Pathways, Not Projects: Reframing NHS Transformation
Why pathway-focused transformation delivers outcomes while projects just tick boxes. Learn how to use lightweight Value Stream Mapping and the Five Whys to identify real bottlenecks.
7-PART SERIES
Digital Transformation & Cultural Change
Moving beyond technology to address the human side of NHS digital transformation. From clinician adoption to pathway redesign, learn practical approaches that drive real change.
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Why This Series Matters
The NHS doesn't fail because of a lack of ideas. It fails when promising pilots stall, adoption falters, or governance slows progress to a crawl. This series explores how transformation can succeed when culture, governance, and economics are treated with the same rigour as technology.
Six evidence-based lessons: Pathway-focused transformation, sustainable champion networks, agile governance with guardrails, genuine co-design, test-driven evidence planning, and understanding the economics of delay. Each lesson is grounded in proven NHS implementations and international best practice.
The Series
A structured journey through cultural transformation in NHS digital health
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Clinician Champions & Change Readiness
Why adoption spreads peer-to-peer, not top-down. Building networks of clinical champions who drive real change on the frontline.
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Agile Governance in a Bureaucratic World
Sprint governance and decision canvases to bridge bureaucracy and delivery for rapid frontline improvements.
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Co-Design, Not Consultation
Genuine co-design with staff and patients from day one, not tokenistic consultation after decisions are made.
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Evidence Plans as Test-Driven Development
Building NHS confidence early through test-driven evidence collection. Learn how to treat evidence plans like TDD - planned up front, tested incrementally, bundled for governance.
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The Economics of Delay: Why NHS Waiting Times Cost More Than They Save
How delays create hidden costs across patients, staff, and society - and why faster treatment is the only sustainable option.
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Cultural Transformation in the NHS: Six Lessons for Sustainable Change
Series summary: Six evidence-based lessons for sustainable NHS transformation, from pathway thinking to the economics of delay. Includes practical sequencing guidance and resource reality checks.
Who This Is For
- NHS executives and board members
- Transformation and change leads
- ICS digital leaders
- Clinical leads and champions
- Programme and project managers
Key Topics Covered
- Pathway-focused transformation
- Clinical engagement strategies
- Data maturity assessment
- Cross-organisation collaboration
- Outcome measurement frameworks
- Sustainable change management
Practical Tools Included
- Value Stream Mapping templates
- Five Whys analysis framework
- Champion network blueprints
- Data maturity assessment tool
- Outcome metrics library
- Sustainability checklist