All Leadership articles – Page 5
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CommentCQC must speed up its efforts to improve or lose further credibility
A year into the Care Quality Commission’s major turnaround programme, a difficult job just became even harder
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NewsCEO steps down after stint at second trust
A chief executive who has been leading two trusts for a year has announced he will step down from both roles.
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CommentThe NHS’s ‘exhausted’ safety champions need greater support
A decade after the Freedom to Speak Up guardian role was first mandated following the Mid Staffordshire inquiry, the movement faces a defining moment
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NewsFinance director appointed interim CEO at leading ICB
An outgoing integrated care board CEO will be replaced on a temporary basis by the organisation’s finance director, it has been announced.
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HSJ LocalCEO: We have ‘hurt and let down’ our staff
A hospital group CEO says its leaders have “managed to let people down” and, in some cases, “disconnected” from their staff, in response to very poor NHS Staff Survey scores.
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CommentThe NHS does not know where it is succeeding or failing
The 10-Year Health Plan’s promise to spread best practice through greater transparency risks falling short. Many ICBs lack the basic data needed to track whether services meet national standards or identify what works best
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CommentThe silent drift towards increased cyber risk in the NHS
The NHS is in the middle of a quiet but consequential shift in how cyber risk is assessed
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NewsCEO blames group model for trusts’ collapse
Bringing two trusts together in a group led to problems with governance, accountability and the visibility of leaders, the organisations’ interim chief executive has admitted.
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NewsStaff ‘losing confidence’ in high-performing trust as job cuts bite
Staff at a trust seeking to significantly reduce its pay bill are experiencing a “loss of pride, loyalty or confidence” in the organisation, according to an internal report.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Baroness Amos’ interim report sparks a sense of déjà vu
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The remaking – or breaking – of the ‘local state’
Leading ICB and council CEOs join HSJ Health Check to talk about the earthquake that is shaking relationships between local government and the NHS.
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NewsHospitals exit special measures after seven years
An acute trust has come out of NHS England’s “recovery support” regime, more than seven years after it was placed in special measures.
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NewsEx-CQC chief to lead charity
The recently departed boss of the Care Quality Commission has been named chief executive of an anti-poverty charity and housing trust.
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NewsNew CEO for £2bn hospital trust
A chief executive has been appointed to lead one of England’s largest hospital trusts.
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CommentHidden antisemitism in the NHS must be addressed
Antisemitism in clinical workplaces often hides within political debate, leaving staff uncertain and unsupported, and organisations unclear on boundaries, reporting and responsibility
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NewsNHSE culture change programme failed, says external review
An NHS England programme designed to improve leadership behaviours and culture in maternity departments following high-profile scandals failed to achieve its aims, an external review has concluded.
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NewsMinister undergoing cancer treatment to stand down
The health minister who led on the government’s new cancer plan has stepped down, as she undergoes chemotherapy.
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NewsHuge drop in confidence in DHSC leaders
There has been a huge drop in the Department of Health and Social Care staff who feel their “senior leaders have a clear vision for the future of the organisation” – making it the lowest in Whitehall.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Has Baroness Amos been set up to fail?
NHS maternity care continues to be under the spotlight, so on this week’s episode, we unpick the web of different national reviews and how trusts could be asked to improve services.
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CommentIs it possible to be a compassionate leader in today’s NHS?
Compassionate leadership endures in intent, but sustained system pressure is quietly exceeding the human capacity required to sustain it