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NewsLeading trust chief announces retirement
One of the NHS’ most renowned chief executives is announcing her retirement this lunchtime, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSpecial measures trust appoints police and fire chief as new chair
A mental health trust that was placed into NHS England’s new ‘recovery support programme’ this summer has appointed a new chair.
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NewsHEE tells trusts to prioritise training, or services will suffer
The quality and performance of services will suffer if medical training is not ‘prioritised and funded’ by trusts, Health Education England has warned.
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CommentNHS can use its power as an employer to create a more just society
NHS trusts and health boards should take the lead in deploying progressive employment interventions at local level, which can be used to leverage employment opportunities towards people who are farthest from the jobs market, write Tom Lloyd Goodwin and David Burch
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NewsProvider chief executive to step down
The chief executive of a major independent mental health provider has announced her departure after leading the organisation out of special measures.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Mind the gap – again
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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CommentThe pandemic demonstrates the need for a business school for healthcare management
A new business school dedicated to health aims to build a cadre of healthcare leaders and managers who can reinvent healthcare systems and address the grand health challenges facing the world today, writes Professor Nora Ann Colton
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Expert BriefingInappropriate payments to trust directors caused by ‘exceptional events’
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsTrusts rubbish accuracy of ‘vital’ covid vaccination figures
Multiple trusts have disputed the accuracy of the first published provider-level data on NHS staff covid vaccine uptake, which is described as ‘vital’ and ‘highly important’ by the UK Health Security Agency.
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HSJ PartnersListen when people speak up
Russell Parkinson, Head of Office and Strategy at the National Guardian’s Office, highlights the importance of encouraging staff to speak up and lists ways in which organisations can take action
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CommentRefugees can help tackle the NHS workforce shortage
Kaye Burnett places emphasis on supporting people from excluded communities with the opportunity of being potential recruits for the NHS
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LeaderNHS leaders hold ministers’ fate in their hands
When push comes to shove, this delivery-focused government knows that NHS leaders and the wider managership cohort are essential to driving down waiting lists (and building ‘new hospitals’).
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HSJ LocalCEO returns from overseas to lead struggling trust
An acute trust struggling with governance issues has appointed a new chief executive from the Australian health system.
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CommentGetting more hours from exhausted clinicians - the options
Andrew Taylor explains the pay and cost dilemmas facing NHS leaders, as they look to use additional cash to keep waiting lists in check.
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HSJ LocalEast Midlands trust appoints former MP as new chair
Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust has appointed a former Labour MP as its new chair.
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NewsNHSE staff raise concerns over ‘conduct of senior leaders’
The behaviour of senior leaders and unfair recruitment practices were the most common concerns expressed by NHS England and Improvement staff who raised issues with the organisation’s freedom to speak up guardians.
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NewsGovernment launches biggest review of NHS leadership since 1980s
The government is launching what it claims is the ‘most far-reaching review’ of NHS leadership since the seminal Griffiths report of the early 1980s.
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NewsNHS must learn from ‘resource poor’ countries, says workforce chief
The person charged with determining the NHS’ long-term workforce needs has said the service must learn from “resource poor” countries and their “frugal innovation” when designing future health services and deciding who will staff them.
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CommentJulian Patterson: GP shortage worsens as panic-booking continues
GPs consider retraining as HGV drivers as RCGP promises to restore supplies of unleaded pencils