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Blogs
Learning from a model medical leader
The swift changing of the seasons in Boston accompanied an equally swift change in administrator for the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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NewsLondon NHS strategy has 'no clear lead'
The NHS in London faces a “strategic vacuum” with no clear lead to drive through change, The King’s Fund has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeIs the transfer of public health services a problem for professionals?
The transfer of public health services from the NHS to the local authority will mean many professionals are set for a stark self re-evaluation that could call into question their employment with the NHS, writes Simon Bird.
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NewsCommissioning board names medical and finance chiefs
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has been appointed to the same post on the NHS Commissioning Board, it was confirmed to HSJ at the organisation’s first meeting today.
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HSJ Local
Royal Berkshire chief 'on leave'
WORKFORCE: Edward Donald’s future as the chief executive of the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is in doubt after it emerged that he has taken indefinite annual leave.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The Terrible Leader
Independent business consultant Jeremy Kourdi reviews Dan White’s The Terrible Leader.
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HSJ Local
New NED for Epsom and St Helier
WORKFORCE: The south London/Surrey borders acute trust has appointed Dr Peter Rawlinson as a non-executive director.
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HSJ Local
Salisbury appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Salisbury Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsFarrar: innovation needs 'management culture' shift
NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar has called for more tolerance of risk taking among NHS leaders to encourage innovation.
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News
David Nicholson seeks NHS 'nature and culture' change to innovate
The NHS chief executive has called for a change in “the nature and culture” of NHS organisations, as well as leadership in the service, to promote innovation.
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Comment'Choosing the comfortable path is a route towards trouble'
NHS trust boards are more on the ball than they used to be, but there is much more to be done when risk management is preferred to risk prevention, writes Nigel Edwards.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to reduce future risk by recycling past value
Remembering what we know is both good risk management and helps maximise benefits from past investments, especially in this period of transformation, writes Andy Ward.
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HSJ Local
New chief executive for Chesterfield Royal
WORKFORCE: Gavin Boyle is to take up the top post at the East Midlands trust in March.
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HSJ KnowledgeTrust me, I'm a leader: creating a climate for higher performance
Managers will need to build a culture of mutual ownership and trust, rather than leading from the front, to affect the breadth of change to combat the cold economic front sweeping across the NHS, say John Drew and Helen Bevan.
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HSJ Local
Outer NE london cluster gets new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Alwen Williams has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Outer North East London primary care trust cluster.
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LeaderMake an ‘impossible job’ easier by following a NICE example
“I don’t mind people thinking I’m incompetent, although I don’t want them to,” Care Quality Commission chief executive Cynthia Bower told HSJ this week.
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News'Top leaders' to help trusts get through FT pipeline
The NHS Top Leaders programme has launched a drive to send senior managers into NHS trusts needing help with savings plans or getting through the foundation trust pipeline.
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HSJ Local
Chair of Norfolk mental health trust reappointed
WORKFORCE: Maggie Wheeler has been reappointed chair of Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust after accepting an extension to continue her role.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe seven simple steps to support cost improvement plans
Cost improvement projects are necessary to increase efficiency and reduce spending for trusts, but to succeed, they need the same simple understanding required when driving a vehicle, says Leigh Cantero.
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HSJ Local
National quality director takes job as acute chief exec
WORKFORCE: Department of Health national director of quality Ian Cumming is to take over as chief executive at North Bristol Trust when incumbent Ruth Brunt retires next year.