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Alastair McLellan retweeted
Extraordinary to see the intemperate responses to @HSJEditor @HSJnews HSJ editor's quite legitimate defence of the contribution NHS managers make.
Hi Alastair
Can we stop the HSJ awards tomorrow and see how many followers you and @HSJnews would have?
And can we have a breakdown of the income HSJ makes out of these awards please?
Thank you
@parthaskar @DrSteveTaylor @iDrSunny @medicalmodelbri @kcisc @DrNeenaJha @pash22
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Alastair McLellan retweeted
Humbled and honoured to be a judge at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards and attend their spectacular awards ceremony. An inspiring celebration of teams whose dedication and innovation make care safer. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners! @HSJEditor @HSJnews
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Great to see 'Sure Start' back (sort of), but I think it's reasonable to conclude from the conference speech by @YvetteCooperMP that the enthusiasm to significantly recover hospital performance in the near(ish) term that marked the Streeting period is waning.
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Alastair McLellan retweeted
Across my Trust and partner organisations I see amazing managers; values driven, smart, hard working and ethical. They work alongside all colleagues at every level in the trust with amazing clinicians, patients, communities and families. All lead together.
Ex-minister would sack half of managers he has met ‘in a heartbeat’ ift.tt/rOl1bPB
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Great speech an' all. But I think we can conclude the AB's government does not have the same (unrealistic) expectations for NHS recovery that Starmer's did. That's largely a good thing, but I do worry we are normalising some pretty terrible performance
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If I were @AConstance23 I'd be demanding @zubirahmed issues an apology to his managerial colleaugues before being allowed to work again in the Scottish NHS
The former minister and surgeon @zubirahmed had shared his views on NHS managers with me privately. Good to see that he has now decided to out himself as an idiot hsj.co.uk/workforce/ex-minis…
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The former minister and surgeon @zubirahmed had shared his views on NHS managers with me privately. Good to see that he has now decided to out himself as an idiot hsj.co.uk/workforce/ex-minis…
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The question I would ask is 'are NHS commissioners purchasing care from care providers that threaten migrant staff in this way?' If they are, they should demand a change of behaviour
"There is modern slavery happening right now."
Migrant care workers are told to stay silent, accept poor treatment and endure exploitation because they are tied to a single employer.
It's a system that traps workers with abusive employers.
We need a better way. #FairVisasNow
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Alastair McLellan retweeted
"There is modern slavery happening right now."
Migrant care workers are told to stay silent, accept poor treatment and endure exploitation because they are tied to a single employer.
It's a system that traps workers with abusive employers.
We need a better way. #FairVisasNow
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Another front opens in the AI revolution/apocalypse
8 words that are saying a lot
"AI now functions as a determinant of health"
nature.com/articles/s44360-0…
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Alastair McLellan retweeted
Wes Streeting really did pick the best moment to resign. Avoided having to deal with the inevitable rise in the elective waiting list, and make any of the difficult decisions about how to move 1000s of NHS staff into Dept of Health
It looks like the government will have to (quietly) drop its flagship NHS promise (to cut NHS hospital waiting lists) writes @Jamesillman ahead of the Labour Party conference hsj.co.uk/expert-briefings/r…
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It looks like the government will have to (quietly) drop its flagship NHS promise (to cut NHS hospital waiting lists) writes @Jamesillman ahead of the Labour Party conference hsj.co.uk/expert-briefings/r…
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A real loss to the system - and not a good sign of the government's commitment to the "left shift" toward primary/community care. I hope Claire finds an influential new role soon
Exclusive: National director to leave next month ift.tt/mioAknp
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Congrats @zoetidman
Thanks @EditorsUK for putting me on the shortlist for young journo of the year!
Chuffed to see @Holly_JoyB on there too✨
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Alastair McLellan retweeted
Thanks @EditorsUK for putting me on the shortlist for young journo of the year!
Chuffed to see @Holly_JoyB on there too✨
societyofeditors.org/soe_new…
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The emperor has no clothes - my take on the incoherent recommendations of the Thirlwall report hsj.co.uk/comment/embarrassi…
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Alastair McLellan retweeted
Today’s Thirlwall report says that the move to a ‘no blame’ culture in the NHS in the 2000’s was a mistake.
I wrote about this for HSJ earlier in the year:-
hsj.co.uk/patient-safety/bla…
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