Jon Restell

This pandemic has seen unprecedented investment in the health and wellbeing of NHS staff. MiP wants to make sure it's one legacy of the crisis.

To make sure your voice is heard, MiP has joined an independent commission looking at how the devolution of health and care services to city regions might work.

Whoever forms the next government, MiP will be unafraid to speak up for the core principles of the NHS and public service.

Welcome to our new website. And whilst we’re at it, welcome to Managers in Partnership’s new way of approaching communications.

Outsiders would expect leadership to be one of the highest national priorities in health and care. But they would be wrong.

The last month has shown me once again that managers are impressive, stand-out people, writes Jon Restell. They are managing in a system under intense pressure, without the money to keep up with demand, while facing huge workforce challenges.

MiP's first webinar for members examined how Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships will affect managers' working lives, and how MiP can support them through the process.

With the economy growing more slowly than healthcare demand, the government will have to find more money to maintain services and end the pay cap.

Following the inconclusive 2017 general election result, here are MiP’s challenges to the new government – however long it lasts.

MiP members have given a cautious thumbs up to the transition to Integrated Care Boards, but a significant number are still in the dark about the how the reforms will affect their jobs, according to an MiP survey.

It's not to late to send in your nominations for the HPMA Excellence in People Awards, which recognise the achievements of workforce professionals in the NHS. Details here.

New MiP chair Geoff Underwood has warned that NHS managers "are certain to come under fire" during the next two years, but promised that the union will "shout loudly in support of our members."

We're looking for a communications professional to help MiP to develop all aspects of our communications work. It's a full time post based in central London (hybrid working possible). Salary: £33-41k. Find out more here.

After ministers unveiled wide-ranging terms of reference for the public inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic, MiP has called for clear guidance for NHS managers who may be required to give evidence.

Nominations are now open for the election of the FDA president and four members to represent MiP on the FDA's Executive Committee.

NHS managers need to see “significant workforce interventions” – including an inflation-busting pay rise for NHS staff – if they are to manage the staffing crisis in the NHS and lead the recovery from the pandemic, MiP says.

NHS trade unions, including MiP, have called for an “inflation-busting pay rise” to tackle growing staff shortages in the NHS and accused the government of failing to take the pay review process seriously.

NHS England has updated key policies on sickness absence, annual leave and self-isolation during the pandemic. Find out more here.

NHS England set to announce that the launch of Integrated Care Boards and the abolition of CCGs will be delayed by three months until July next year.