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The NHS clearly improved in the 2000s - but some important things didn’t get better for NHS staff. So what’s needed from the next government? Rich Taunt has suggestions for politicians, health leaders and healthcare organisations.

'What Unites Us?' imagines a world where everyone starts their career in health and care with a short introductory interview to see if health and care is the right choice for them.

Post-mortems taught me a crucial lesson: find out what really happened. The NHS keeps trying new things, but rarely asks why the old policies failed. Let's dissect past mistakes if we want to build a better future for healthcare.

It feels inevitable that doctors in the next generation will still be as busy as ever, so what we are really trying to achieve? David Haslam questions what we spend our money on in healthcare, and why.

Making effective system strategies is hard, but it’s not impossible. But we do need to understand how different a system strategy is to an organisational one, which means shared ownership and understanding success will be hard to demonstrate.

At Kaleidoscope we specialise in the art and science of collaboration. We hold a firm belief that collaboration is the future of health and care, but not always, as Rich Taunt explains.

It’s one of the greatest pieces of advice ever issued. “Don’t just do something, stand there.” Originally uttered by the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, it is a quote that is probably long overdue being made into inspirational wall art says David Haslam.

NHS trusts will soon need to join a provider collaborative, a move away from competition towards collaboration. But too much choice and ‘freedom’ to collaborate comes with risks - George Dellal explores some of the issues and outlines what makes for effective collaboration.

'The reality of health and care' is of course very little to do with policy-making. Yet that was the title of the talk I gave to explain why the neat diagrams of how health policy is supposed to work aren’t necessarily true.

Bringing organisations together is bound to involve countless words, meetings and documents - and the chance of everyone understanding everything from the start is about as unlikely as a rain-free summer holiday.