All Opinion and blogs articles – Page 60
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Blogs
Did she jump or was she pushed?
There have been a number of women resign from the Civil Service recently.
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How to be successful at interview
We were in a hotel bar the night before the interview, me, the three other shortlisted candidates and the recruitment consultant.
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The new minister's agenda
The new group of ministers at the Department of Health will have a lot to take in as they begin work at Richmond House.
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Comment'We are becoming averse to risk'
Sir Hugh Orde knows all about doing public service in the media spotlight. The former chief constable of Northern Ireland urges leaders to keep taking ‘sensible risks’
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CommentWhat that extra year for QIPP means
So, the Department of Health now claims 2008-09 as its year dot
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Un-learning leadership in the NHS
The traditional view of leadership is a charismatic individual who - by sheer force of personality and will - drives through change and makes things happen; a heroic figure.
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No U in team
You don’t have to be a cricket fan to recognise the situation: your best player - who thinks he can do a better job of running the team - is bad mouthing you and his team mates to the opposition. Clearly this is not good for team spirit. However it ...
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Improving the health of the poorest, fastest: why clusters of lifestyle behaviours matter
When the coalition came to power I, like many others, was nervous about whether the government would see inequality reduction as one of its core aims.
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CommentThe new breed must listen to survive
The raft of new NHS organisations must work towards the same goals, says Mike Farrar
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CommentLessons from the world of payments
Policy makers overestimate the power of the tariff system, says Nigel Edwards
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CommentToo important to get wrong
Preserving relations between HE and the health service amid reform is vital
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Do extroverts perform better at interview or do they just think they do?
The interview process seems designed to favour the extrovert
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50 Shades of management
What is a management restructuring but a way of gently but firmly forcing you to adopt a new position, testing your flexibility and willingness to please?
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Blogs
Candy coated cartels, fear and loathing - is there a better way forward?
How might policymakers, regulators and healthcare leaders work constructively to produce an informed and proportionate competition regime applied to the NHS?
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CommentPeter Carter: CCGs need nurses’ talents
Nurses are ideally placed to provide a strategic focus on high-quality care
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CommentMichael White: Lansley's pragmatism
Even local Tory MPs prefer a local NHS trust to take over
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CommentMichael White: Oh, Danny Boyle...
Does global sanctification help the NHS ‘effectiveness’ debate?
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CommentNoel Plumridge: the business of mental health
Delays to the planned mental health tariff will not surprise anyone in the field
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Genuine 'co-production' now needs 'coming together'
A framework to help local organisations to deliver on the objectives of the Government’s mental health strategy for England is published this week.