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Nip fear of change in the bud

The Times
The Times

ALL CHANGE is the public sector’s clarion call — although to soften the blow for the foot soldiers it is often euphemistically referred to as transition.

The latest edition of Health Service Journal (Feb 9) reports on research assessing lessons from mergers and acquisitions in the public and private sectors. The research, commissioned by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, makes key recommendations for groups grappling with transition: