All Leadership articles – Page 211
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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.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy the success of health and wellbeing boards depends on relationships
The effectiveness of health and wellbeing boards will depond upon how well they are able to build relationships between their members, says NHS Confederation deputy policy director Jo Webber.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy resilience is key to leadership in a changed NHS
Leadership styles from the times of plenty must give way to new approaches, say Jeanne Hardacre and Jane Keep from The Centre for Innovation in Health Management.
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HSJ Local
Midlands announces cluster chairs
WORKFORCE: NHS Midlands and East has announced the appointment of four chairs to the newly created primary care trust cluster organisations across the region and two new trust chairs.
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NewsNHS lacks leadership consistency, peers told
Britain lacks “a consistency of leadership” in overseeing the NHS due to the changes of health secretary, a Conservative Peer has said.
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Comment'Healing our finances needs a long term, not short term, strategy'
The financial problems of the NHS are extremely serious – but more like anaemia than haemorrhage. It is the financial equivalent of a long term medical condition, says Nick Bosanquet.
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SupplementsNew ways of working: an HSJ report on Leadership and Workforce
What are the new skills that will be required of managers, leaders and the frontline workforce post-reform?
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NewsLack of female CCG leaders puts future success of NHS at risk, report finds
The lack of female clinical commissioning group leaders presents a “risk” to the financial and organisational success of the NHS, a centrally-funded report has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeFrom middle to higher ground: teaching the leaders of the future
Middle leaders – the chief executives of the future – must be taught the behaviours required for a successful stint at the top, says Lubna Haq.
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HSJ Local
Interim James Paget chair warns of 'distractions'
PERFORMANCE: The interim chair of James Paget University FT has warned the trust must not let the row which unseated his predecessor “distract” it from patient care.