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IHM award winners |
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| The IHM 2008 awards event saw all types of people honoured for their commitment to the healthcare sector and improving services to patients. The institute’s Fellowship and Companionship awards recognise professional management development and expertise, while the unsung heroes and heroines awards honour individuals who make a real difference to the organisation they work for, and to people’s lives.
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The chief executive comments |
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The IHM Fellowship programme is built on a model that reflects all that is good about adult education, says institute chief executive Sue Hodgetts. This is not an easy award to achieve, but one to be proud of. And it’s a scheme with something to offer many different types of healthcare manager. Read full article > |
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An independent NHS |
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The IHM response to Professor Brian Edwards’ 2007 paper An independent NHS: A review of the options, which put forward seven organisational models for the future governance of the NHS, is now available here >
The response summarises the views of IHM members on each model, generated through a series of workshops held across England. The overall feeling that emerged from these debates is that change is timely, appropriate and inevitable.
The IHM response, which includes some specific recommendations, has been sent to NHS chief executive David Nicholson. |
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Writing competition |
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New to management? IHM would love to hear your perspective on this complex and varied profession.
Enter the Health Management trainee manager writing competition and you could see your thoughts in print, with the winning entrant receiving a free place at next year’s IHM conference.
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An inspector calls |
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Undergoing external checks may seem a daunting prospect for care service managers, but inspections are important, reminds the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). Here the CSCI looks at why inspections should be welcomed and how managers can get the most from them.
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Barbara returns to health |
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Long-standing IHM member and former president Barbara Young – or to use her official title since becoming a life peer in 1997, Baroness Young of Old Scone – has just been appointed chair of what is currently one of the highest profile organisations in health and social care, the new Care Quality Commission. And she is relishing the opportunity.
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Best behaviour |
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Standards of behaviour are an accepted part of working life and may be necessary to comply with external regulation, and it’s often up to managers to ensure people behave in a certain way. But it can be difficult to set rules that everyone is happy to follow. And sometimes disciplinary procedures need to be complemented by a more subtle approach.
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Blowing the whistle on abuse |
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Whistleblowing – speaking out about wrongdoing in the workplace – can help support regulations to safeguard care service users, particularly vulnerable adults. Care staff play an important role in reporting abuse, says the Ann Craft Trust. Director Deborah Kitson looks at how managers can create an environment where whistleblowing is positively encouraged.
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Ditching discrimination |
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The 1975 Sex Discrimination Act back paved the way for laws to protect people from being treated unfairly on a variety of grounds. But the number of discrimination cases brought to employment tribunal continues to rise. Is it enough for managers to comply with legislation or do they need to look more closely at attitudes and behaviour?
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Coming soon |
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Your September/October Health Management will be published in the normal print version. Look out for features on becoming more businesslike, including how to adopt lean management principles, be more customer-focused and manage your time better. |
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