Workforce
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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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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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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…
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Feature: operational managers – the go-to people
After two years of relentless pressure, many NHS operational managers are tired, fed-up and ready to…
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News: Another real terms pay cut for most NHS staff
The Government have announced a £1,400 pay award for NHS staff on Agenda for Change. While…
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News: Public back above inflation pay rise for NHS staff
A majority of the public believe an above-inflation pay rise for NHS staff would be fair…
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Opinion: NHSE job cuts matter to everyone in the NHS
MiP chief executive Jon Restell responds to government plans to cut up to 40% of management…
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News: Navina Evans to head new single workforce function in England
MiP welcomes the merger of NHS England’s People Directorate with Health Education England but warns of…
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Update: Partnership working in England
Strong partnership working between unions, employers and government are essential to tackle the workforce issues facing…
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News: Half minority ethnic NHS leaders considered quitting due to racism
NHS Confed survey finds racism deters 60% of ethnic minority leaders from recommending NHS management careers,…
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News: MiP calls for honesty and investment in implementing Messenger review
MiP welcomes Sir Gordon Messenger’s independent review of health and social care leadership and calls for…
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Feature: How do we make flexible working work in the NHS?
Workers increasingly see flexible working as the norm, but it has proved notoriously hard to implement…
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Analysis: MiP’s pay survey for 2022
MiP’s annual pay survey show that an above-inflation pay rise will help to tackle severe staff…
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Significant pay rise vital for managing way out of crisis
NHS managers need to see “significant workforce interventions” – including an inflation-busting pay rise for NHS…
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NHS needs game-changing pay rise to halt staff exodus
NHS trade unions, including MiP, have called for an “inflation-busting pay rise” to tackle growing staff…
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Managing Better Care: Countess of Chester Hospital
Teams of doctors from different specialisms working shifts together helped the Countess of Chester Hospital to…
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Opinion: From exclusion to inclusion
Cheryl Samuels and Dean Royles argue that equality, diversity and inclusion in the NHS are part…