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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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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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Feature: How the menopause can ruin women’s careers
We talk to one manager whose career was wrecked by menopausal symptoms – and discover how…
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Feature: Managers need hope and purpose
Following the union’s successful Summit, MiP wants to challenge the denigration of NHS management and create…
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Feature: Escaping the blame culture in the NHS
Research shows the blame culture in the NHS is costly to both patients and staff. At…
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Feature: Time to rethink on-call duties in the NHS
Many managers feel the NHS’s emergency duty regime is arbitrary and unprofessional. But demands are growing…
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The Sharp End: The confused centre is holding us back
Dean Royles, director of HR and organisational development at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, calls for a more…
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Feature: Your stories – managing care in the age of austerity
As part of our NHS funding campaign, we’re asking MiP members to talk about their personal…
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Feature: Strength in numbers – more managers could improve NHS services
Does the NHS have too few managers? Recent studies show that employing more managers leads to…
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Feature: Is there a plan for our workforce in Wales?
With its population and NHS workforce ageing fast, Wales needs urgent action to boost skills and…
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Feature: Election 2017 – a new deal from the new government
Following the inconclusive 2017 general election result, here are MiP’s challenges to the new government –…
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Feature: How being active in MiP can help your career
The days of hostile bosses looking down their noses at active trade unionists are long gone…
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Feature: NHS shared services – lessons from the public sector
What are the lessons for the NHS from the troubled history of shared services in the…
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Feature: STPs – what’s in store for NHS managers?
Sustainability and Transformation Plans may save the NHS or drag it further into the mire. But…
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Staff engagement: an East End success story
Everyone’s talking about staff engagement, but East London Foundation Trust is one of the few really…
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Interview: Alison Cameron, patient advocate and engagement consultant
Alison Cameron, the first patient leader to graduate from the NHS Leadership Academy, talks about her…