Analysis & Opinion
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Jon Restell’s Leading Edge | Giving managers legitimacy is the key to making reform work
The false trade off between the frontline and everybody else has become a deep-seated belief in…
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Boost to workers and unions as government unveils new employment laws
Rhys McKenzie explains what’s in and what’s out of the government’s employment bill, which promises new…
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Budget 2024: Sticking plaster or turning point?
The NHS has been starved of investment for more than a decade, with results that are…
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The long and the short of it: Labour’s big NHS tests
Sarah Woolnough: The new government has an ambitious ten-year plan to transform the NHS by shifting…
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Jon Restell’s Leading Edge | It’s time to be big and bold about NHS managers
If the new government wants to see a renaissance in public service, it will need to…
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Jon Restell’s Leading Edge | Would the NHS be a workers paradise with the right managers?
Are managers always to blame for the poor working culture in the NHS, or is that…
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Analysis: Go long and go local – public service reform in the 2020s
A growing army of academics and local leaders say thinking long-term and giving power to local…
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Jon Restell’s Leading Edge | Labour needs managers to deliver NHS promises
With ambitious plans but little money to spend, a Labour government will need the skills, nerve…
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Party conferences: Reality fails to dawn in Manchester, Liverpool and Bournemouth
The last party conference season before the general election showed that UK politicians still have to…
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Jon Restell’s Leading Edge | Regulation is no silver bullet
The Lucy Letby case demands a comprehensive and thoughtful response. Statutory regulation of managers may be…
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Politics: A long game with hard choices
As the party conference season gets underway this weekend, Sir Chris Ham sets out the challenges…
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Jon Restell’s Leading Edge | A pension scheme with a health service attached
While the NHS pension scheme is eye-wateringly huge, it is eminently affordable, taking in billions more…
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Jon Restell’s Leading Edge | Empathy for the Devil
We need to challenge the widely-held belief that all-powerful managers are blocking change in the NHS.…
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VSMs: NHS faces boardroom exodus without fair rewards
Staff shortages, plunging morale and shrinking pay packets are pushing more and more board-level NHS managers…
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Jon Restell’s Leading Edge | Organograms, holograms and a bonfire
I’m no Nostradamus, but I do have some predictive ability. Here are my highlights for the…
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Analysis: Why is management still a dirty word in the NHS?
For most NHS managers, unfair criticism is like water off a duck’s back. But the denigration…
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Opinion: Managers make a difference | Geoff Underwood
By any standards, the NHS lacks management capacity despite clear evidence that managers improve efficiency and…
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Leading Edge: Strikes are a last resort but we have to make the government listen
The government’s response to the multiple crises facing the NHS has been negligent. But ministers will…
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Opinion: NHSE job cuts matter to everyone in the NHS
MiP chief executive Jon Restell responds to government plans to cut up to 40% of management…
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Leading Edge: MiP members are positive people – we can make this work!
Times are tough, but MiP’s National Committee has set a challenging but optimistic agenda for the…
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Analysis: MiP’s pay survey for 2022
MiP’s annual pay survey show that an above-inflation pay rise will help to tackle severe staff…
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Leading Edge: Covid money is drying up – leaders have choices to make
Balancing finances, operations, workforce and quality is difficult work. It needs to be honestly acknowledged, not…
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Opinion: From exclusion to inclusion
Cheryl Samuels and Dean Royles argue that equality, diversity and inclusion in the NHS are part…
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Opinion: Blame and fear won’t bring positive change – Geoff Underwood
Denying the impact of poor workplace culture is the leadership equivalent of denying climate change. It’s…