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BlogsNick Clegg or Nigel Farage: who should NHS leaders model themselves on?
NHS leaders need to decide whether to focus on what is in the best interests of their organisations, or be willing to share sovereignty and work with others.
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NHS England's Twitter handle tangle
Jubilation rang out from Quarry House in the week before Easter as the government announced (curiously, in its response to the Francis report), that the NHS Commissioning Board would be allowed to drop its yawn-inducing title and be known henceforth as NHS England.Those running the self-described “biggest quango in the ...
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BlogsThe English waiting list: not growing after all?
After adjusting for counting changes, it turns out the English waiting list might not be growing after all.
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A rising management star crashes and burns
Are managers being given too much credit for success and too much blame for failure?
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Hunt, health and airlines – half right and half wrong?
We need a culture where staff feel empowered to act to mitigate risk and prevent avoidable harm without fear of recrimination and blame. It is time for a much more sophisticated debate, says Chris Hopson.
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High-level anger management
There’s nothing wrong with managers being angry about poor care, but they still need to be in control.
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What do NHS managers do?
An article on the BBC news site this weekend asked, “What does a pope do?” The same could apply to NHS managers, says Neil Goodwin.
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The power of the political placebo
Are GPs prescribing placebos any more unethical than when politicians and managers talk about service closures?
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Waiting list 'gap' is growing
One-year-waits improved, 18-week-waits are steady, the total waiting list is looking ever larger for the time of year.
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What can civil rights leaders teach us about strategy for transformation?
Healthcare leaders can learn greatly from civil rights and anti-apartheid leaders who typically had few economic resources, yet were able to strategise to change their worlds and enable profound change
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Differences in waiting times in Scotland and England
England’s waiting time guarantees are more inclusive than Scotland’s. Why?
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If the shark doesn’t get you HR will
Managing an employee’s sick leave and return to work is never straightforward once you look into their individual circumstances.
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BlogsHarkness Fellows: can payment reform improve public health?
Payment reform for healthcare delivery in the US could improve not only the service provided, but public health as well, writes Douglas Noble
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How will Monitor judge waiting times performance?
Monitor is out to consultation. My response explains why its approach to 18-week waits is perverse, and how to fix it.
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Patients vs the business case
The NHS is not subject to local democratic accountability. If you want to have more say in what happens to your local hospital maybe you should advocate a transfer to local government
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Scotland's treatment time guarantee shows results
Scotland’s inpatient and daycase waits, which are subject to a legally binding target, improved. Outpatient waits, which aren’t, didn’t.
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A Shakespearian story at the top of the NHS
Sir David Nicholson will no doubt be wondering who his friends are and who he can trust as the press clamours for his resignation.
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BlogsInterim NHS managers can relate to Rafael Benitez
Senior NHS managers are now considered like football coaches, no one expects them to be around for very long.
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BlogsIs the NHS safe in the hands of the Competition Commission?
The competition authorities must give due consideration to the interests of patients and taxpayers when considering NHS trust mergers.
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BlogsPassion runneth over in the job search
Employers have devalued passion as a word for describing how we feel about work.