All Leadership articles – Page 207
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy are women still being barred from leadership?
While women are increasingly seeking leadership positions in healthcare, many organisational barriers persist, say Fiona Pathiraja and Marie-Claire Wilson
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NewsCoventry trust appoints chief exec
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust has appointed a permanent chief executive.
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NewsCommissioning board chief exec not in post until October
The chair and the chief executive of the proposed independent NHS commissioning board are unlikely to take up their roles until autumn next year, HSJ understands.
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HSJ Knowledge
Clinical leadership
There are countless definitions of leadership, but the majority concur that leadership is about working with people and organisations to achieve goals and to produce change. While overlapping with management, there is an enhanced focus on change, vision, inspiration and empowerment.
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NewsEaston criticises 'appalling and self-interested' NHS culture
National director for improvement and efficiency Jim Easton has claimed staff in the NHS hate learning from each other and put professional pride before the care of patients.
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NewsMPs want power to scrutinise DH spending plans in detail
The Department of Health may have to start justifying its detailed spending plans to the Commons health committee, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDH claims retaining top managers is a priority
Retaining talented primary care trust and strategic health authority mangers in the system is a “top priority”, the Department of Health’s new permanent secretary has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeTurnaround: how transparency and openness helped rebuild one organisation
The new chief executive of a US medical centre which was on the verge of bankruptcy introduced unprecedented levels of transparency to rebuild trust, writes Ingrid Torjesen.
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LeaderAn American Dream we should believe in
The NHS too often looks to the US for inspiration, encouraged by a shared language and the size of the American healthcare system.
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HSJ KnowledgeSuperheroes of the boardroom: how to create a top team
Great leadership goes beyond the individual - and the ultimate top team combines strengths for the common good, says Phil Kenmore
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NewsBetter NHS management 'leads to better outcomes'
There is a strong association between high quality management and patient outcomes in UK hospitals, the management consultancy McKinsey and Co have claimed.
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NewsNHS London makes appointment to first set of merged PCTs
NHS London has finalised the new management structure for the first of its merged primary care trusts.
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HSJ KnowledgeSelf-funding leadership development
The unique connection between any individual’s leadership development and their organisation’s business should be highly visible, says Andy Radka
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CommentMake the most of your transferable skills
You want to change career, secure a new role, position yourself for a job in a GP consortium or maybe move into a different sector. So you need to know how to identify, present and evidence your transferable skills.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The Strengths Book
Wise deployment of individual abilities creates strong teams, says Eileen Ball
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NHS management history: milestones
Important moments in NHS management history. Source: the King’s Fund
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InformationTest your knowledge of NHS management
With the health service about to undergo radical reform, the King’s Fund has launched a commission to assess the leadership and management needs of the NHS. To mark the launch, HSJ and the King’s Fund have prepared this quiz to let you test your knowledge of NHS leadership and management.
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NewsKing's Fund launches debate on NHS leadership
The King’s Fund has launched a commission to assess the leadership and management needs of the NHS.
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CommentTeam survival in troubled times
In the NHS’s rush to do more with less there is an inevitable temptation to merge teams, or broaden the remit of existing teams. If clarity of aims - the core requirement for effective team working - is sacrificed, inefficiencies result.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Screw it, let's do it
Hannah Lowry finds out what drives Virgin Healthcare’s highest flier