Select Committee · Health and Social Care Committee
NHS leadership, performance and patient safety
Status: Closed
Opened: 23 Jan 2024
Closed: 30 May 2024
Inquiry scope
The Committee is examining the relationship between leadership in the NHS and performance/productivity as well as patient safety. It will consider the findings of and implementation of recent reviews of NHS leadership, such as the Messenger (2022) and Kark (2019) reviews as they relate to patient safety, as well as topics including how effectively leadership supports whistleblowers and learning from patient safety issues. The Committee’s Expert Panel is also doing work in this area, which will help to inform the Committee’s inquiry. [1] The Committee invites written submissions addressing any, or all, of the following points, but please note that the Committee does not investigate individual cases and will not be pursuing matters on behalf of individuals. [1] Expert Panel: Evaluation of Government’s progress on meeting patient safety recommendations - Committees - UK ParliamentOral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2024 | Dame Linda Pollard · Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Dr Jayne Chidgey-Clark · National Guardian’s Office, Miles Sibley · Patient Experience Library, Professor Kamila Hawthorne · Royal College of GPs, Sam Allen · North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board | View ↗ |
| 16 Apr 2024 |
Formal Meeting (oral evidence session)
General Sir Gordon Messenger · Review of Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future,
Matthew Taylor · Good Work Review,
Professor Rich Withnall · Faculty of Medical Management and Leadership,
Rebecca Hilsenrath · Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
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Written evidence
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| Reference | Date | Submitter |
|---|---|---|
| NHL0015 | 24 Apr 2024 | Lisa Knight, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| NHL0014 | 24 Apr 2024 | Patient Experience Library |
| NHL0013 | 24 Apr 2024 | UKCVFamily |
| NHL0009 | 24 Apr 2024 | Mr. Peter Duffy, Ex-NHS |
| NHL0006 | 24 Apr 2024 | Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust |
| NHL0004 | 24 Apr 2024 | Mr Derek Richford |
| NHL0022 | 24 Apr 2024 | Healthcare Services Safety Investigation Body |
| NHL0021 | 24 Apr 2024 | Mr Steve Turner, Care Right Now CIC |
| NHL0020 | 24 Apr 2024 | The Guardian Service Limited |
| NHL0018 | 24 Apr 2024 | Professor Narinder Kapur, University College London |
| NHL0017 | 24 Apr 2024 | Mr Justin Nowell, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| NHL0030 | 24 Apr 2024 | Royal College of Midwives |
| NHL0029 | 24 Apr 2024 | The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. |
| NHL0027 | 24 Apr 2024 | Association of Anaesthetists |
| NHL0026 | 24 Apr 2024 | Mr Tom Bell, Cormetis Consulting |
| NHL0038 | 24 Apr 2024 | Patient safety impacted by substandard orthopaedic treatment throughout the NHS Liz Perloff |
| NHL0037 | 24 Apr 2024 | Dr Azhar Ansari, Kings Hospital |
| NHL0035 | 24 Apr 2024 | Say So Ltd |
| NHL0031 | 24 Apr 2024 | Professor Graham Martin, The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute, University of Cambridge |
| NHL0043 | 24 Apr 2024 | Doctor David Ward, n/a |
| NHL0042 | 24 Apr 2024 | Dr Tony Brauer |
| NHL0040 | 24 Apr 2024 | Reid Donaldson |
| NHL0055 | 24 Apr 2024 | Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by the David Fuller case |
| NHL0054 | 24 Apr 2024 | National Guardian's Office |
| NHL0053 | 24 Apr 2024 | NHS Resolution (NHSR) |
| NHL0052 | 24 Apr 2024 | Blue Lozenge |
| NHL0051 | 24 Apr 2024 | NHS Confederation |
| NHL0050 | 24 Apr 2024 | Our Concern Our NHS |
| NHL0049 | 24 Apr 2024 | Dr Philip Howard |
| NHL0048 | 24 Apr 2024 | Dr Celia Grummitt, Clinical Associate The Autism Service and Director Therapy Gul Outdoor Therapy |
| NHL0047 | 24 Apr 2024 | Mrs Gerry Billington |
| NHL0046 | 24 Apr 2024 | Scottish Public Services Ombudsman |
| NHL0060 | 24 Apr 2024 | Advancing Quality Alliance (Aqua) |
| NHL0058 | 24 Apr 2024 | Bevan Brittan LLP |
| NHL0057 | 24 Apr 2024 | The Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers ("SCIL") |
| NHL0064 | 24 Apr 2024 | The Royal College of Radiologists |
| NHL0063 | 24 Apr 2024 | Professor JS Bamrah, NHS |
| NHL0062 | 24 Apr 2024 | Mr Jeremy Hyde, HMCPS Inspectorate (retired 2010) |
| NHL0061 | 24 Apr 2024 | Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) |
| NHL0070 | 24 Apr 2024 | Professor Nicola Mackintosh, University of Leicester |
| NHL0069 | 24 Apr 2024 | Sands and Tommy's Joint Policy Unit |
| NHL0068 | 24 Apr 2024 | Dr Salam AL-SAM, Maidstone Hospital, Kent |
| NHL0075 | 24 Apr 2024 | Royal College of Anaesthetists |
| NHL0074 | 24 Apr 2024 | Roger Kline, Middlesex University Business School |
| NHL0072 | 24 Apr 2024 | Nuffield Trust |
| NHL0082 | 24 Apr 2024 | Workplace Innovation Europe Limited |
| NHL0081 | 24 Apr 2024 | Patient Safety Commissioner |
| NHL0079 | 24 Apr 2024 | Ms Lindsay Hodgson |
| NHL0077 | 24 Apr 2024 | HCSA |
| NHL0087 | 24 Apr 2024 | Chartered Management Institute (CMI) |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Dame Linda Pollard · Chair | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 1 |
| Dr Jayne Chidgey-Clark · National Guardian for Freedom to Speak Up | National Guardian’s Office | 1 |
| General Sir Gordon Messenger · Leader | Review of Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future | 1 |
| Matthew Taylor · Chair | Good Work Review | 1 |
| Miles Sibley · Founder | Patient Experience Library | 1 |
| Professor Kamila Hawthorne · Chair | Royal College of GPs | 1 |
| Professor Rich Withnall · Chief Executive | Faculty of Medical Management and Leadership | 1 |
| Rebecca Hilsenrath · Chief Executive | Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman | 1 |
| Sam Allen · Chief Executive | North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2024 | — | Secretary of State on the Lampard Inquiry terms of reference 10.04.24 |