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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 the number two job at NHSE before and during the pandemic and is considered to be in ‘pole position�...

— 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 options. They reached their limit months ago. With barely any time to briefly recover, the second wave hi...

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, and Aretha Franklin. First, however, King delivered a fatherly pep talk to the student body at Barrat...