All Leadership articles – Page 185
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Number of managers in NHS down by 5.7 per cent
The number of managers working in the NHS fell by nearly four times as much as other groups of staff over the past year, the NHS chief executive’s annual report reveals.
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New surveillance groups not 'command and control'
Planned new “quality surveillance groups” are not an attempt to impose “command and control” on the new system, the senior civil servant leading the work has said.
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HSJ Knowledge
The NHS Commissioning Board local leadership challenge
The Commissioning Board’s local medical leads should be “shape shifters”, says David Black – flexibly commissioning a variety of services while keeping a clear strategic overview.
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NHS needs new 'visionary' leadership style
The next generation of leaders in the NHS needs a different approach if the service is to deliver on future challenges, the man charged with leading the development of talent has told HSJ.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to futureproof patient care
Peter Homa looks at how healthcare has evolved in the thirty-five years since the Silver Jubilee, and what can be done now to protect patient care from future difficulties.
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HSJ Knowledge
How one trust's efficiency programme benefitted its foundation bid
As part of its foundation trust bid, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust embarked on a challenging three-year efficiency programme. Chief executive David Loughton explains what it achieved and how.
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HSJ Local
North Essex chair to stand down
WORKFORCE: North Essex Partnership Foundation Trust is looking for a new chair to replace Mary St Aubyn, who is standing down in November after nearly 10 years.
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Revealed: highest-paid interim NHS chiefs on over £1k per day
The going rates for the health service’s most highly paid interim executives have been revealed as a result of a Treasury review of how public sector executives are employed.
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Farrar: 'We are all culpable for failing to take big decisions'
NHS managers have avoided taking tough decisions and instead pursued short-term goals, according to the NHS Confederation’s chief executive.
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Ian Cumming to lead Health Education England
National director of quality Ian Cumming has been named as the first chief executive of Health Education England.
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Health servants recognised in Queen's birthday honours
NHS managers and board members - and a hospital porter - have been honoured in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
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Comment
'Reform could lead a transition to a non-hierarchical NHS'
Charles Alessi on implementing the reforms.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to successfully lead from within a partnership
Leading from within a partnership may sound like a paradox but with care it can be done. Adam Turner looks at how to go about it
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HSJ Knowledge
Applying leadership to organisational change
Effective leadership programmes work to a model of organisational change; Charles Marshall explains how to make this a reality.
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HSJ Knowledge
Flying high: how organisations can aim for top performance
An ambitious study has set out to discover what makes high performing organisations fly above the rest. Naomi Chambers and colleagues reveal their findings.
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News
Exclusive: commissioning board to direct CSS recruitment
The NHS Commissioning Board is to coordinate the recruitment process for commissioning support services and appoint chief finance officers for each organisation, HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ Local
Hunt goes on for new ambulance service director
WORKFORCE: East of England Ambulance Service Trust failed to appoint a new director of service development after interviews in March.
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Boards with more doctors help deliver better care
Patient satisfaction and morbidity rates could be improved if more clinicians were appointed to NHS trust boards, new research indicates.
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HSJ Knowledge
How an MBA programme is helping staff to lead more effectively
Clinical and non-clinical leaders in London are thinking more strategically and commercially thanks to an MBA programme that helps staff be more effective in the workplace.
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HSJ Knowledge
Collaboration can bring improvements in the quality and productivity of care
Barbara Green examines the barriers to improving quality and productivity in the NHS through collaboration.