Changing of the Guard

Nuffield Trust Viewpoints provide a platform for UK and international health leaders to explore,

discuss and debate critical health care reform issues.


Nuffield Trust Senior Associate Nick Timmins has interviewed some of the most experienced NHS leaders of the past decade and more to gather their personal experiences and lessons for the new generation of leaders about to take the reins.


The 12 interviews feature leaders from across the NHS landscape: those leading strategic health authorities and primary care trusts, which are about to be abolished; hospital trusts; and from health regulators.


They offer widespread reflections on what it is like to work in the NHS at a senior level, and their collective wisdom offers insights into the challenges faced by NHS leaders during the last decade and into the future. This Viewpoint forms part of the Nuffield Trust’s work programme on NHS reform.


Our award-winning website brings together our research and analysis in this area at

www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/our-work/nhs-reform

Visit the publication webpage for additional materials related to this Viewpoint, including videos and blogs from the interviewees: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/publications/changing-of-the-guard


The views expressed are the authors’ own, and do not necessarily represent those of the Nuffield Trust.