All articles by Blair McPherson – Page 14
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Blogs
Harsh financial lessons for the public sector
All local authorities are going to struggle due to the size of savings required.
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Blogs
Hospitals strike back first over social care cuts
The NHS’s concern about cuts in social care was not an expression of support for colleagues in social services…it was a pre-emptive strike from hospital trusts.
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'Complaining about the NHS shouldn't be futile'
The independent inquiry into the high level of deaths at Mid Staffs found evidence of appalling patient care resulting from a preoccupation with cost cutting.
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Making savings through sackings - but who goes?
A report published recently expresses concern that the eagerness to cut costs in the short term could seriously undermine the public sector’s ability to deliver in the long term.
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'Gypsies and Travellers are the most disadvantaged minority within our society'
There is a unpleasant smell of hypocrisy as the French government is condemned by other European governments for its mass expulsion of Romany Gypsies.
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'It won’t be lack of money that does for the public sector'
In the end it won’t be lack of money that does for the public sector. It won’t be the loss of skills or the lack of experience due to early retirements and redundancies.
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So what’s wrong with wearing a dress to work?
Ben had since adolescence felt uncomfortable in a man’s body, so after much careful thought and counselling had decided to have a sex change.
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Blogs
'Managers need more than a short course to lead a diverse workforce'
Managers in the public sector seldom have the confidence and skills to manage an increasingly diverse workforce.
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How can managers keep staff happy amid pay freezes and layoffs?
Happy staff work harder and achieve more. This is probably not a big surprise to most managers, nor I suspect is the view that if staff are unhappy it affects their work.
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'Meeting big challenges means radically changing how people behave'
We need to promote fairness in how we recruit people, fairness in how we select people for promotion, fairness in how we treat people at work, fairness in how we allocate scarce resources.
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'The NHS needs to recognise it is wasting talent'
Apparently the NHS isn’t sexist. The fact that fewer than 30 per cent of consultants are women when they make up two thirds of doctors doesn’t indicate prejudice or discrimination.
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Blogs
'Many managers will be sweating on the beach over their future'
‘Some managers think decisions will be made in their absence about their department and their future if they go on holiday’
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HSJ Knowledge
Book Review: The Tipping Point - How little things can make a big difference
Discover why behavioural change can be infectious
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HSJ Knowledge
Solving the staff morale equation
Your trust's performance is improving, staff vacancies and turnover are low and absenteeism is going down. So why is morale still low? Blair McPherson looks at the factors that affect how staff see their jobs and their organisation
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HSJ Knowledge
Can senior managers really make a difference?
Do successful NHS managers have skill or luck to thank? Blair McPherson takes a closer look at what really determines which organisations sink and which swim
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HSJ Knowledge
Building organisational trust in the health service
Even the best managers might find that their staff's sense of trust is dictated by factors outside their control, says Blair McPherson
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HSJ Knowledge
Sexuality - stamping out discrimination in the workplace
Equality campaigns in health and social care have often overlooked the issue of sexuality and it is time that this changed, says Blair McPherson
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HSJ Knowledge
Sexuality - stamping out discrimination in the workplace
Equality campaigns in health and social care have often overlooked the issue of sexuality and it is time that this changed, says Blair McPherson
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HSJ Knowledge
Getting equality right
Blair McPherson argues that promoting equality and diversity can help NHS organisations get their house in order