All Leadership articles – Page 33
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HSJ LocalTrust merger ‘bedevilled with problems’, says key proponent
One of the key proponents of a major trust merger has told HSJ its implementation has been “bedevilled with problems”, and that leaders have so far failed to deliver its benefits.
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NewsBoard members tried to ‘disrupt’ joint CEO plans, says NHS England
Board members at an acute trust deliberately ‘disrupted’ attempts to merge its leadership with another provider, according to a highly critical NHS England investigation.
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HSJ LocalTrust CEOs could ‘end up in prison’ because of ‘unsafe’ hospitals, warns chief
An acute trust chief executive has criticised the lack of communication during last month’s nursing strike, warning that he and other accountable officers could face manslaughter charges if patients are put in danger by decisions made by senior colleagues elsewhere in the system.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Patient leadership in the drug licensing and pricing game
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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CommentGovernment tells NHS managers: ‘Waste money and you’ll go to prison’
As the NHS plunges deeper into crisis, the government is taking firm action against those responsible, reports Julian Patterson
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NewsFour urgent care centres in one ICS placed in special measures
The Care Quality Commission has placed the four urgent treatment centres run by a private provider in a single system into special measures.
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NewsTrust names interim CEO after dropping merger plan
One of England’s smallest trusts has appointed an experienced interim chief executive for nine months while it recruits a permanent replacement.
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NewsComplaints against trust chair upheld by leaked report
A trust chair failed to follow proper processes when suspending a colleague and did not always act with “honesty, truthfulness and clarity”, an investigation found.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: More NHS staff are quitting than ever before
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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HSJ LocalEx-police chief to chair struggling trust
A former police chief has been appointed chair of England’s most under-pressure ambulance trust.
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NewsMP says NHS ‘shambles’ is fault of ‘utterly useless senior managers’
A Conservative MP has blamed “far too many overpaid and utterly useless senior managers” for what he described as the “shambles of the NHS”.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Your failing hospital
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNew Year honours for NHS England directors and hospital chiefs
NHS England directors and hospital chief executives were among those included in the 2023 New Year’s honours list.
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NewsTrust chair to step down next year
The chair of an ambulance trust has announced her plans to step down.
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Comment'Merry Christmas, you're fired'
The NHS Blithering board meets to celebrate another 12 months of integrated progress and to set out overarching ambitions for a system-wide 2023. Julian Patterson circulates the minutes
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CommentHumanising healthcare for real
We know that change won’t come through traditional patient and public engagement, patient experience work or ‘better listening’, writes David Gilbert
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HSJ LocalChair forced to step down after ‘intervention from London’
The chair of a struggling acute trust has been forced to step down after national leaders blocked her reappointment, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Accountants take back control
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalCEO resigns after breakdown in relations with chair
There is confusion around the leadership of a struggling acute trust, after a breakdown in relations between the chair and chief executive.