The NHS is often described as “over-managed”, with management seen as a cost rather than a driver of better care. But what does the evidence actually tell us about the role managers play in improving services?

Join colleagues from the Health Foundation and the University of York for a discussion about new research into management and leadership in the NHS. The research is exploring how managers contribute to innovation and improvement, where management work happens across the health service and what capacity and capabilities are needed to deliver change effectively.

The webinar will consider what this means for how we understand, develop and support NHS management - and how we can build a more evidence-based narrative about the contribution managers make to patients, staff and the wider health service.

The session will include insights from the research, followed by a discussion about what effective management looks like in practice and what needs to change to ensure the NHS has the management capacity and capability it needs.

Challenging the myth of an over-managed NHS: What the evidence tells us