The question that was put to the Australian people at the 2023 referendum was: “A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?” The proposed change to the Australian Constitution, October 14, 2023. Chapter IX—Recognition […]
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Racism: Too Hot To Handle. By Roger Kline, and Joy Warmington
Too Hot to Handle is written by Roger Kline and Joy Warmington and published by brap on February 6th 2024. Legal advice for the brap report was provided by Shazia Khan 10 months ago, nurse manager Michelle Cox obliterated attempts by NHS England to defend the racial discrimination she had been subjected to and which […]
Pieces of Us – Complexity and Leadership. By Jem Peel and Rob Sheffield
In Pieces of Us, our co-author discusses the mixed fortunes of Greenhill, a distinctive Swansea inner-city neighbourhood, created through the successful integration of Welsh and Irish people, who’d moved there to provide labour for Swansea’s industries. The story has particular insights for our current health and care systems landscape, and some historical ‘scene-setting’ will give […]
Lucy Letby: Shuffling deckchairs will not work. By Roger Kline
It is a decade since Sir Robert Francis told Ministers “There lurks within the system an institutional instinct which, under pressure, will prefer concealment, formulaic responses and avoidance of public criticism…..an institutional culture which ascribed more weight to positive information about the service than to information capable of implying cause for concern.” Robert Francis. 2013 […]
In conversation with Dr. Victor Montori
This interview was originally posted on MedicsVoices.com – https://medicsvoices.com/victor-montori-kindness-in-medical-care/ To watch this interview on YouTube, please follow this link Hello, I’m Domhnall MacAuley and welcome to MedicsVoices.com where we speak to the key opinion leaders in health and medicine around the world. Today I’m speaking to Victor Montori. Victor has had a fascinating medical career, beginning […]
Population health improvement, and the role of NHS trusts: A paradigm shift for today’s leaders and tomorrow’s NHS. By Dr. Ahmed Seedat and Simon O’Donoghue
Improving population health is one of the top priorities for Integrated Care Systems (ICSs)1. Given the unique relationship between clinicians and patients and their respective understanding of the local health context, both have an opportunity to support, influence and lead on population health interventions2. What is less clear is the role of acute NHS trusts […]
The Profound Influence of Meaning in Health and Care Workplaces. By Chantelle Nyamekye
Within the vast network of rooms, corridors, and wards that make up health and care institutions, an often overlooked but incredibly potent force is at play: the compelling power of meaning. Every day, countless professionals walk these halls, many driven by a deep-seated desire to make a difference, to bring about healing and comfort to […]
Why Digital Radiographer Leaders Are Essential To The Healthcare Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ecosystem. By Gemma Walsh, Christina Malamateniou and Janice St. John-Matthews
The technological advancements of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medical imaging and oncology, have put radiography (diagnostic and therapeutic) at the forefront of AI development and applications in healthcare. An AI roadmap published by Unity Insights and Health Education England (HEE) in 2022, found that 240 AI technologies were being deployed in the NHS; of these […]
Creating spaces for listening – what does it mean and what does it take? By Charlie Jones, Brigid Russell, and King-Chi Yau
We have something to say about the value and the potential of listening. It isn’t just us doing the talking, though. What we’d like to share is inspired by insights from over 350 ‘Spaces for Listening’ convened weekly over Zoom since May 2020, and it draws on the experiences of over 1600 people from all […]
Pharmacy Leadership in Medicines Equity. By Anisha Soni
Earlier this year the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) co-produced with the NHS England Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Team a report ‘Access to NHS prescribing and exemption schemes in England’. (1) The report examines healthcare inequalities in relation to prescribing and uptake of prescription and exemption schemes in England by reference to the Core20PLUS campaign. The […]