by Charlie Helps FRSA | Jun 3, 2026 | Consulting and Advisory, Corporate Governance, Governance, Value Preservation
What if the perceived weight of regulatory compliance is actually the primary obstacle to the patient outcomes it intends to protect? The tension between rigid adherence to the Well-Led framework and the pursuit of clinical excellence often creates a paralysis within...
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 | Aug 24, 2021 | Insight
Integrated Care System The Integrated Care System (ICS) topic has had much airtime recently, and yet, there are still no clear answers. To date, the non-statutory Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) have had to operate on initiative and imagination...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Apr 27, 2015 | Articles
We highly recommend this video to anybody interested in governance, quality and risk in the NHS. Judge Mervyn King, a long-time friend of the late Nelson Mandela, speaks with deep commitment about the responsibilities of directors in the NHS, and the courage required...
by Charlie Helps FRSA | Aug 5, 2014 | Articles
Quality and Risk in the NHS We highly recommend this video to anybody interested in governance, quality and risk in the NHS. Judge Mervyn King, a long-time friend of the late Nelson Mandela, speaks with deep commitment about the responsibilities of directors in the...
