All Leadership articles – Page 30
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HSJ LocalTrust chair agrees to stay for sixth term
A long-serving trust chair has reversed his decision to leave and will instead serve his fourth one-year term.
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CommentPolitics and the NHS: can the link be broken?
Sir Chris Ham talks about the current crisis as a reflection of a political system dominated by short-term thinking and unwillingness to deal with long-term challenges
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The toughest week since peak covid
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsRecovering trust appoints new CEO
A trust which exited special measures last year has appointed a new chief executive.
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News‘Cover-up’ fears over trust’s toxic culture
An independent group overseeing the reviews into a toxic culture at University Hospitals Birmingham have raised concerns over a possible ‘cover up’ of key reports.
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NewsDHSC staff bemoan lack of vision
Most staff at the Department of Health and Social Care do not believe their managers have a ‘clear vision’ or that changes to the organisation are either positive or well handled, according to survey results.
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CommentFrom firebrand to fire extinguisher
How was Chris Hopson turned? What happened in the basement? Did junior doctors cause covid? Julian Patterson has the answers
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HSJ LocalAnother CEO given national director role
Another chief executive of a local NHS organisation has been hired as a national director by NHS England.
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NewsWhistleblowers ‘frustrated and disappointed’ by CQC, review finds
There is a “widespread lack of competence and confidence” in the Care Quality Commission on race and racism, while whistleblowing health and care staff were often “frustrated and disappointed” by how it responded to their concerns, an internal review has found.
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NewsDirector quits troubled NHS agency
A key executive at an NHS agency which is embroiled in allegations of racism has announced his resignation, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust leaders must admit ‘entrenched’ bullying culture or leave, says review author
The leaders of University Hospitals Birmingham must acknowledge and seek to tackle the organisation’s pervasive bullying culture, and those who cannot may need to leave, the lead author of its patient safety review has warned.
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NewsNew job for Simon Stevens
Lord Simon Stevens has been appointed chair of Cancer Research UK, the charity has announced today.
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NewsTrust’s leadership became ‘overzealous and coercive’, safety review finds
One of England’s largest acute trusts has been accused of “cronyism” in handling HR complaints, with medics raising repeated reports of “long-standing bullying” and “toxic” working environments.
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NewsFifteen white board members appointed at NHS agency criticised for racism
A national NHS agency which pledged in 2020 to tackle internal racism has since had 15 white people appointed to its board positions, alongside one minority ethnic appointee who left the organisation after nine months.
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Expert BriefingImpatient: We can feel like imposters
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this new monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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HSJ LocalSix new directors appointed at troubled trust
A troubled teaching trust has appointed six new directors to its top team, it has been announced.
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NewsCQC merges chief hospital and primary care inspector roles
The Care Quality Commission has merged the roles of chief inspector of hospitals and chief inspector of primary medical services, it has announced.
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NewsSecond ICS chief departs
The chief executive of an integrated care system has announced he will retire later this year, becoming only the second ICS chief to depart since they were created.
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CommentShadow boards can help address the challenge of leadership diversity
Elliot Howard-Jones, shares his views about why a Shadow Board was created, bringing together staff from a range of different ethnic backgrounds
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HSJ LocalStretched A&E staff ‘rarely saw exec team’, review finds
Trust executives and senior managers have been criticised by a former national director for their lack of support for an under-pressure A&E.