Jim Mackey should note that hospital systems are best led by doctors | Letters

Amanda Goodall says the next boss of NHS England should give more decision-making powers and responsibility to outstanding doctors and cliniciansRe your report (Next boss of NHS England prepares purge of senior leadership team, 6 March), I hope that Sir Jim Mackey will consider the body of research showing that the best hospital systems are on average led by doctors, not non-medically-trained managers. The Mayo and Cleveland clinics sit consistently at No 1 and No 2 in global healthcare rankings