Speaking at the NHS Providers annual conference, the Health Secretary announced new measures to bring in the sharpest graduates and aspiring leaders and turn them into chief executives of the same standard as the best in the NHS and the private sector.
Mr Hunt acknowledged the challenges hospital leaders face, saying that running a hospital is one of the most difficult jobs in Britain today.
Research on decision making in business by managers. Identifies a tendency to avoid making difficult decisions that affect other areas. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
As our economy becomes increasingly globalised, our public policy response needs to become more localised. To ensure places are not buffeted by outside forces and are able to create relevant solutions, strong place-leadership is needed to forge adaptation and resilience for the future.
Our latest briefing will help you to think about the different approaches you can take to maintain and improve staff engagement levels during difficult and demanding times.
The briefing explores methods that have been used in the NHS and other UK sectors such as local government, civil service and manufacturing.
Includes roundup from 'Leaders in Healthcare' conference, 'Take me to your leader' (KPMG report), 'Randomised study of leadership interventions for healthcare managers', 'What works' [in leadership and management] and others
Nurses have been called to lead change to advance the health of individuals, populations and systems. Conceptual clarity about leading change in the context of nursing and healthcare systems provides an empirical direction for future research and theory development that can advance the science of leadership studies in nursing. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Staff turnover rates at Kettering were high, and the new director of human resources recognised that a programme of work was needed to help improve staff morale, engagement and the overall performance of staff across all the sites. The range of activities included the creation of the workforce development strategy and the CARE initiative.
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A presentation from Luke Blair, equity partner and board director of London Communications Agency at the communications leads network on effectively communicating service reconfiguration.
The promotion of a distributed leadership model in healthcare means there is an expectation that undergraduate training should help to develop nursing students’ leadership capabilities. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you requesting.
Explains the difference between employee morale and employee engagement and looks at the best ways of achieving both. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details