The organisational systems that deliver health and healthcare are extra-ordinarily complex and the politics of healthcare results in a multitude of rational and emotional responses. The introduction of the seven-day delivery of healthcare and the doctors strike that followed is a good example of this complexity where positive and negative intended and unintended consequences flow from well intentioned initiatives.

This session provides two half hour perspectives. The first perspective is a view from from Mckinsey Consulting an experienced consultancy firm with a perceived degree of expertise in developing and supporting leadership in the commercial, public and social sectors. Strategic thinking is generic in that changes that take place in one sector often drives changes in other sectors. He will explore the major rational, emotional and political issues in health and healthcare that need addressing and suggest a way forward.

The second perspective provides a view from the front line. Tony Berendt will provide a thoughtful insight into his reflections on the current state of the UK Health Service, which in 2014 was identified by the Commonwealth Fund a New York based institution which supports independent research on healthcare issues, as currently the best healthcare system in high income countries. He will also identify key issues and suggest what needs to be done.