by Charlie Helps FRSA | Aug 10, 2026 | Articles, Corporate Governance, Governance, Insight
When words cease to distinguish, they begin to conceal There are three words I have learnt to distrust in a boardroom. Governance. Assurance. Risk. Not because they are wrong. Quite the opposite. Each describes something important. The trouble is that we have used...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Jun 1, 2026 | Articles, Governance, Integrated Reporting, Integrated Thinking, Purpose, Six Capitals, Value Creation, Value Preservation, VUCA
Introduction to Strategies for Value Creation and Sustainability in a VUCA Environment Business leaders no longer operate in a world where strategy can be written as a fixed plan, approved once, and then driven through the organisation as if conditions will remain...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Feb 3, 2026 | Board of Directors, Conflict of Interest, Governance, NHS
Overview of Relevant Governance Codes NHS Foundation Trusts (FTs) operate within a framework that blends public sector accountability with corporate governance principles, ensuring transparency, risk management, and effective oversight. The primary guidance for their...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Feb 26, 2025 | Articles, Board of Directors, CQC, Governance, NHS, NHS Quality, Quality Assurance, Strategy
Introduction: The NHS Improvement and Assessment Framework (IAF) for 2025/26 is set to replace the current NHS Oversight Framework, reflecting a new operating model for the NHS. It is being introduced in the context of significant pressures (elective backlogs, urgent...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Feb 13, 2025 | Articles, Board of Directors, Clinical Governance, Governance, NHS, NHS Quality, Quality Assurance
It was a crisp morning in 1995 when Dr. Steve Bolsin walked into Bristol Royal Infirmary, his stomach knotted with anxiety. For months, he had been tracking the disturbing mortality rates in the hospital’s pediatric cardiac surgery unit. Children were dying at...
