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Pressures for senior NHS managers greater than ever says NHS Confederation in response to vacancies report

Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, responded to a new report from The King’s Fund and NHS Providers on high levels of senior vacancies, 

“There is a lot of nonsense talked about senior NHS managers - these are among the most demanding jobs in the public or private sectors and the pressures at the top are greater than ever.

“We need to start valuing these dedicated men and women who are daily coping with immense challenges running highly complex and often very large organisations. High turnover is in nobody’s interest - it not only affects the services for which they are responsible, it disrupts the relationships that are so important for local organisations to work effectively together.

“The challenges facing the health service in the coming decade are enormous - we need a good pipeline of strong, effective leaders who feel confident about themselves and will inspire and empower their staff. If we look after and support them they will do the same with their staff who in turn will do the same for their patients.”

Report: Leadership in today's NHS: delivering the impossible,

Original article link: http://www.nhsconfed.org/media-centre/2018/07/senior-manager-vacancies

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