All Leadership articles – Page 51
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HSJ LocalCQC downgrade leaves teaching trust CEO feeling ‘devastated’
A major teaching trust has been rated ‘inadequate’ for safety, after an unannounced inspection found senior leaders did not intervene quickly enough to address patient care issues.
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HSJ Local‘Political targets’ could make NHS ‘forget all the system stuff’, warns trust CEO
Pressure from politicians and regulators to hit emergency and elective targets will drive ‘unhelpful behaviours’ that undermine the integration of care services, a long-serving CEO has warned.
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NewsNew chief for trust that is ‘so far ahead on integration’
A London trust whose chief executive is headed to a provider in the South West has appointed a successor.
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NewsEthnic minority career opportunities still lower than four years ago
A smaller proportion of NHS staff from ethnic minority backgrounds believe they are given equal opportunities for career progression or promotion than in the last four years, the NHS Staff Survey reveals.
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NewsTwo out of five NHS staff would not recommend their organisation as a place to work
NHS staff are significantly less likely to recommend their organisations as places to work or believe they employ enough people to deliver effective care, the service’s annual staff survey has revealed.
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NewsNHSE tells trusts to prioritise education over fear trainees are being 'messed about'
Junior doctors and student nurses are being ‘messed about’ as hospitals continue to struggle with operational pressures, prompting NHS England to call on local leaders to prioritise their training.
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NewsJust a third of New Hospitals Programme staff say it is making good progress
Only a third of staff working on the government’s New Hospitals Programme believe it is making enough progress with some criticising its ‘inconsistent and slow’ decision making, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentThe NHS is still stuck in the sixties
Despite big changes in diseases, drugs, technologies and lifespan, NHS service delivery looks trapped in its 1948 aspic. Hard questions need asking about what the NHS is delivering, given its impact on the funding of other public services, writes Norman Warner
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NewsNew chief for ‘outstanding’ trust
The deputy chief executive of an acute trust has been appointed to run an ‘outstanding’ community trust.
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HSJ LocalCouncils always ‘leader of place’, says top health system
A prominent integrated care board has set out various options for how to structure its local leadership teams – but stressed councils will be the leaders of ‘place’.
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NewsAbuse of staff at ‘dangerous level’, say NHS bosses
Healthcare leaders have written an open message to NHS staff, drawing attention to “the dangerous level” of abuse many are confronted with, “simply for going to work”.
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CommentBlithering stands with Ukraine
NHS Blithering has followed HSJ’s lead and launched its own fund-raising initiative to help the people of Ukraine
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CommentA more agile approach to regulation is needed as we embed system working
There is an opportunity to reset the dial and create a stronger, more durable system of regulation for the future which continues to recognise the primacy of public protection and safety, writes Danny Mortimer
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NewsSpecialist hospital rated ‘inadequate’ amid safety fears
A privately run specialist neurological hospital in Wiltshire has been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission, with concerns raised about leadership and patient safety.
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HSJ LocalLeaders taking tough jobs should be ‘cherished’ not ‘pilloried’, says trust CEO
Leaders who take on difficult jobs in the health service should be “cherished” and not “pilloried” by regulators, says the chief executive of a trust which is on the cusp of moving out of special measures.
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HSJ LocalKeeping electives on same site as A&E is ‘optimal’, says CEO
The chief executive of three NHS trusts says ringfencing elective care within a ‘hot’ acute hospital site is potentially more ‘productive’ than sending it to a separate ‘cold’ site.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: ‘Angry’ NHSE pressures prestigious trust to make ‘public apology’
NHS England is trying to force a prestigious cancer trust to publicly apologise to a group of whistleblowers, after being ‘shocked’ by the way it responded to a review into their concerns.
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NewsNew chief executive for Midlands trust
Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalICS appoints chief executive after second try
A senior Whitehall official is set to be the new chief executive of Greater Manchester’s health system, HSJ has learned.
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CommentJavid's impossible dream
Sajid Javid recently shared his vision of digital transformation with NHS heads of IT. Julian Patterson reproduces the health secretary’s speech word for word (more or less)