An analysis of National Health Service Trust websites on the occupational backgrounds of 'Non-Executive Directors' on England's Acute Trusts.

Authors: Pritchard, C. and Harding, A.J.

Journal: JRSM Open

Volume: 5

Issue: 5

Pages: 2054270414528894

ISSN: 2054-2704

DOI: 10.1177/2054270414528894

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: To explore the occupational backgrounds of English Non-Executive Directors (NED) on Acute National Health Service (NHS) Trusts. DESIGN: Data extrapolated from Trust websites of NED' occupational backgrounds by gender and occupations, and inter-rater reliability test undertaken. SETTING: Data were available on all but 24 of the 166 Acute Trusts' from all regions. PARTICIPANTS: Trust Chairs and NED were categorised by their dominant occupation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Differentiating NED with and without health or social care leadership experience. RESULTS: The ratings of NED' occupations positively correlated (p < 0.001). Occupational categories were Commerce and Finance from private and public sectors or with Medical or Community leadership experience. Only 4% of Chairs were Medical, 2% from Community - the majority (61%) from Commerce and Finance. Of the 1001 NED, 8% and 6% respectively had Medical or Community leadership experience; most (86%) were Commerce, Finance and non-clinical Managerial backgrounds. Females made up 27% of NED. CONCLUSIONS: With a predominance of Chairs and NED without health or social care leadership experience, are current Boards equipped to avoid inadvertently 'doing the system's business' (Francis, 2013) rather than developing a more patient-centred, clinically led and integrated NHS? It is suggested that Boards need more NED with health and social care leadership experience and methods to identify the 'patient's agenda' to create 'a common culture' that places 'patients at the centre of everything we do' (Hunt, 2012). A key context for Trust Boards operations is funding, which Francis' terms of reference excluded, an issue that is briefly discussed.

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An Analysis of NHS Trust Websites on the Occupational backgrounds of `Non-Executive-Directors' on England’s Acute Trusts

Authors: Pritchard, C. and Harding, A.

Journal: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Open

Volume: 5

Publisher: Sage

DOI: 10.1177/2054270414528894

Abstract:

Objectives: To explore the occupational backgrounds of English Non-Executive Directors (NED) Acute NHS Trusts.

Design: Data extrapolated from Trust websites of NED occupational backgrounds by gender and occupations and inter-rater reliability test undertaken.

Setting: Data were available on all but 24 of the 166 Acute Trust’s from all regions.

Participants: Trust Chairs and NED were categorised by their dominant occupation.

Key Outcome Measure: Differentiating NED with and without health or social care leadership experience.

Results: The ratings of NED occupations positively correlated (p<0.001). Occupational categories were Commerce and Finance from private and public sectors, or with Medical or Community leadership experience.

Only 4% of Chairs were Medical, 2% from Community - the majority (61%) from Commerce and Finance.

Of the 1,001 NEDs’ 8% and 6% respectively had Medical or Community leadership experience, most (86%) were Commerce, Finance and non-clinical Managerial backgrounds. Females consisted of 27% NED.

Conclusions: With a predominance of Chairs and NED without health or social care leadership experience, are current Boards equipped to avoid inadvertently “doing the systems business” (Francis, 2013) rather than developing a more patient-centred, clinically led and integrated NHS? It is suggested that Boards need more NED’s with health and social care leadership experience and methods to better methods identify the ‘patient’s agenda’ to create “a common culture” that places “patients at the centre of everything we do” (Hunt, 2012). A key context for Trust Boards operations is funding, which Francis’ terms of reference excluded, is an issue that is briefly discussed.

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Preferred by: Andrew Harding

An analysis of National Health Service Trust websites on the occupational backgrounds of 'Non-Executive Directors' on England's Acute Trusts.

Authors: Pritchard, C. and Harding, A.J.

Journal: JRSM open

Volume: 5

Issue: 5

Pages: 2054270414528894

eISSN: 2054-2704

ISSN: 2054-2704

DOI: 10.1177/2054270414528894

Abstract:

Objectives

To explore the occupational backgrounds of English Non-Executive Directors (NED) on Acute National Health Service (NHS) Trusts.

Design

Data extrapolated from Trust websites of NED' occupational backgrounds by gender and occupations, and inter-rater reliability test undertaken.

Setting

Data were available on all but 24 of the 166 Acute Trusts' from all regions.

Participants

Trust Chairs and NED were categorised by their dominant occupation.

Main outcome measure

Differentiating NED with and without health or social care leadership experience.

Results

The ratings of NED' occupations positively correlated (p < 0.001). Occupational categories were Commerce and Finance from private and public sectors or with Medical or Community leadership experience. Only 4% of Chairs were Medical, 2% from Community - the majority (61%) from Commerce and Finance. Of the 1001 NED, 8% and 6% respectively had Medical or Community leadership experience; most (86%) were Commerce, Finance and non-clinical Managerial backgrounds. Females made up 27% of NED.

Conclusions

With a predominance of Chairs and NED without health or social care leadership experience, are current Boards equipped to avoid inadvertently 'doing the system's business' (Francis, 2013) rather than developing a more patient-centred, clinically led and integrated NHS? It is suggested that Boards need more NED with health and social care leadership experience and methods to identify the 'patient's agenda' to create 'a common culture' that places 'patients at the centre of everything we do' (Hunt, 2012). A key context for Trust Boards operations is funding, which Francis' terms of reference excluded, an issue that is briefly discussed.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/21911/

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An analysis of National Health Service Trust websites on the occupational backgrounds of 'Non-Executive Directors' on England's Acute Trusts.

Authors: Pritchard, C. and Harding, A.

Journal: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Open

Volume: 5

Issue: 5

ISSN: 0141-0768

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES:

To explore the occupational backgrounds of English Non-Executive Directors (NED) on Acute National Health Service (NHS) Trusts.

DESIGN:

Data extrapolated from Trust websites of NED' occupational backgrounds by gender and occupations, and inter-rater reliability test undertaken.

SETTING:

Data were available on all but 24 of the 166 Acute Trusts' from all regions.

PARTICIPANTS:

Trust Chairs and NED were categorised by their dominant occupation.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:

Differentiating NED with and without health or social care leadership experience.

RESULTS:

The ratings of NED' occupations positively correlated (p < 0.001). Occupational categories were Commerce and Finance from private and public sectors or with Medical or Community leadership experience. Only 4% of Chairs were Medical, 2% from Community - the majority (61%) from Commerce and Finance. Of the 1001 NED, 8% and 6% respectively had Medical or Community leadership experience; most (86%) were Commerce, Finance and non-clinical Managerial backgrounds. Females made up 27% of NED.

CONCLUSIONS:

With a predominance of Chairs and NED without health or social care leadership experience, are current Boards equipped to avoid inadvertently 'doing the system's business' (Francis, 2013) rather than developing a more patient-centred, clinically led and integrated NHS? It is suggested that Boards need more NED with health and social care leadership experience and methods to identify the 'patient's agenda' to create 'a common culture' that places 'patients at the centre of everything we do' (Hunt, 2012). A key context for Trust Boards operations is funding, which Francis' terms of reference excluded, an issue that is briefly discussed.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/21911/

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