All Leadership articles – Page 38
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HSJ LocalTop CEO announces retirement
The chief executive of Gateshead Health Foundation Trust, Yvonne Ormston, has announced her retirement.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Full force Flory
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsFormer chief inspector set to chair safety watchdog
The former chief inspector of hospitals has been named the government’s preferred candidate to chair the Health Services Safety Investigations Body.
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NewsLeaked report shows ‘long-standing’ bullying and discrimination within national agency
Internal documents show significant evidence of bullying and discrimination within NHS Blood and Transplant which dates back at least eight years, when the organisation was led by the current chief executive of the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentThe Truss manifesto
The prime minister-in-waiting, Liz Truss, has been talking to NHS leaders about tough choices and the voices in her head. Julian Patterson has obtained a transcript.
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NewsTrust criticised for ‘extreme positivity’ and drops two ratings to ‘inadequate’
Senior leaders of an ambulance trust have been told their ‘extreme positivity’ has made them appear ‘out of touch’ as the Care Quality Commission downgraded the organisation’s rating to ‘inadequate’.
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CommentNHS health workforce crisis: The challenging opportunities in flexible working
The right to flexible working should be available to all NHS staff, supported by policies and decision-making that are equitable across services, specialties and organisations, writes Dr Ahmed Seedat
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NewsNHSE director who delivered huge savings to step down
NHS England director Blake Dark, whose negotiations with the pharma industry are credited with saving the NHS large sums of money on expensive drugs, will leave in November.
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HSJ LocalLack of ‘psychological safety’ at trust with ‘acceptance of poor behaviours’
An acute trust has “palpable” cultural problems and staff “at all levels” have described an acceptance of “poor behaviours”, according to the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsExclusive: Barclay summons six hospital chiefs over ambulance delays
Health and social care secretary Steve Barclay today called in chief executives of the six worst-performing trusts for ambulance handover delays to ‘ensure accountability’ for addressing the issue, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTop medical director criticised by tribunal after attempted ‘humiliation’ of sacked doctor
One of the top medical directors in the North West has been heavily criticised by an employment tribunal, after a doctor who was unfairly sacked was then offered her job back on lower pay.
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NewsRevealed: CEO and exec turnover at each acute trust
Some acute trusts have kept more than half of their executive directors over a five-year period – whereas others have seen all of them change, according to HSJ analysis of top-level managerial stability.
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HSJ LocalScandal trust's comms director suspended
A trust’s director of communications has been suspended from her role following reports she blocked bereaved parents on social media.
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CommentThe next best thing to a plan
The NHS faces the toughest winter on record. With a renewed promise of support from national leaders, integrated care systems now have even more to worry about, writes Julian Patterson
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NewsICS chair resigns after ‘illegal’ recording sent to journalists
A prominent system leader in London has resigned after a recording of a private conversation in which she made several disparaging comments was sent to journalists.
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NewsFraudulent ex-NHS chair told he must repay almost £100k
A former NHS chair who lied his way into a string of top jobs must pay back nearly £100,000 of earnings after the Supreme Court overruled his successful appeal.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: A summer of ‘pressure, stress and anxiety’
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief quits after funding row with ICS
A mental health chief is stepping down after a breakdown in relations with local integrated care system leaders over the funding for her organisation, HSJ has learned.
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CommentDo you have what it takes to be a leader?
Take this simple test to find out. Score one point for every word or phrase that strikes you as nonsense in these extracts from NHS Blithering ICS board papers. Find out what your score means at the end. Key metrics by Julian Patterson
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NewsCEO of national NHS agency resigns ahead of CQC report
NHS Blood and Transplant’s chief executive has resigned ahead of the release of a Care Quality Commission report into the agency’s leadership.