All GP practice management articles – Page 6
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HSJ Knowledge
Getting public sector managers working together
A new course in Sheffield has been helping public sector managers to work together for the benefit of the region.
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HSJ Knowledge
How resilience training can help staff and managers deal with workplace challenges
Being resilient during difficult situations and events is part of everyday life, but when circumstances begin to overwhelm professional judgement, the right coaching can help individuals manage tough changes. Careers coach Carole Pemberton explains.
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News
Manager impact on clinical outcomes to be measured
The NHS Confederation and the King’s Fund are developing indicators to measure the difference managers make to clinical outcomes, amid growing criticism of health secretary Andrew Lansley’s demand for cuts in health service “administration”.
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News
Lansley's 'over-managed' NHS claim undermined by analysis
Health secretary Andrew Lansley’s claim that there is no international evidence the NHS has low management costs has been thrown into doubt by a McKinsey analysis.
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Blogs
Your flight has been cancelled (by your employer)
When staff shortages mean organisations cancel their employees’ holidays, there are bound to be issues with people management.
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News
Resilient NHS managers lack required leadership skills, DH research says
NHS leaders are resilient and intellectually capable but suffer from over-confidence and a “gung-ho” attitude, Department of Health research has found.
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News
GPs pocketing millions in buildings payments, investigation finds
Doctors are receiving six-figure windfalls in surgery rent and sale payments, an investigation has found.
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HSJ Knowledge
Board brilliance revealed: study into top performing boards finds 19 top organisations
Comparing the best and the not quite so good reveals some of what makes an NHS organisation’s board highly effective, say Naomi Chambers and Alison Pryce, with Manchester Business School PhD students Yanchao Li and Petra Poljsak.
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News
On valuing managers: Nigel Edwards writes exclusively in HSJ this week
The former NHS Confederation chief executive Nigel Edwards writes an exclusive opinion piece for HSJ this week on the value of managers in the NHS.
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Supplements
Testing times: an HSJ training and development special supplement
At a time when budgets are being tightly squeezed, training can be seen as a luxury. But arming staff with the right skills, now and for the future, is vital in delivering results.
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News
'Dangerous' management cost cuts must be revised
There are growing calls for NHS management cost savings targets to be revised in light of changes to the reforms and amid fears the cuts are becoming “dangerous”.
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Comment
'We have to tackle government disagreement head on'
With management levels cut dangerously low in the health service, the NHS Confederation’s chief executive Mike Farrar tells HSJ’s Charlotte Santry the days of biting tongues when dealing with those in power are definitely over.
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HSJ Knowledge
Why a framework for NHS managers is crucial to effective services
Far from cutting bureaucracy in the NHS, large scale cuts to management risks the delivery of the many new initiatives the service will be required to fulfil. Ruth Spellman outlines a way forward.
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News
Future Forum: government should stop 'slagging off' managers
The government should stop “slagging off” managers and urgently establish the NHS Commissioning Board to give them more certainty, the NHS Future Forum has said.
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News
Government warned better leadership is required to repel strikes
The government has been urged to build leadership and management skills in the public sector as well as improving communication in order to counter forthcoming industrial action.
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News
NHS reforms behind GP retirement plans
More than half of GPs planning to retire in the next two years have cited NHS reform as a reason for them going, early findings from a major British Medical Association survey suggest.
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HSJ Knowledge
Restoring order: how a commissioning senate can lead a smooth transition to consortia
The transition away from PCTs ahead of 2013 is already proving to be one of turmoil. NHS Cambridgeshire have elected a group of eight GPs to form a commissioning senate that will help smooth the way as consortia emerge.
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Comment
'Complex consortia issues will require a new style of leadership'
Followership: what sort of a word is that? Whatever it is, it has been troubling me for some time.
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Comment
Fewer managers won't mean fewer problems
The popular wisdom that the NHS needs fewer managers is the opposite of what will save us, argues Centre for Innovation in Health Management director Becky Malby.
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News
Recent fall in NHS board numbers
The amount of NHS board members in England has fallen steeply in recent years, despite the rise in the total number of managers.