All Leadership articles – Page 27
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CEO InterviewCEO interview: Foluke Ajayi, chief executive, Airedale Foundation Trust
This is the latest in a series of interviews with provider chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.
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CommentThe lesson from Letby is to listen
Now that the inquiry into Lucy Letby’s case has been given legal powers, it must explore how the NHS can tackle the culture of defensiveness, denial and secrecy that often lies at the heart of tragic scandals. Louise Ansari, chief executive of Healthwatch England, argues that the NHS has some ...
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HSJ LocalExec clear-out at teaching trust revealed
A major teaching trust confirmed an overhaul of its executive team today, including the sudden announcement that its chief medical officer is leaving.
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NewsManagers raising safety concerns ‘must not be jumped on’, says NHSE director
Regulation of managers must not lead to a disbarring process without also introducing ”developmental” and supportive measures, NHS England’s national patient safety director has said.
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NewsTrusts told to name directors leading response to restraint scandals
Mental health trusts should be naming board members in charge of investigating and reducing restrictive interventions, according to the Care Quality Commission’s director for the sector.
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NewsMackey: regulation of NHS managers ‘is coming’
A national NHS leader has said regulation of managers ‘is coming’, and the service should ‘just go with it and make it as effective’ as possible.
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HSJ Local‘We’ve got no magic fix’ admits director of trust with ‘culture of fear’
The deputy leader of a trust rated ‘inadequate’ by a health watchdog four times in the past decade has admitted the necessary changes to its culture may take a further four years.
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NewsA&E handover delays ‘still getting worse at some hospitals’
Ambulance chiefs say handover delays have got worse at some trusts in recent months, despite the picture improving nationally since last winter.
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NewsLabour commits to regulating NHS managers
Labour has said it would introduce a tougher system of regulating NHS management, and is consulting the sector on how to approach it, in the wake of Lucy Letby’s murders.
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NewsTeaching trust reviewing decisions made under Letby CEO
A trust which hired the former chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital as an interim CEO has launched a review of decisions about safety and whistleblowing taken under his leadership.
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NewsExec paybill rose to £800k despite trust being deemed ‘too small’
A new NHS trust deemed ‘too small’ after taking on just £24m worth of services has reported a significant increase in spending on its executive team.
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CommentThe Letby inquiry will not make any difference
In the aftermath of traumatic events, traditional inquiries lack patient-led insights including patient leaders in decision-making which could foster meaningful change in policy, regulation, and care models writes David Gilbert
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NewsU-turn on interim role for ex-CEO of hospitals at centre of maternity scandal
An integrated care board announced the appointment of an interim chief executive – who led a health board in Wales at the centre of a maternity scandal – only for her to withdraw about two weeks later, it has emerged.
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CommentMore managers would ensure justifiable staff concerns are heard quickly
In light of the Lucy Letby case, to proactively identify and prevent unethical behaviour in the NHS, senior managers must analyse key events regarding staff voicing their concerns using a time-based perspective, write John Richmond, Dr Sarah Brooks and John Blenkinsopp
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NewsNHS ‘a long way’ from being ‘proactive’ on safety, watchdog warns
Integrated care systems should factor patient safety into all their operational and financial decisions, the Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch’s chief investigator has urged.
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News‘Performance variation’ may justify manager regulation, says Barclay
Steve Barclay has cited performance concerns at some trusts as part of the reason he is considering new powers to disbar NHS managers.
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NewsExperienced CEO joins ‘trust under great pressure’
A struggling South West trust has appointed a new chief executive officer on an interim basis amid on-going financial woes.
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NewsSloman joins virtual wards company after NHSE exit
NHS England’s chief operating officer is joining a telehealth firm as a senior adviser.
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NewsChair who was ‘not always honest’ in old job gets NHSE’s ‘full support’
An integrated care board chair is keeping her job despite complaints being upheld against her in a previous role, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalTwo trusts move to shared leadership model
The leadership of a specialist trust in Liverpool is set to be taken over by the chief executive of the city’s main acute provider.