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 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...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Jan 21, 2024 | AI, Articles, Artificial Intelligence
Global Trends in AI Governance and Regulation As we venture into 2024, the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance is witnessing a kaleidoscope of transformative developments worldwide. This dynamic landscape is marked by a confluence of regional initiatives,...
