Can Gerry Robinson Fix the NHS?

Synopsis: A three-part series in which management guru Sir Gerry Robinson takes on the biggest challenge of his career - the NHS. Sir Gerry believes that any organisation, big or small, can be made to run well and to prove it he is aiming to bring down waiting times at Rotherham General Hospital in just six months. Although the hospital is a successful one, he discovers an NHS where staff don’t know who is in control, where consultants wield enormous power and where, despite waiting lists, there are operating theatres lying empty. As the task progresses he finds that tensions between the consultants and hospital management are making it difficult to get anything done and when the conflict reaches boiling point and Gerry is forced to confront the chief executive about the problems. With only weeks left, Sir Gerry struggles to convince the hospital’s chief executive that his leadership on the shop floor can make a difference.
Series: Xb008
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2007
Year of production: 2006
Notes: Broadcast in 3 parts on BBC2 on 8/9/10 Jan 2007
Subjects: Business studies
Keywords: hospital management; management practices; National Health Service

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