Campaigning & Lobbying
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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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News: Atkins unveils plans to axe managers’ jobs to fund community services
The health secretary’s plans to cut 5,500 management jobs to fund community services if the Conservatives…
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Election 2024 In the long grass – four problems you won’t hear about during the campaign
ELECTION 2024:We look at four looming trouble spots you won’t hear much about in the campaign.
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Election 2024: Six key challenges for the NHS
ELECTION 2024:We look at what the experts say about six key challenges facing the NHS: waiting…
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Election 2024: MiP’s agenda for the next governmernt
ELECTION 2024:As polling day nears, Jon Restell and Rhys McKenzie set out MiP’s agenda for the…
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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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Feature: Warm words, cold climate
Latest figures show black and minority ethnic staff in the NHS are still denied the same…
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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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MiP Announces Boycott of the NHS Pay Review Body While Industrial Action is Ongoing
MiP and 13 other NHS unions announce they will not submit evidence to the NHS Pay…
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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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News: Public back above inflation pay rise for NHS staff
A majority of the public believe an above-inflation pay rise for NHS staff would be fair…
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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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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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Significant pay rise vital for managing way out of crisis
NHS managers need to see “significant workforce interventions” – including an inflation-busting pay rise for NHS…
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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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Black Lives Still Matter – one year on
Last year, we talked to black NHS managers from around the country about the Black Lives…
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MiP Summit 2021: Pay and pensions
MiP Summit 2021: On day three, MiP chief executive Jon Restell gave his update on pay…
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News: MiP’s guide to equality and diversity
MiP’s guide to managing equality and diversity, Creating an Inclusive Workplace is launched at today’s MiP…
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Members in England vote to oppose 3% pay award
MiP members in England have voted to oppose the proposed 3% pay award for Agenda for…
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MiP: social care funding plan not enough on its own
MiP gives a cautious welcome to today’s funding announcement but warns that more comprehensive reform is…
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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…
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Preview: MiP webinar – creating LGBT+ inclusive workplaces
Previewing MiP’s webinar in September, we speak to UNISON’s Carola Towle and MiP national committee member…