All Leadership articles – Page 221
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NewsStrong managers 'improve NHS care'
Hospitals perform better when senior staff have clinical backgrounds and there is competition from nearby health trusts, according to research.
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NewsListening NHS chiefs boost ratings
Trust boards led by chiefs who are not too autocratic and who encourage contributions from non-executives and clinicians perform better in annual health checks, research has revealed.
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HSJ KnowledgeSelf belief: give yourself some credit
Believing in yourself is essential to successful performance and has two components - self-esteem and self-confidence, says Adrian Moorhouse
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CommentSheila Williams on leading staff through tough times
Leaders need to remember their core purpose - that of engaging the hearts and minds of their people.
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NewsNHS quality strongly linked to increases in managers
NHS leaders have been told to consider how to reduce management costs without compromising services, after an HSJ analysis revealed a strong link between quality scores and increases in manager numbers.
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CommentNicky Spencer on building a high performing team
Attention on world class organisations, productive services and talent management, together with a natural inclination to safeguard our own roles and careers, could leave a crucial building block neglected: the team.
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NewsHome care ‘could save NHS more than £1bn a year’
The health service could save more than £1bn each year by increasing the number of patients it treats at home rather than in hospital, according to a report seen by HSJ.
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HSJ KnowledgeBehavioural training: there's a new show in town
High-tech training at a leading foundation trust is giving staff enhanced skills to cope with stress. Helen Mooney reports
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NewsBill Moyes takes pride in rocking the foundations
Monitor executive chair Bill Moyes leaves the foundation trust regulator this week with no regrets about his stormy journey, as he tells Sally Gainsbury in his final interview
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CommentPaul Corrigan on Tory policies vs Tory politics
Given what the opinion polls are saying, developing a close understanding of Conservative Party policy for the NHS looks like a worthwhile investment.
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CommentPeter Reeves: a new deal for NHS non-executives
Fresh thinking is needed to help NHS non-executive directors hold their boards to account - and find self-fulfilment
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NewsHealth Foundation announces quality improvement scheme
The Health Foundation is offering 18 funded places on a new quality improvement leadership scheme.
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NewsPeterborough PCT chief steps down as deficits pile high
The chief executive of NHS Peterborough has resigned, admitting she “cannot shirk responsibility” for its growing deficit.
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HSJ Knowledge
HSJ Leadership Forum - conference sessions
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Leadership Forum
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Shackleton’s Way
Witness leadership skills in this great Antarctic adventurer, says Julie Wells
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HSJ KnowledgeAssessment centres: do your staff measure up?
A London foundation trust used assessment centres to ensure its frontline managers were on-message and up to the job. This is how they did it
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HSJ Knowledge
Quality improvement and cost reduction
Classic strategies for major corporate turnaround have always included, among others, quality improvement and cost reduction.
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CommentKen Jarrold: what is the future of NHS regulation?
The row about regulation did not come at a good time for the NHS and it raises some profound questions. Just how likely is it that self assessment will be objective? How many of us have the capacity to see ourselves, our performance and the world around us as it ...
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CommentNHS Top Leaders: cream of the crop rises to the top
The Top Leaders programme is nearly ready to finish identifying the leaders it believes have the greatest potential to make an impact on care in the NHS