Skills mix a priority when it comes to cutting NHS management roles 

As the NHS looks to rebalance its workforce, reducing management roles may seem like a logical cost-saving measure. However, cutting non-clinical staff risks shifting administrative burdens onto already overstretched clinicians.  

Our Principal Consultant, Jon Freegard, discusses the impact of restructuring in his recent article with HSJ.  

Key highlights:  

• Reducing non-clinical roles may seem like an efficiency move, but it could lead to increased workloads for clinicians. 
• Studies suggest that increasing managerial presence in healthcare settings improves efficiency and lowers infection rates, challenging the perception that the NHS is “overmanaged.” 
• A focus on improving performance management and reducing inefficiencies is paramount.