All Leadership articles – Page 219
-
NewsLatest NHS chief departure sparks fears of diminishing talent pool
Fears of a “diminishing pool” of NHS leadership talent have reached a critical point after one chief executive was sacked and another became the latest to resign his post.
-
News
Ex-BBC boss joins national leadership council
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has been named alongside an eclectic list of figures on the national leadership council for the NHS.
-
HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The 18 Challenges of Leadership
The themes of this self-help manual are timeless, says Sheila Williams
-
Comment
Clinical leadership meets The Apprentice
What can clinical leaders learn from reality TV programme The Apprentice? Ann Elliott finds out
-
CommentLisa Rodrigues on the media and clinical leadership
I’ve had one of those weeks. I was on the interview panel to appoint the chief executive of the NHS Confederation and within 24 hours we were the top story on BBC News at 10.How does one convey to the public that bad things sometimes happen? Particularly when they are ...
-
News
Failure of leadership and a lax attitude led to Mid staffs crisis
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh criticised Mid Staffordshire foundation trust’s lax attitude to the quality of its services.Sir Bruce said: ”I’m pretty proud of the NHS but I’m really stunned by this report.
-
News
Stephen Eames on the new NHS leadership
I recently read some research comparing performance between NHS hospitals and UK private sector hospitals and industrial companies.
-
News
NHS is a 'brutal' place for its leaders
The NHS is a “brutal” and “arbitrary” system in which to be a chief executive, according to leaders interviewed by the NHS Confederation.Its report, Reforming Leadership Development… Again, examines whythis area is reformed so often. Health minister Lord Darzi’s leadership proposals in his next stage review are the fourth reorganisation ...
-
Comment
Peter Reader on the future of NHS leadership
For the last decade I have been on a journey of development and discovery that has taken me from general practice into clinical leadership and management.
-
Leader
Brent PCT's story shows power of leadership
The extraordinary turnaround in the performance of Brent teaching primary care trust is a powerful example of how first class leadership transforms the NHS.
-
News
DH drops 'elitist' Top 250 leadership scheme
Plans set out in the next stage review to invest in the top 250 NHS leaders have been scrapped amid charges of 'elitism'.
-
News
Participate in HSJ's leadership survey
Are you a chief executive? HSJ would like to hear your views on plans to develop the next generation of NHS leaders.Please click here to take part in our survey
-
News
DH unveils plans for NHS national leadership council
A national leadership council designed to nurture the next generation of NHS leaders has been launched by the Department of Health.The council will have up to 18 members, including five part-time leads for the priority areas of clinical leadership, top leaders, board development, emerging leaders and inclusion.
-
Comment
Andrew Frankel on challenges in organisational leadership
In considering what leadership means from the perspective of a manager in a large organisation such as Care UK, I find myself contemplating the macro elements of leadership, such as communication, team formulation and strategy.
-
Comment
Mike Cooke on sizzling NHS leadership
Leadership and management remain big themes in 2009. This column is about the ‘sizzle’ and the ‘sausages’.
-
HSJ Knowledge
BME leadership: secure people's place of honour
People from minorities face many obstacles in their careers. The NHS needs to view every individual fairly, says Lubna Haq
-
Comment
Mike Hobbs on clinical leadership and mental health
Mental health strategy has historically been seen as separate from mainstream health strategy and planning.
-
Comment
Neil Goodwin on charismatic leadership
Leadership was ever present during a recent vacation in New England. There was, of course, the national presidential election and the administration's financial bailout debacle, which The New York Times summarised as an absence of national leadership.
-
Comment
Andrew Jones on NHS leadership and creativity
I have just thrown yet another leadership conference leaflet in the bin. Thinking back over the past year, quite a few similar fliers have followed the same trajectory.
-
Comment
Clinical leadership in out of hours services
The Department of Health has signalled that it may allow practice-based commissioning consortiums to take over commissioning out of hours services. Rick Stern explains why this would be good for patients and budgets