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and care managers

Personal support, collective representation, career development and public voice for
NHS and social care managers.

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  • Features

    Turn and face the strange

    SPECIAL REPORT: With its upcoming ten year plan, the government is promising to unleash the power of innovation in an English NHS which has often seemed slow to adapt to new realities and adopt new technologies. Craig Ryan talks to innovators and experts about what needs to change about the way we change.

  • Meet Your Reps

    Sarah Carter: “As a care home manager, you can see the difference you make to people’s lives”

    MiP National Committee member Sarah Carter tells Craig Ryan about her ‘incredibly rewarding’ switch from the NHS to social care and the ‘unique and very special role’ of managing a care home.

  • Features

    Regulating the managers: more questions than answers

    The Labour government’s plans for regulating NHS managers are still shrouded in mystery, and the three options on the table each have their pros and cons. Rhys McKenzie weighs up the choices and gauges the views of MiP members on the best way forward.

  • Features

    The inspector falls: why the CQC needs a fresh start

    After years of chaos, the Care Quality Commission urgently needs to rebuild trust and credibility with the public and the services it regulates. What needs to change and what are the priorities for new boss Sir Julian Hartley? Alison Moore reports.

  • Aerial view of a modern housing estate
    Analysis & Opinion

    Strange ways, here we come

    Creating a ‘neighbourhood NHS’ will demand a different mindset, unfamiliar ways of working and difficult decisions on finances and staffing. Middle managers as well as senior leaders will play a big part in making it happen, writes Nigel Edwards.

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