McDermott and Dr Spooner are joined by Professor Kath Checkland and they argue that the future face of general practice is about more than innovative […]

The Health and Social Care system under strain: Rethinking integration policies in the post-COVID-19 era

By Marcello Morciano, Kath Checkland, Matt Sutton and Jonathan Stokes Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: July 1, 2020

In 2019, the NHS published plans (‘The NHS Long Term Plan’) promising to introduce inventive, ambitious ways to bring NHS and social care together across England, working with the private and voluntary sector, and users and carers. Needless to say, things have changed since 2019. Nevertheless, the recent COVID-19 pandemic is showing us just how […]

Planning and managing service delivery in the NHS: looking to the future

By Kath Checkland Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: May 26, 2020

COVID-19 has reinforced the necessity of effective planning of health services, treatment and prevention capacities in primary and secondary care, and both protecting and optimising our healthcare workforce. Here, Professor Kath Checkland reflects on the renewed centrality of “commissioning” to health policy debates that will follow in the wake of the pandemic, and draws lessons from […]

Fixing the NHS in England: what do NHS England’s proposed changes to legislation mean?

By Kath Checkland Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: April 30, 2019

Professor Kath Checkland of the University’s Health Organisation, Policy and Economics unit (HOPE) investigates what the legislative changes accompanying the Government’s new ‘Long-Term Plan’ for the NHS actually mean in practice. Proposals for legislative change have been included in the Government’s new ‘Long-Term Plan’ for the NHS in an attempt to counteract some of the unhelpful consequences […]

When is a plan not a plan? Reflections on the NHS Long Term Plan.

By Kath Checkland and Jon Hammond Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: January 14, 2019

Professor Kath Checkland and Dr Jon Hammond of the University’s Health Organisation, Policy and Economics unit (HOPE) share their thoughts on the Government’s new ‘Long-Term Plan’ for the NHS. The new NHS Long Term Plan, and the investment associated with it, are welcome announcements but still fall short of most accepted definitions of ‘plan’ A full […]

Marking their own homework? The management of conflicts of interest in the NHS

By Kath Checkland, Valerie Moran, Imelda McDermott and Pauline Allen Filed Under: Health and Social Care Posted: November 9, 2017

New research shows Clinical Commissioning Groups face challenges in managing conflicts of interest when commissioning primary care. Here, The University of Manchester’s Professor Katherine Checkland and Dr Imelda McDermott, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Dr Valerie Moran and Dr Pauline Allen, reflect on their latest research into achieving effective governance arrangements […]

GP-led commissioning of health services: here to stay or gone tomorrow?

By Kath Checkland and Valerie Moran Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Health and Social Care Posted: June 21, 2017

A survey of GPs suggests that only a minority think that commissioning services is an important part of their role, and that many current GP leaders of Clinical Commissioning Groups intend to quit their roles in the next five years. Professor Kath Checkland and Dr Valerie Moran blog for us on their study, and the […]

Health and social care devolution: it’s complicated

By Julia Segar, Anna Coleman and Kath Checkland Filed Under: All posts, Devo Posted: March 29, 2016

Devolving health and social care decisions to local politicians and professionals adds further complexity to an already complex system – and does not guarantee that the correct or popular decisions will be taken – argue Julia Segar, Anna Coleman and Kath Checkland. ‘Keep Wythenshawe Special’ is a campaign led by clinicians from Wythenshawe Hospital. […]

Crisis – what crisis? The reality of life in general practice in England

By Kath Checkland Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: October 21, 2015

GPs are dealing with increased stress and more are leaving practice. Yet there are signs for optimism, reports Professor Kath Checkland. GPs in the UK are fed up – this much is commonplace. Newspaper headlines and social media alike tell a tale of dissatisfaction, declining morale and intentions to quit. If these reports are to […]

Marking their own homework? The management of conflicts of interest in the NHS

GP-led commissioning of health services: here to stay or gone tomorrow?

Crisis – what crisis? The reality of life in general practice in England

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