Workforce
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Interview: Caroline Lamb, chief exec, NHS Scotland
Joining the Scottish health department weeks before the pandemic struck, Caroline Lamb found herself head of…
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News: NHS staff in Northern Ireland accept 5% deal
After months of industrial action, NHS workers in Northern Ireland have accepted a 5% pay offer…
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News: Back to office rule ‘will damage productivity’
Three-quarters of MiP members say NHS England’s new hybrid working policy is more likely to damage…
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News: NHS Staff Survey shows one in five want to leave NHS
The latest NHS Staff Survey showed a modest improvement in staff morale, but found NHS workers…
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Legal Eye: Going back to work after maternity leave
With constant upheaval in the health service, new mothers working for the NHS are often anxious…
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Meet your reps: Glenn McPeak, Welsh Ambulance Service
Meet Your Reps: Proud to be both a manager and a paramedic, new MiP rep Glenn…
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Feature: You’re hired! Are apprentices the answer to the NHS’s workforce worries?
The government wants to attract thousands more staff into the NHS through apprenticeships. But uncertainty over…
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News: UNISON pay survey for 2024
Help MiP and UNISON prepare for the 2024 pay round by taking part in our survey…
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Interview: Buki Adeyemo, chief exec, North Staffs Combined
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare could be England’s best trust. Chief executive Dr Buki Adeyemo explains the…
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Feature: Sick and tired | Staff burnout in the NHS
Burnout is a finally being recognised as a serious problem in the NHS and many other…
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Tipster: Managing sexual harassment at work
Sexual harassment is against the law, but that doesn’t stop it happening. Josie Irwin offers her…
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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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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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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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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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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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Interview: Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, MP and emergency care doctor
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan still works regular shifts at her local hospital alongside her day job as…
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Feature: Domestic abuse – managers can make a difference
Domestic abuse blights the lives thousands of NHS staff every year, writes Craig Ryan. But work…
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Opinion: Managers make a difference | Geoff Underwood
By any standards, the NHS lacks management capacity despite clear evidence that managers improve efficiency and…
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Leading Edge: Strikes are a last resort but we have to make the government listen
The government’s response to the multiple crises facing the NHS has been negligent. But ministers will…