Blog

Simon Bottery explores reasons for the lack of younger workers in social care and finds snapshots of innovation among providers trying to reverse the trend.

Siva Anandaciva brings together the recent announcements on health and care spending from the Autumn Budget and Spending Review.

Mark Doughty shares a personal story, revealing the value and power of compassionate care and leadership at all levels.

The wider impacts of Covid-19 – the economic and social impacts on different communities – need to be a central focus of recovery work from the pandemic. Directors of public health have a key role to play, but this work requires community leadership, a well-resourced public health workforce and a sustained, whole-system effort, writes Deborah Fenney.

Provider collaboratives need to invest in developing clinical and professional leadership if they are to be truly collaborative and make a difference for patients, says Paula Head.

Directors of public health played a vital role in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now they - and the wider public health workforce - need a comprehensive and funded workforce plan in order to work on improving population health and tackling health inequalities.

Siva Anandaciva outlines why a health and care levy might not be enough to address the workforce challenges and growing waiting lists the NHS and social care are currently facing.

Amanda Pritchard’s appointment as Chief Executive of NHS England was seen as a triumph of the continuity candidate. But while the direction of reform will not change, there are real opportunities and a need for a new leadership style, as Sally Warren writes.

The new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has arrived at a time of change. Sally Warren looks at the decisions he will need to take around the Covid-19 pandemic, the Health and Social Care Bill, public health and social care reform.

Chronic excessive workload is damaging staff health and quality of care. Organisations must name and address this issue for the sake of staff, patients and the health and care system.

One year after the NHS Nightingale hospitals first started to receive patients, Siva Anandaciva looks back and considers why these facilities were built, what they did, and what can be learnt from the experience.

The results of the NHS Staff Survey suggests that more needs to be done to support staff who identify as LGBTQ+. How can NHS organisations do this? Michael Alexander of GLADD, The Association of LGBTQ+ Doctors and Dentists offers some suggestions.

As the lifespan of the 2020/21 NHS People Plan nears its end, it’s time to pause and reflect on how the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic may have shifted NHS workforce plans for the future. David Maguire considers how the Plan is shaping the NHS as an employer.

Aamena Bharmal reports on the findings from the 2020 survey of GP trainees – and is optimistic about the opportunities available in primary care.

In this guest blog, Dan Leveson, Deputy Director of Strategy at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, describes how work to develop clinical leaders has opened a path to better workforce engagement and wider inclusion.

Working out how to embed new roles into general practice teams will be crucial to staff recruitment and retention. Beccy Baird considers the opportunities and challenges remote working offers for achieving this.

How can the health and care system support staff to recover from the Covid-19 crisis? Michael West and Suzie Bailey discuss the building blocks for recovery – and how the system then moves to renewal.

Last year saw the reintroduction of the maintenance grant for student nurses and an expansion in the number of places on courses. David Maguire considers the impact this is having on the number of new trainee nurses and the existing workforce

As the election campaign ratchets up a gear prospective MPs are vying for our votes and using local service changes and promises to save hospitals as currency.