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Hunt announces plan to boost leadership for doctors and nurses
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced measure to help more doctors and nurses occupy positions at the most senior levels of NHS.
Speaking at the NHS Providers annual conference, Hunt announced new measures to bring in the sharpest graduates and aspiring leaders and turn them into chief executives of the same standard as the best in the NHS and the private sector.
Hunt acknowledged the challenges hospital leaders face, maintaining that running a hospital is one of the most difficult jobs in Britain today.
Measures announced included: an ambition to recruit up to 1,000 of the UK’s brightest graduates by expanding the NHS graduate scheme; working with Britain’s top universities to develop a new NHS-approved Masters of Business Administration (MBA); and a fast-track programme for doctors and nurses to become future NHS leaders.
Hunt commented: “Of course it feels harder to build a strong team when front-line pressures are so high – but my argument today is that building that team is the only way to deal with such pressures.
“More clinical leadership, fewer glass ceilings, more career progression and more flexible working: these are the changes the NHS needs to see over the next decade if we are to turn warm sentiments about frontline staff into practical improvements that show we truly value their contribution.”
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