SARAH LOVELL argues that interim managers can provide an injection of expertise within a fixed time period in order to deliver change, while ensuring a continued standard of patient safety and quality of care.
In June 2015, health secretary Jeremy Hunt raised concerns regarding the over reliance within the health service on using temporary medical and clinical staff and clarified that moving forward, NHS directors’ salaries over £142,000 must be ‘proportionate and justifiable’.
While the Health Secretary’s intention to reform remuneration and improve the financial sustainability of Trusts and CCGs across the country is important, there is a clear distinction between the economics of temporary staff salaries and the use of interim managers.
Interim managers are goal oriented professionals, who can provide an injection of expertise within a fixed time period in order to deliver change. These experts can be used as part of the solution in tackling budget deficits and frequently deliver considerable savings, which can be reinvested into developing services that will ultimately improve quality of patient care.
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