by Charlie Helps FRSA | Oct 8, 2026 | AI, Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Board of Directors, Governance, Insight, NHS
Status: Formal Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) regulatory expectations interpreting existing UK General Data Protection Regulation duties. This is not new legislation. Published: 8 October 2026. Applicable date: Existing data-protection duties remain...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Aug 12, 2026 | Articles, Corporate Governance, Governance, Insight
An NHS trust recently discovered that a performance figure submitted to NHS England was wrong. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust had reported that 36.1 per cent of urgent community response referrals were seen within two hours. The correct figure was 94 per cent....
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...
