All Leadership articles – Page 133
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust appoints fourth chief executive in a year
A major teaching hospital trust in special measures has appointed its fourth chief executive in less than a year.
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NewsRCN to separate union and professional roles
RCN to set up two committees to separately lead on professional nursing and trade union issues Reforms follow recommendations in the Francis report that RCN separate its dual roles All members will be able to stand for election to the committees and be eligible to vote. The Royal ...
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CommentThe future of the NHS demands hard questions
The health service of the 21st century needs to be more responsive to patients’ needs – mere financial efficiency is not enough
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NewsPay crackdown: Trust chiefs to sign off all agency shifts above £120
NHS Improvement says annual pay costs to increase by 3.3 per cent in 2016-17 But real terms reduction in costs against activity suggests productivity gains Trust chief executives must sign off agency shifts of £120 per hour or more Hospital chief executives are now expected to personally sign ...
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HSJ LocalFormer CPS chief named chair of special measures trust
A former chief executive of the Crown Prosecution Service has been appointed chair of a struggling ambulance trust
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HSJ LocalMajor trust appoints new medical director
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has announced Keith Girling as its new medical director to replace Stephen Fowlie, who is due to retire at the end of May.
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NewsFormer trust chief guilty of fraud avoids jail
A former hospital trust chief executive has been given a 16 month suspended jail term after she had pleaded guilty to fraudulently paying her husband more than £11,000.
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CommentHousing is ready to step up – will health meet us halfway?
Supported accommodation can play a key role in preventing issues such as unnecessary hospital admission, but it can’t achieve great results on its own
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NewsDame Julie Moore to take over STP
Dame Julie Moore is to be confirmed as the new lead for the Birmingham and Solihull sustainability and transformation plan.
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NewsTrust chief appointed national leader for A&E improvement
A single national leader has been appointed as part of a series of measures to drive up A&E performance, it emerged today.
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HSJ LocalFormer civil servant appointed chair at acute trust
A former civil servant with experience at the highest levels of government has been appointed as chair of a Yorkshire acute hospital trust.
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NewsBullying allegation raises questions over Sir Leonard’s absence
Former senior employee accused Sir Leonard Fenwick of bullying in the run up to the chief executive going on extended leave A letter, seen by HSJ, alleges the NHS’s longest serving chief executive was a bully, abusive and made inappropriate comments It is not known whether the bullying allegations ...
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NewsRegulator objected as Newcastle FT considered Sir Leonard as chair
Regulators objected to moves for Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals to consider appointing its long-serving chief executive as its chair, saying it had “very real concerns”, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalChief finance officer at £71m deficit trust resigns
Interim chief finance officer leaves after four months Trust says arrangements for an interim cover will be announced in a few days Permanent chief officer will be appointed shortly with interviews scheduled for early April, trust says The chief finance officer at a major teaching hospital has resigned ...
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NewsRevealed: Trusts with the best and worst manager engagement
NHS staff feel senior managers do not involve them enough in decision making, according to the latest staff survey results, released this morning.
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CommentSTPs and a question of trust
Stephen Brookes on how ego is the biggest barrier to collective leadership and we should consider personal interest as secondary to that of the public good while implementing the STPs
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NewsNHS Improvement director to step down
National patient safety director Mike Durkin is to resign from his role at NHS Improvement after almost five years.
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CommentShifting from a culture of encouraged dependency to informed responsibility
STP proposals present an important opportunity to prepare for the future despite our inclination to cling to the familiarity of the past.
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NewsNew STP leaders for two footprints
New leaders for two sustainability and transformation plan patches have been confirmed, with one of the most well known leads stepping aside.
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Is the NHS losing sight of the patient?
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern