From: John-Charles Valerie
Topic: Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Circle

I believe that a change in overall management of the hospital should be watched closely.  Despite all the new management structures in the NHS, this has not delivered the savings that were expected. We have seen a change in the quality of managers with CEs; directors and a whole host of consultants who have drained the NHS of funds, but not delivered. 

Of course the services will need to be managed but not over-managed, which I suspect is half the problem within the NHS – we have Government; local authorities; the public; non-execs and chief execs all managing in their own style, nil is joined up, now we have a new style of commissioning – what will this bring.