Has the British National Health Service (NHS) got talent? A process evaluation of the NHS talent management strategy?

Martin Powell, Jo Duberley, Mark Exworthy, Fraser Macfarlane and Phil Moss

Policy Studies, 2013, vol. 34, issue 3, 291-309

Abstract: In 2004, the British National Health Service (NHS), an organisation with one of the largest workforces in the world, adopted a new approach to identifying and developing managers, which was refreshed in 2009 with ‘guidance for NHS talent and leadership plans'. This paper explores the introduction of talent management (TM) in the British NHS, focusing on process evaluation. It discusses the introduction of TM in the NHS before examining the stated principles, objectives and measures of TM in the NHS. It draws on a mix of research methods, including a literature review, focus groups, qualitative interviews with policy-makers, qualitative interviews with managers, a questionnaire survey, and qualitative interviews in high performing organisations. It is found that there are a number of issues that may undermine the TM strategy, including unclear definitions, conflicting principles, problematic measures; exclusive focus, sustainability; and lack of necessary infrastructure, culture and data.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2013.798533

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