All Leadership articles – Page 42
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NewsJavid: Structure of NHS digital leadership ‘odd’
Sajid Javid has described the way digital technology is led in the NHS as ‘odd’, as the health service awaits the publication of a long-delayed review on the topic.
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Leader‘I have heard you’ on service pressures, Pritchard tells NHS leaders
NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard today told NHS leaders that she has ‘heard’ the concerns they have raised about the intense pressure on services, and claimed it was ‘unfair’ for staff to continue working so hard.
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NewsNHS trouble-shooter appointed chair of trust where governors are resisting merger
One of England’s smallest trusts – which is in dispute with its governors over an impending merger – has appointed a new chair.
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HSJ LocalTwo more directors go amid heavy criticism of trust’s management
Two more directors have announced they are stepping down from their roles at a troubled acute provider, following heavy criticism of the trust’s management and some key services.
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CommentRacial discrimination is present at all levels and all professions within the NHS
Understanding what is needed to turn the situation around after data from new research reveals, Black and minority ethnic staff are more than twice as likely to experience discrimination at work from a colleague
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HSJ LocalUPDATED: Downgraded trust’s CEO describes ‘hugely taxing’ effort to balance safety with collaboration
A long-serving CEO has described the “hugely taxing” task for trust leaders to balance internal patient safety risks with wider system partnership work during the pandemic.
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CommentJackie Daniel: NHS leaders must stand up for planet
As leaders in healthcare we have an important responsibility to speak out and to take action in tackling the climate crisis, writes Dame Jackie Daniel
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NewsJavid: elective recovery plan due this month, but no workforce strategy until spring
An elective recovery plan will be published in the coming weeks and a 15-year workforce plan for the NHS and social care workforce will ‘hopefully’ be ready by spring, the health secretary told MPs today.
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NewsBMA chief steps down amid row over GP appointments
The chair of the British Medical Association’s GP committee is to step down a year after being re-elected.
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NewsGovernment seeks ‘critical friend’ chair to hold NHS England accountable
The government is seeking a new chair for NHS England who will be a ‘critical friend’, hold the organisation to account, and nurture links with the pharma industry.
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NewsICS chief nurse appointed as trust CEO
An acute trust in London has appointed the region’s chief nursing officer as its new chief executive.
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CommentJulian Patterson: Sir Trevor strikes back
GPs are up in arms and ambulance services are grinding to a halt. The situation calls for strong leadership…
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CommentAgility: the missing ingredient for NHS productivity
While there are many ideas out there for improving NHS productivity, to really take advantage of them government and NHS leaders must invest in strengthening provider agility - building improvement capability, investing in digital infrastructure, and providing effective implementation support in central programmes, writes Anita Mehay
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HSJ LocalAcute chief moves to head up neighbouring trust
A West Yorkshire acute trust has appointed a new chief executive, who will join from a neighbouring organisation after its previous leader left to head up a large hospital group.
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CommentGreening the NHS is about more than net zero
Tackling climate change and its health effects will be a key matter of board governance and leadership. By Nicoline Poulsen and Toby Lewis
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HSJ LocalExecutives of major acute trust ‘biased’ and ‘out of touch’, says report
The leadership of a newly merged acute trust has been rated ‘inadequate’ after inspectors criticised executives for being seen as ‘out of touch’ and displaying ‘bias’ towards a hospital they had previously run.
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CommentThe silver lining of despair
James Dixon on how climate emergency action became a fundamental part of Newcastle Hospitals’ DNA — and what he’s doing to spread the word.
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NewsTrust’s directors scapegoated psychiatrist over patient’s death, tribunal finds
A mental health trust ‘scapegoated’ a psychiatrist over the death of a patient amid systemic issues, an employment tribunal has found.
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CommentJulian Patterson: Longstay tops the Blithering 20 again
The annual review of people who really matter at NHS Blithering, introduced by Martin Plackard, head of influencer communications
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: NHSE’s journey from cuddly to confrontation with GPs
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.