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Managing Better Care: Ipswich joins forces to slash bed blocking
Managers and doctors from Ipswich Hospital tell us how they joined forces with local partners to…
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Interview: Tony Spotswood, chief executive, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bournemouth and Christchurch trust has the best staff survey results in England, and ambitious reform plans…
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Legal Eye: Employers must look after your mental health too
We explain the legal duties on employers to protect the psychological wellbeing of staff and support…
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Casework: Redundancy – finding the right way out
When redundancies loom, everyone’s situation is different. One MiP member tells us about how the union…
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Unblocking the outpatients system at St Mark’s
How the struggling gastroenterology department at St Mark’s Hospital worked with patients and quality improvement managers…
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Feature: Are the fit and proper person regs fit for purpose?
The Fit and Proper Person Test causes confusion and sometimes trepidation among many NHS managers. We…
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Feature: Turning the rising tide of violence against NHS
Healthcare Manager probes the rising levels of assaults and abuse against NHS staff – and asks…
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Interview: Henrietta Hughes, NHS National Guardian
NHS guardians have a tricky but powerful role in tackling poor care and boosting staff engagement.…
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Legal Eye: Government threat to workers’ compensation could cost NHS dear
The Civil Liability Bill will deny injury compensation to thousands of workers and cost the NHS…
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The Sharp End: Social care must evolve to collaborate
Integration could transform our health and care services, argues one social care manager, but time is…
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Leading Edge: Time to get our hands dirty
Our job is about more than ensuring fair play once decisions have been taken, we need…
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Analysis: NHS70 – The Gift that Keeps You Guessing
The government’s 70th birthday funding settlement brings some welcome relief for struggling NHS services, but leaves…
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Tipster: How to be an inclusive leader
With the need to create a more inclusive culture high on the NHS agenda, here’s ten…
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Legal Eye: Submit a claim to an Employment Tribunal
We explain what you need to know about about putting in a claim to an Employment…
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Interview: Mary Hutton, head NHS Gloucestershire and leader Gloucestershire STP
Despite Gloucestershire’s fierce attachment to local services and lively tradition of dissent, CCG and STP leader…
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Feature: Breaking the silence – time to talk about mental health
We explore the deep culture changes needed to improve staff mental health and make sure all…
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Analysis: Making sense of the alphabet soup of integrated care
With ACSs blending into ICSs, and ACOs in hot water, we look at what’s cooking for…