Infographic showing the results of our member survey of over 500 healthcare leaders. Our 2015 Challenge brings into focus the scale and nature of change needed to ensure a sustainable healthcare system for the future. Here are the views of healthcare leaders from our national survey.

1. The views of healthcare leaders
on the future of the NHS
Our 2015 Challenge brings into focus the scale and nature of change
needed to ensure a sustainable healthcare system for the future.
Here are the views of healthcare leaders from our national survey.
547
senior healthcare
leaders completed
the survey
The main challenges facing the NHS
“The NHS needs to make large scale changes to the way it currently
operates and provides services in order to maintain current levels of care”
that even if the NHS makes large scale changes,
“this alone will not ensure it can maintain current levels of care”
3.
Open and honest
public discussion
on the need for large
scale change and the
costs and benefits
involved
5.
Outdated or
inappropriate
service or
workforce
models
1.
Greater commitment
to working
collaboratively
across organisations
and boundaries
3.
Potential future
budget cuts
2.
The effect of
an increase
in long-term
conditions
4.
Good evidence
base for
benefits of
change
The case for change
Plans for change
97%
91%
of respondents stated that
plans are being made for
service change within their
own organisations
of respondents stated that
joint plans are being made in
collaboration with other local
health and/or social
care organisations
The key enablers
for change
2.
Clinical
support for and
involvement in
changes
The consequences of failing to achieve change
4.
Patients will
experience a
reduction in the
quality of care
1.
Local
providers go
into financial
failure 2.
Patients will
experience a
reduction in
access to care
3.
Providers will
need to reduce
the numbers
of front-line
staff
4.
Insufficient
budget to meet
current service
requirements
1.
The effect
of an ageing
population
5.
Greater
involvement of
frontline staff with
strategic decision
making
51%
45%
of respondents
believe...
of respondents
believe...
Confidence While leaders
recognise the
need and are
7 in ability to % change
of respondents are
not confident in
their local health
planning for
economy’s ability
change, to achieve it
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