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23/08/2021
Not all is fair – 23 August 2021
On 1 April this year, Julie Bolus, a dear friend to GGI and a valued colleague, sadly passed away. Julie was much admired and respected in the NHS throughout her career as a nurse, executive director and non-executive director, and we are pleased to honour her legacy with the GGI Rising Star nursing award.
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16/08/2021
Teamwork - 16 August 2021
Last week almost the entire GGI team gathered in person for the first time since before the pandemic. In the beautiful Sussex sunshine, we enjoyed two-and-a-half days of face-to-face discussions about what we do, the way we work and the future of our organisation.
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09/08/2021
Burning platform – 9 August 2021
As wildfires rage across Greece, Turkey, Italy, Russia, Canada and the US, floods sweep through the UK, Germany and China, and a heatwave stifles Siberia, the urgency over climate change has surely never been greater.
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02/08/2021
Beginnings and endings – 2 August 2021
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus famously observed that the only constant in life is change. More than 2,000 years later the quote will elicit wry smiles across our NHS as it navigates its biggest structural shakeup in a decade.
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26/07/2021
Continuous learning – 26 July 2021
This week we expect to hear who will replace Sir Simon Stevens as chief executive of the NHS. The new CEO will take office at a truly extraordinary time, as the service continues the fight against COVID-19 amid soaring staff absence levels, unprecedented waiting lists and strained budgets, all while preparing for its biggest structural change in a decade.
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19/07/2021
Levelling up – 19 July 2021
Last week, as Boris Johnson was speaking about the central role that tackling inequalities will play in his government’s flagship ‘levelling up’ policy, we were announcing Sir Michael Marmot as the recipient of our 2021 Good Governance Award. We will present Sir Michael with his award at the GGI annual lecture, part of the Festival of Governance, on 22 September.
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12/07/2021
Flipping the script – 12 July 2021
Last Tuesday, a day after the NHS celebrated its 73rd birthday, the new health and care bill was introduced to Parliament. The bill will now work its way through the legislative process and although it might be amended, the broad thrust won’t change and it is likely it will be passed into law during the current parliamentary session.
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