All Leadership articles – Page 39
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NewsTrust CEO ‘behaved poorly’ and chair was ‘complicit’, NHS England review concludes
A trust chair found by an NHS England review to have been complicit with poor and inappropriate behaviour has said he is now “really proud” of the organisation, in contrast to reports that he had been “ashamed to call himself chair” last year.
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CommentNHS managers can have a profound impact on performance
Responding to a recent LSE study on the association between NHS managers and several outcomes, Ian Kirkpatrick, Gianluca Veronesi and Ali Altanler write that great caution is needed when interpreting the study’s findings, especially given the lack of statistical power
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HSJ LocalAcute trust hires 'outstanding' mental health CEO
The leader of one of England’s top community and mental health trusts has been appointed chief executive of a major acute provider.
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CommentTowards the Next New Normal
Integrated care systems are preparing to transform the way meetings are run. Julian Patterson has been taking minutes
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HSJ LocalOutstanding trust accused of ‘dismissive’ attitude to whistleblowers
The leadership of a prominent cancer trust acted in a ‘defensive and dismissive’ manner when serious concerns were raised about bullying behaviours and multiple failings in the handling of a major research contract, an external review has found.
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CommentStevens: government has shown ‘wilful blindness’ in its approach to workforce planning
Former NHS England chief executive Lord Stevens addressed the NHS’s workforce challenges during the House of Lords debate on the Health and Care Bill earlier this week. This is a, lightly, edited version of what he said.
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NewsChair to lead second acute trust
An experienced former trust chief executive has taken on an additional role as chair, nearly 80 miles away from his current trust.
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NewsIan Dodge to leave NHS England
A national director and long-serving NHS England board member is to step down from his role later this year, in what is the organisation’s third senior departure to be announced this month.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief to retire after four decades in NHS
The chief executive of Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust has announced she will retire in April.
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NewsExclusive: Bullying, sexism and racism ‘prevalent and tolerated’ at national regulator
An external review into the national safety watchdog has revealed ‘damaging’ cultural problems, including bullying, sexism and racism which go ‘right to the top of the organisation’.
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NewsAnother NHSE national director announces departure
NHS England’s national director for improvement has announced he is retiring.
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NewsNew chief appointed for ‘outstanding’ trust
A former deputy chief executive and director of finance at a mental health trust is taking over as its CEO, as its outgoing leader retires after almost 40 years in the NHS.
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NewsLong-serving national director leaves for Microsoft
An NHS data chief has left his position after nine years of working for the national NHS.
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NewsGovernment appoints third City figure as regulator chief
The government has named a senior accountant and insurance leader as its preferred candidate to chair the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalICS told to increase help for trust that treated patients on the floor
A troubled integrated care system has been told it must provide more help to a severely under-pressure acute trust where patients were treated on the floor and in a storeroom.
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NewsNHS England director to step down
One of NHS England’s longest-serving senior figures is to leave their role with the national body.
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CommentLetter from Scotland: Health funding gap with England narrows to 4pc
Health service funding is set to rise substantially in real terms –15 per cent in 2022-23 compared to 2019-20. But it is far from clear this will be sufficient to meet government recovery targets previously described as ‘unrealistic’, writes Henry Anderson
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NewsIncreasing management spend does not improve hospital performance, research concludes
There is no significant relationship between the number of managers or the amount spent on management and the quality of NHS hospital services, research has concluded.
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Comment‘I didn’t know it was a meeting’ – ICS leader defends lockdown breach
Leading doctor to head enquiry into what Sir Trevor Longstay knew about illegal board meeting, writes Julian Patterson
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NewsTeaching trust’s chief to leave after seven years
The chief executive of one of England’s top teaching trusts is to leave this summer after seven years at the helm.