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HSJ Local‘Exceptional’ chief leaves trust to make way for group model
The chief executive of a trust that just opened a new hospital after years of delays is leaving, paving the way for a group model.
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CommentA tribute to chair’s towering modesty
Blithering ICB chief executive Joy Hunter shares extracts from her diary – a privileged glimpse into the busy life of one of the NHS’s top leaders, as told to Julian Patterson
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CommentWhy the NHS needs politicians
Trying to remove politics from the NHS is akin to trying to block out the sun, please can we start to harness its power for good, writes Toby Brown
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NewsInterim CEO named after failure to replace 40-year trust boss
An interim CEO has been appointed to take the helm of two Black Country trusts while they re-run a recruitment process.
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HSJ LocalTrusts fail to appoint group CEO
Two acute trusts in the Midlands have failed to fill their group CEO role despite 12 applicants being considered for the position, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local40-year CEO chooses not to ‘keep going forever’
A group CEO who is one of the longest-serving leaders in the NHS is retiring after four decades as a chief executive.
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NewsFormer NHSE chief named chair of two more trusts
A former NHS chief executive is taking the helm at two more acute trusts in the West Midlands, it has been announced.
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NewsFormer NHSE chief: ‘Most hospital discharge data is useless’
A former chief executive of the NHS has said most data collected about hospital discharges by NHS England is ‘useless’ and biased against social care.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: What strikes mean for NHS managers
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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HSJ LocalFormer NHSE chief made chair of two trusts
Two acute trusts in the Black Country are to share a former NHS England chief executive as their joint chair.
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NewsFormer NHSE chief executive steps down as trust chair
A former CEO of NHS England is stepping down from his position as chair of an acute hospital trust.
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NewsTrusts spending £1m+ a year on settlement deals with gagging clauses
Trusts are still spending at least £1m a year on settlement agreements with staff containing ‘gagging clauses’, despite a crackdown on these conditions in recent years, HSJ research reveals.
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NewsFour integrated care systems fail to appoint chairs
NHS England has been unable to appoint chairs for the NHS boards of four integrated care systems.
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HSJ LocalTrust appoints permanent CEO after year of interim leadership
An acute trust in the Midlands has made its interim chief executive a permanent appointment.
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HSJ PartnersBold action and courageous leadership required to recover elective pathways
With a need to drive up productivity through optimising every element of the pathway, the key to a successful covid recovery plan lies in local relationships
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NewsHancock clarifies powers to appoint local leaders after criticism from ex-NHSE chief
The immediate past chief executive of the NHS has criticised the health secretary’s intention to take a ‘joint’ role in some senior local NHS appointments.
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HSJ LocalFormer NHS chief executive to chair hospital trust
Sir David Nicholson, former NHS England chief executive, has been appointed to chair a second acute trust in the Midlands, it has been announced.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Leaders must stand up for staff and denounce covid deniers
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce. ...
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NewsDavid Nicholson: Support staff and respond vigorously to covid deniers
The previous chief executive of the NHS has said “we need to support our staff and make sure we respond vigorously to people who deny there is a problem” with covid, as pressure on the service in most areas continues to grow.
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NewsNHS management 'seen as slow and inward looking', David Nicholson warns
Former NHS chief Sir David Nicholson says NHS management needs to be ‘a bit more creative’ to rebuild despite covid-19, and to disprove government perceptions that it is ‘slow and inward looking’.