Interviews
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“Showing kindness and trust creates a virtuous circle – people respond well to that”
As chief executive of Suffolk and North East Essex, one of England’s most highly rated integrated…
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We need to give managers reasons to join the profession — not risks to avoid
Steve McManus’s work developing the leaders and managers the NHS needs for the 21st century has…
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Interview: Dr Phil Hammond, doctor, comedian, health campaigner
Doctor, comedian, broadcaster, writer, health campaigner and politician manqué, Dr Phil Hammond is now drawing up a…
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Interview: Caroline Lamb, chief exec, NHS Scotland
Joining the Scottish health department weeks before the pandemic struck, Caroline Lamb found herself head of…
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Interview: Buki Adeyemo, chief exec, North Staffs Combined
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare could be England’s best trust. Chief executive Dr Buki Adeyemo explains the…
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Interview: Oonagh Monkhouse, co-chair, NHS Staff Council
As joint chair of the NHS Staff Council, Oonagh Monkhouse negotiates with unions on behalf of…
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Interview: Sara Gorton, head of health, UNISON
“The government miscalculated on all sorts of fronts”, says Sara Gorton, UNISON’s lead negotiator during the…
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Interview: Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, MP and emergency care doctor
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan still works regular shifts at her local hospital alongside her day job as…
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Interview: Sam Allen, North East and North Cumbria ICS
Former receptionist Sam Allen has risen the hard way to some of the NHS’s most senior…
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Interview: Matthew Taylor, NHS Confederation
With the Covid backlog, a budget squeeze and staff shortages, the NHS faces a grim winter,…
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Interview: Jon Restell talks to Sir Gordon Messenger
Sir Gordon Messenger’s review of management and leadership in health and social care could pave the…
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Interview: Karin Smyth MP, Labour’s shadow care minister
As an NHS manager and MiP member implementing Andrew Lansley’s botched NHS reforms, Karin Smith decided…
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Interview: Rob Webster, chief executive, West Yorkshire Partnership
NHS bodies are now being asked to collaborate rather than compete. But top-down direction cannot foster…
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Interview: Emergency planning with Chloe Sellwood
We talk to Dr Chloe Sellwood, deputy head of emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR) for…
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Christina McAnea: We need good managers to keep the NHS running
Christina McAnea, elected the first woman leader of UNISON in January, talks to MiP’s Matt Ross…
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Interview: Greg Fell, Sheffield director of public health
Sheffield’s director of public health has become a local celebrity in a city whose innovative response…
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Interview: Claire Murdoch, NHS England mental chief
As both chief exec of a big London trust and mental health chief at NHS England,…
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Interview: Zubaida Haque, Independent SAGE
Black and minority ethnic communities have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic, and the impact…
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Interview: Caroline Clark, chief exec of Royal Free NHS Trust
Caroline Clarke, chief exec of the Royal Free NHS trust – which has been at the…
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Interview: Paul Jennings, chief executive Birmingham & Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group
Having overseen the merger that created Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group, chief exec Paul Jennings…
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Interview: You’ll never work alone
The creation of Liverpool’s new ‘mega-trust’ is an important part of the city’s regeneration, and central…
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Interview: Malcolm Wright, chief executive of NHS Scotland
Scotland’s ambitious plans for public service partnerships will be music to many managers’ ears. But the…
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Interview: Julie Ogley, President of ADASS
With the social care system in “absolute crisis”, health and care leaders must work together to…
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Interview: Jon Rouse, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Manchester’s Health and Social Care Partnership is blazing a trail for integrated services. Its chief officer…