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Centralising, costly and distracting: this bill isn’t what the NHS needs
The government’s Health Bill, finally in front of MPs, provides a statutory framework for the chaotic reforms of the last year. Rhys McKenzie sets out MiP’s view that, as it stands, the bill is another costly distraction that will centralise power but deliver few benefits to patients or staff.
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NHS reforms at risk as management capacity is cut, MPs told
MiP Chief Executive Jon Restell warns MPs that NHS reforms are at risk if the management capacity needed to make them happen is cut.
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MiP responds to Health Secretary James Murray speech at NHS ConfedExpo
MiP says Health Secretary James Murray was right to recognise the innovation and creativity in the NHS, but the very people who drive it are the ones who are losing their jobs.
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NHS job cuts a risk to cybersecurity as threat of AI-powered attacks rises “dramatically”
The threat of potentially catastrophic cyber attacks on the NHS has increased “really dramatically” in recent weeks and is still “accelerating”, NHS England chief Sir Jim Mackey has said. His warning came just weeks after NHSE’s board was warned by its own digital experts that NHS job cuts posed an “unmitigated” risk to cybersecurity.
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Board level managers get 3% pay rise
Board-level managers in England are set for a 3% pay rise for 2026-27—lower than most other NHS staff—despite evidence that pay levels for senior managers have fallen sharply in recent years.
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Healthcare Manager
In the Summer issue of Healthcare Manager, Alison Moore talks to London Ambulance chief Jason Killens about a challenging and complex job that’s about to get even harder. In the second part of our series on AI in the NHS, we look at the management, regulation and governance of the new generation of AI tools in the NHS. We also examine the government’s Health Bill and explore the prospects for NHS pay as crucial talks get underway on reforming Agenda for Change. As always, our magazine comes packed with news, information and advice for working managers.
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