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Feature: NHS productivity – less for more, more for less or more or less the same?
The NHS is still struggling to recover from the pandemic, but studies show productivity was falling…
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Feature: Where there’s a will, there’s a way – supporting disabled managers
Despite recent advances, many disabled NHS managers still face multiple disadvantages at work. Understanding and commitment…
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Legal Eye: How the law protects disabled staff during organisational change
Disabled managers often feel more at risk of losing their jobs during organisational change, despite legal…
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Meet your reps: Prince Obike, NHS Frimley ICB
Meet Your Reps: Prince Obike works at the forefront of change in the NHS while supporting…
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Interview: Oonagh Monkhouse, co-chair, NHS Staff Council
As joint chair of the NHS Staff Council, Oonagh Monkhouse negotiates with unions on behalf of…
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Jon Restell’s Leading Edge | Regulation is no silver bullet
The Lucy Letby case demands a comprehensive and thoughtful response. Statutory regulation of managers may be…
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Politics: A long game with hard choices
As the party conference season gets underway this weekend, Sir Chris Ham sets out the challenges…
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Voluntary redundancy: golden goodbye or exit to nowhere?
With the relentless upheaval in the NHS, voluntary redundancy may seem like a chance to get…
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MiP Chief Executive Jon Restell speaks to BBC Breakfast on plans to regulate NHS managers
Watch MiP chief executive Jon Restell’s interview on BBC Breakfast (28 August) discussing the events of…
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Do you want to join MiP’s National Committee?
Elections to MiP’s National Committee for 2024-25 are taking place for all nations and regions of…
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Tipster: How to manage overseas staff
Workers from overseas have been part of the health and care family since the NHS began.…
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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 | A pension scheme with a health service attached
While the NHS pension scheme is eye-wateringly huge, it is eminently affordable, taking in billions more…
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Legal Eye: What is a fair investigation at work?
Before taking any disciplinary action, your employer must carry out a fair investigation into the allegations…
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Meet your reps: Sara Saville & Dave Whatton, Black Country ICB
Meet Your Reps: Two of MiP’s most experienced reps, Dave Whatton and Sara Saville from the…
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MiP responds to long awaited NHS workforce plan
Failure to incorporate pay and consider management functions in long term workforce plan a ‘big risk’,…
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Interview: Sara Gorton, head of health, UNISON
“The government miscalculated on all sorts of fronts”, says Sara Gorton, UNISON’s lead negotiator during the…
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Feature: how can we manage on call better?
While some thrive on it, many managers hate being on call – unable to relax while…
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Feature: From Ground Zero to Net Zero
Decarbonising healthcare will affect everyone working in the NHS. But well-meaning national strategies are struggling to…
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New research shows scale of undermanagement in the NHS
New research by think tank IPPR highlights the scale of undermanagement in the NHS and how…
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Tipster: Using the Health and Wellbeing framework
As a manager, you want to take responsibility for the health and wellbeing of your team.…
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Legal Eye: How to check your employment contract: part two
In the first part of our guide, we explained why your contract of employment matters. In…
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Pay deal for NHS staff in England accepted following a majority vote of health unions
Following a meeting of the NHS Staff Council, trade unions have voted to accept the government’s…
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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.…