All Regulation of managers articles – Page 14
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NewsMore powers for health ombudsman and local health forums
The health service ombudsman is to get more powers to share information in a bid to prevent another Mid Staffs while local HealthWatch groups will have a direct link to the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentHSJ100: Hakin and Gerada lead the rise of the clinicians
The white paper represents a seismic shift in policy and operational form, perhaps the biggest since the inception of the NHS.
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NewsHealthWatch must have no monopoly
The Care Quality Commission has warned that the government’s new patient advocacy service must not “crowd out” the views of other patients’ bodies.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow New Labour changed NHS management culture
Deep shifts in management team culture may be Labour’s most enduring legacy to the NHS, says Russell Mannion.
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NewsGovernment announces full Mid Staffs inquiry and whistleblower move
The government has announced a public inquiry into the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe third sector post election
Mark Johnson assesses the post-election landscape for third sector and social enterprises delivering more health and social care services.
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NHS pay myths: do salary bonuses add up?
In the last in this series on public sector pay myths Peter Smith examines some ideas about bonuses in the public sector, and senior salary transparency
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CommentJon Restell on regulation of NHS managers
I am unconvinced by the arguments for the regulation of healthcare managers for three broad reasons.
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CommentKen Jarrold on admitting to the Mid Staffs mistakes
The shame of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust will taint the NHS for many years to come.
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NewsWeak NHS managers could be ‘struck off’
Plans to “strike off” underperforming managers have been announced by Gordon Brown as a way of dealing with failures such as the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal.
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Timeline: NHS manager scandals
1999 Robert Francis QC acts as counsel for United Bristol Healthcare Trust chief executive Dr John Roylance after he is struck off by the GMC, following the Bristol babies heart scandal. Mr Francis stresses Dr Roylance was not criticised for his work as a practising doctor, but as a manager.October ...
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Management quality: recommendations
Recommendations of the advisory group on assuring the quality of senior NHS managers.
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NHS leaders on manager regulation
“I don’t think any regulatory process should be punitive, that’s not its purpose.” - General Medical Council chief executive Niall Dickson “There are a million ways to do the job which are short of statutory regulation.” - MiP chief executive Jon Restell “We have to consider the issue of people ...
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LeaderGordon Brown’s knee-jerk reaction to Mid Staffs is doomed to failure
Gordon Brown wants the power to strike you off.
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Private equity in healthcare
Over the last two years the number of private equity investments in the UK has fallen by over 50 per cent, due mainly to an absence of debt and the high returns required by investors.
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QIPP challenges
QIPP is a cornerstone of the government’s drive to make the NHS take a more preventative and patient-centred approach.