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Is it harder to be an honest senior manager in today’s NHS?

21-Jan-2013 | By Blair Mcpherson

League tables, naming and shaming and austerity have put more pressure on managers in the public sector, making if difficult for some to remain honest and open.

Commissioning Board fumbles on waiting times

21-Jan-2013 | By Rob Findlay

The draft NHS Contract penalises hospitals who treat their long-waiters, but not if they keep them waiting. Why?

Your 18 week waits: November 2012 data

19-Jan-2013 | By Rob Findlay

The local picture on 18 week and one-year waiting times, for every English provider and commissioner, updated with the latest (November 2012) data.

NHS holds the line on 18 weeks

17-Jan-2013 | By Rob Findlay

Small improvements meant new record-bests for long-waiters in November.

James Illman

James Illman's Innovation Blog

By James Illman

HSJ’s technology correspondent on the latest developments in healthcare IT and innovation

The Pearl Catcher

By Kate Hall

Kate Hall is a Health Foundation Leadership Fellow and has specific interests in leadership and quality improvement.  

Rob Findlay

The Waiting Time Guru

By Rob Findlay

Rob Findlay is founder of Gooroo Ltd and a specialist in waiting time dynamics.

Neil Goodwin

The Leadership Consultant

By Neil Goodwin

Neil Goodwin is a director of GoodwinHannah and visiting professor of leadership studies at Manchester Business School.

The Charity Chief

By Lynne Berry

Charity chief Lynne Berry is transforming volunteering stalwart WRVS into an organisation that helps older people get the support they need.

Pamela Garside is a consultant at Newhealth and co-director of the Cambridge Health Network

Innovation Eye

By Pam Garside

Pamela Garside is a consultant at Newhealth and co-director of the Cambridge Health Network.

From the left, Sarah Garner, Emma Stanton, Martin Connor, Diane Gray

Letters from America: the 2010-2011 Harkness Fellows

By Emma Stanton , Martin Connor , Diane Gray , Sarah Garner

Established by the Commonwealth Fund and co-funded by the Nuffield Trust, Harkness Fellowships allow professionals to research health policy in the US. 

Jonathon Fielden

The Clinical Leader

By Jonathan Fielden

Dr Jonathan Fielden is chief medical officer at Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust. 

Harkness Fellows 2011-12 group

The Harkness Fellows: 2011-2012

By Rachael Addicott , Tom Frusher , Matt Inada-Kim

Established by the Commonwealth Fund and supported by the Nuffield Trust and the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation Programme, Harkness Fellowships allow professionals to research health policy in the US. They blog their experiences and learning for HSJ and the Nuffield Trust.

Helen Bevan

The NHS Change Agent

By Helen Bevan

Helen Bevan is chief of service transformation at the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

Chris Hopson

The Voice of Trusts

By Chris Hopson

Chris Hopson is chief executive of the Foundation Trust Network. It represents more than 200 members delivering acute, specialist, mental health, ambulance, and community services in hospitals, in the community and at home

Sean Duggan, centre for mental health

Leadership in Mental Health

By Sean Duggan

Sean Duggan is chief executive at the Centre for Mental Health. 

Geoffrey Rivett

NHS History Blog

By Geoffrey Rivett

Geoffrey Rivett is vice-chair of the governors of Homerton foundation trust and author of From Cradle to Grave: fifty years of the NHS.

Anne Axford

The People Grower

By Anne Axford

Anne Axford is associate director for learning and development at Portsmouth PCT.

Paul Hodgkin

The Patient's View

By Paul Hodgkin

Dr Paul Hodgkin is a former GP and is CEO of NHS feedback service Patient Opinion

Dave West

Net Health

By Dave West

Dave West is HSJ’s acute care reporter.

Ben Clover

Reconfigure It Out

By Ben Clover

Ben Clover is an HSJ reconfiguration reporter.

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