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Article

Call for Health and Care Bill amendment to tackle workforce shortages

Leaders of ten health care organisations have signed a joint open letter to MPs calling for an amendment to the Health and Care Bill that ensures the health system in England is fully staffed now and in the future.
14 July 2021
Article

Health and care organisations say more action is needed on staff health and wellbeing

A broad coalition of health and care organisations have come together to speak with one voice about the need to prioritise the emotional and physical wellbeing of health and care staff.
9 June 2021
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Decision-making in uncertain times

As the health and care system emerges from the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, how can leaders approach decision-making when the challenges they face seem so intractable and the context so uncertain?
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By Simon Newitt - 18 May 2021 2-minute read
Article

NHS Bill must put a system in place to support better workforce planning

Leaders of The King’s Fund, the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust have written to the Secretary of State for Health and Care, Matt Hancock, and the Chair of the Commons Health and Social Care Committee, Jeremy Hunt, calling for a new clause to be added to the forthcoming NHS Bill to support better workforce planning.
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By Richard Murray et al - 14 April 2021
Finding the space to slow down
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Finding the space to slow down

In a fast-moving environment with many competing demands, how can leaders find the time and space to slow down?
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By Allison Trimble - 30 March 2021 3-minute read
Caring for and supporting volunteers
Article

Caring for and supporting volunteers

How can leaders support the wellbeing of volunteers, now and in the future?
By Helen Goldsmith - 21 December 2020 3-minute read
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How you see problems can change what is possible

How we frame situations for ourselves and those we lead, and the ability to change that framing, is key to overcoming the challenges that we've faced during the pandemic. (3-minute read)
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By Jo Maybin - 10 December 2020 3-minute read
Article

An open letter to the Chancellor

Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, Richard Murray, has written an open letter to the Chancellor, the Right Honourable Rishi Sunak, to outline why health and care services need the stability of a multi-year funding deal.
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By Richard Murray - 23 November 2020
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Article

Supporting others through loss

By supporting colleagues through their experiences of loss, we can help to build important relationships for the future. (3-minute read)
By Sharon Allen - 4 September 2020 3-minute read
Creating space for compassion, empathy and learning
Article

Creating space for compassion, empathy and learning

It’s time to re-think our ideas about leadership and adopt learning cultures that will lead to better care and a fairer society.
By Sam Allen - 26 August 2020 5-minute read
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Article

How to do ‘learning’ in practice

How can leaders enable the development of a learning culture? Here, we share four tips for learning from the experiences of the first months of Covid-19. (4-minute read)
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By Jo Maybin - 12 August 2020 4-minute read
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Coping with divergence: opening up, but not for all

Health and care staff are experiencing a range of emotions as lockdown lifts. How can leaders support staff through this next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic?
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By Kiran Chauhan - 21 July 2020 3-minute read
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Responding in a crisis: reflections of a director of public health

Responding to the Covid-19 crisis has been a cycle of understanding, reviewing, adapting, taking action – and starting again. How can leaders respond to this challenge?
By Stephen Gunther, Director of Public Health, Walsall Council - 17 July 2020 4-minute read
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‘The most difficult thing I have done in my life’: reflections on leading through Covid-19

Health services have changed beyond recognition in response to the Covid-19 crisis. How do we capture the learning from these changes?
By George Binney - 8 July 2020 2-minute read
Leading in isolation during Covid-19
Article

Leading in isolation during Covid-19

Lesley Flatley reflects on her experiences of leading in isolation, as a manager in an independent care home, during the Covid-19 crisis.
By Lesley Flatley - 2 July 2020
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Collaboration in a crisis

The Covid-19 crisis has meant multiple organisations working together to address a shared challenge. But how can we become better at cross-sector co-ordination?
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By Ben Collins - 25 June 2020 3-minute read
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Maintaining motivation in uncertain times

As teams and individuals experience change as a result of Covid-19, we look at how leaders can support teams to stay motivated and move forward.
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By Sally Hulks - 19 June 2020
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Tackling UK’s mortality problem: Covid-19 and other causes

In an article for the BMJ, Veena Raleigh argues for improved mortality data to help fight Covid-19 and understand the longer term trend of stalling life expectancy in the UK.
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By Veena Raleigh - 12 June 2020
Leading teams virtually
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Leading teams virtually

Leading a team virtually presents new challenges, even for seasoned leaders. Here we look at some ideas for building and strengthening virtual teams.
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By Sally Hulks - 11 June 2020
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Leading in a crisis starts with acknowledging your own feelings

We have been listening to leaders across the health and care system about their experiences during the Covid-19 crisis. Here we look at how people feel as result of these experiences and how acknowledging these feelings can help people regain strength and focus (4-minute read)
By Tricia Boyle - 4 June 2020
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