Victoria’s SurgerySooner proposal could reduce elective surgery waits by purchasing private hospital capacity. But could it also create perverse incentives, weaken public system capability and shift rather than solve the underlying problem? AIHE explores the governance questions healthcare leaders should be asking.
SurgerySooner: A Faster Queue — But What Happens to the System? Read More »
Ambulance ramping may look like a shortage of beds. The deeper problem is that too much of Australia’s existing health capacity cannot move.
Australia Cannot Build Its Way Out of Bed Block Read More »
Why healthcare leadership appointments fail, and how a capability-first approach can improve role fit, team performance and patient care.
Most Leadership Failures Start Before Day One Read More »
Queen Bee Syndrome may reveal more about healthcare culture than individual behaviour. Explore how scarcity, hierarchy and Tall Poppy Syndrome shape women in leadership.
When the Tall Poppy Survives and leads to ‘The Queen Bee’ Syndrome Read More »
What really happens in a hospital when nobody is watching? Hospital culture is revealed not by policies and procedures, but by everyday behaviours, decisions and interactions. This article explores the concept of the hospital’s behavioural operating system and provides healthcare leaders with a practical way to assess culture, identify hidden risks and understand whether their organisation’s values are genuinely reflected in how care is delivered.
What if the biggest gap in healthcare governance isn’t oversight, but capability?
Healthcare boards need clinical governance capability, as well as governance, to improve patient safety and organisational oversight.
Governing Without a Licence: The Capability Gap in Healthcare Read More »
How artificial intelligence is redefining healthcare leadership, and why the competitive advantage is shifting to human judgement, trust, and wisdom.
Why Australia’s health reform depends on stronger healthcare leadership, clinical governance and executive capability, not just policy and funding.
Why National Health Reform Won’t Work Until We Take Healthcare Leadership Seriously Read More »
A confronting look at depression and burnout in healthcare leadership, where competence can hide distress and resilience can mask harm.
Broken at the Top: Depression, Anxiety and Burnout in Healthcare Leaders Read More »
