Rhoswen McKnight: Time to care
From a young age, I have always known that I was destined to be a nurse. My sister, Sarah, is disabled and as a child I grew up learning how…
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“Business as Unusual” – How cross-system networks can support leaders to achieve the extraordinary
One of the most rewarding aspects of my job is the time I get to spend with our leaders. The COVID-19 pandemic required systemic change at scale which brought the…
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Claire Salisbury: How lessons from COVID-19 can help achieve sustainable and value-based procurement
Consider the following job specification. “Requires nerves of steel and a willingness to undergo sleep deprivation. Skilled at negotiating with Chinese officials by night and working across multiple time zones.…
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“Change the story, change the world” – Reflecting on the Spread and Scale Academy’s lessons in communication
Having helped to promote it since 2019, I was privileged to be able to finally attend the Spread and Scale Academy in October 2021. I was participating as part of a project to…
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Dr Allan Wardhaugh: Oobleck, Video Consultations and the Importance of a Guiding Hand
Dr Allan Wardhaugh, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist and Chief Clinical Information Officer at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, reflects on the journey of video consultation in Welsh healthcare. A good…
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Zoe Hilton: Compassionate Leadership in the Calais “Jungle”
Zoe Hilton is a Senior Clinical Research Nurse in the Research and Development Delivery Team at University Hospital Llandough (UHL). Zoe has been involved in numerous clinical breast cancer trials…
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