roy lilly He started his first business from scratch over half a century ago. In 1989 his multi-million pound business was sold to fellow directors and managers. As a policy advisor and visiting fellow at Imperial College, London, he helped establish the School of Health Services Management at the University of Nottingham, and was a founder of the Federation of NHS Trusts, which became today's NHS Federation. For more than a decade, Roy has written: electronic letter (a bite-sized podcast series) reaches 300,000 health and care managers in the UK and overseas.
A former chairman of Surrey's Homewood NHS Trust and a former mayor of the city's borough council, Roy Lilley has extensive administrative experience and is a contributing public service writer. guardian, sunday times, daily telegraph and many other newspapers and periodicals. He is also a regular columnist. pharmaceutical marketing magazine. He is a very honest and open person and is willing to discuss issues thoroughly. His enthusiasm and passion for the National Health Service is obvious to all and his comparative knowledge of the health system is valuable. For example, he points out that the UK has far less control over the health sector than France or the US.
UK Column nursing correspondent Debi Evans speaks to Roy about the current crisis in the NHS in a relaxed and candid interview. A retired state registered nurse and self-proclaimed classic ward sister, Debi spent five years as an advisor to the UK government's Department of Health and Social Care. Our conversation with Roy takes us back to the days when hospitals were full of flowers, nurses wore starched uniforms to attend to the sick, and relatives were the real “regulators.” And the smiles, reassurance, and tender loving care they deserved and were free of charge at the point of contact.
Fast forward to 2022, and digitization, artificial intelligence, and data collection seem to be taking over good old medicine. Gone are the days when a nurse would hold your hand and take your pulse. Today, you'll probably be scanned with an iPad.
What is the health of the NHS? Will the NHS Long Term Plan work? Is the NHS terminally ill or can it be saved? If so can I will be saved, but who will save me?
This is the first in a series of interviews with Roy Lilly. UK Column is looking forward to the next installment of Roy and Debi's Common Sense NHS Conversation.
Voted top speaker on NHS topics three times, Roy Lilly travels the UK and the world, visiting more than 20 NHS facilities a year. Talk about medicine, management, and policy. He said, “Healthcare is my interest, challenge, and passion, making our lives healthier, making our families safer, and allowing each of us to take pride in the work we do.'' I am fortunate to be able to work with such experts.”
