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 Business 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...
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...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Feb 11, 2025 | Board of Directors, Governance, Integrated Reporting, Integrated Thinking
How do NHS Boards get their assurance? The transformation from “internal control” to “Board Assurance Framework” (BAF) represents a significant shift in both terminology and practice that has had far-reaching implications for NHS governance. In...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Jan 2, 2024 | Articles, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Governance, Six Capitals, Sustainability, Value Preservation, VUCA
The Future of Planet Earth in 2024 and Beyond The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best? – Thomas Sowell As we enter 2024 with some trepidation, Planet Earth appears to be facing an increasing number of existential threats on...
