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When Elizabeth Crouch became chair of NSW’s two biggest children’s hospitals, she had 11 other roles. Would she have time to devote to fixing a long and bitter fight between the institutions?
Truthfulness, acknowledging uncertainty and understanding the workforce are key leadership elements, say senior health leaders. “When people try to communicate uncertainty as certainty, that’s when you get into trouble,” said Professor Raina MacIntyre. When Professor Sir Edward Byrne reflects on his time in the UK at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he recalls how much the country was unprepared for it. He speaks about the healthcare workforce and what he learnt about this critically important sector. “There were ridiculously low numbers of ventilators in the country a...