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Precious few and far between: how the NHS job cuts are starting to bite
As well as bringing job losses, NHS restructuring puts more pressure on staff who stay, with bigger workloads, more responsibilities and the emotional dislocation of losing colleagues. Rhys McKenzie talks to MiP national officer Sam Crane about supporting staff to navigate this tricky transition period.
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Chaotic NHS restructuring disproportionately harming Black staff, health leaders warn
The largest NHS reorganisation in a decade is disproportionately affecting Black staff, an MiP member network representing Black NHS managers and leaders has warned.
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In a £180 billion service, management is not an optional overhead
Managers are crucial to reshaping the NHS, but were completely ignored in the last government’s workforce plan for England. With a new plan set to be unveiled this spring, ministers mustn’t make the same mistake again, says Rhys McKenzie.
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Plug us back in: why AI transformation is a people business
In the first part of our new series on AI in the NHS, we explore the gap between the government’s claim that the NHS being “the best-placed system in the world” to take advantage of AI, and the reality of digital job cuts and disengaged staff. If the NHS is serious about AI, it needs to invest in people as well as kit, writes Craig Ryan.
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Robin Porter: “If we don’t improve people’s health, I’ll resign.”
Former council chief Robin Porter has endured a baptism of fire since joining the NHS last year. Now set to chair Central East, England’s largest ICB outside London, he talks to Craig Ryan about missions, mergers and making a difference.
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Healthcare Manager
In the Spring issue of Healthcare Manager, we talk to Robin Porter, incoming chair of Central East, the largest ICB outside London. We also look at the deeper impact of the NHS job cuts and preview the government’s workforce plan, expected soon. And in the first of our series on AI in the NHS, we examine the NHS’s state of readiness to deliver the technological revolution the government is hoping for. As always, our magazine comes packed with news, information and advice for working managers.
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