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A hope for the future arrives in the final moments of “Thoughts of a Colored Man,” a...

Good morning, it’s Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, the day of the week I impart quotations intended to be inspirational or thought-provoking. Today, as the House of...

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Cost Control Mechanism Consultation:  proposal to reform the mechanism, published by the Treasury late last week. It sounds more like a surefire insomnia remedy than a gripping page-turner. In short, the cost control mechanism is used to determine if pension scheme costs have deviated too far from target. If they have, scheme benefits can be increased or decreased to bring costs back in line. The intention was for those adjustments only to be triggered by “extraordinary, unpredictable events...

Good morning, it’s Friday, June 11, 2021, the day of the week when I reprise quotations intended to be uplifting or educational. Today’s is a succinct...

Good morning, it’s Friday April 30, 2021, the day of the week I pass along quotations intended to be inspirational or thought-provoking. Today’s comes from...

By Alastair McLellan2021-04-29T13:44:00+01:00 The list of those who could replace Simon Stevens as NHS England chief executive is long, however relatively few are likely to be considered serious contenders. HSJ presents here the runner and riders for what has been described as the ‘fourth most powerful job’ in the UK (after the PM, chancellor and the governor of the Bank of England). The front-runners Amanda Pritchard, chief operating officer, NHS England Why: Has made a good fist of th...

— and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by  HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.  For most NHS workers the last 11 months have been the most stressful of their careers. A horrible mixture of last-minute redeployment, understaffing, exhaustion, and facing a brand-new disease with initially few treatment optio...

Good morning, it’s Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, the day of the week when I reprise a quote meant to be inspiring or elucidating. Today’s comes from a speech by Martin Luther King Jr., born this day in 1929. His address on Oct. 26, 1967, in Philadelphia wasn’t about civil rights per se, although he would talk on that subject at Saint Joseph’s University that same day and then deliver opening remarks at a “Stars for Freedom” event at the Spectrum featuring Harry Belafonte, Sidney Portier, a...