Networks are increasingly important in addressing many of the challenges we face across health and care. I first started to realise the power of networks about ten years ago. At the time, I had been recruited by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to manage a research project to study how network approaches could be used to improve […]
Month: June 2021
Leadership for what? by Brigid Russell
I am struggling with what leadership development in health and care is really for. While it might seem risky for someone who ‘delivers’ leadership development to admit to such a struggle, I want to share some critical questions I have about the purpose of leadership and how we approach its development. So, my first […]
‘Magical Meander’: Pillar Boxes
This is the seventh part of the BMJ Leader blog series written anonymously by “Magical Meander”, a medical manager working in the NHS, to help align perspectives and build understanding of medical management across these two professions. A funny thing has been happening near where I live. On one single road in a short window of […]
Are doctors leading many of ‘World’s Best Hospitals’ in 2021 by Amanda Goodall and Toby Houston-Sime
We all love to hate rankings. But we also love to use them, whether we are purchasing a hair dryer or health care. Media outlets know this, which is why US news magazine Newsweek launched an annual ranking of the World’s Best Hospitals. Rankings are problematic for many reasons, but mainly because they create perverse […]