Hospital competition improves performance –  Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
This report shows that hospital competition can improve healthcare by improving the quality of management practices. The research measured the management quality of 100 public hospitals through a management survey of clinicians and managers, and used data published by the government to assess the performance of NHS hospitals in England.

Sector insights: skills and performance challenges in health and social care –  UK Commission for Employment and Skills
This research highlights the vital need for more to be done to improve progression routes in health and social care, as demand for those working in the sector is set to soar. The research findings show a poor prognosis for skills in health and social care, with employees finding limited opportunities to progress to higher level roles, and many younger workers leaving the sector as a result. It also shows a larger than average proportion of those working in the sector are aged between 50 to 64, further stressing the need for new talent as a large cohort of the existing workforce is set to retire in the years ahead.

CQC ratings align with staff satisfaction – Health Service Journal
Trusts rated well by the Care Quality Commission tend to have better scores in the NHS staff survey, HSJ analysis has found

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CQC ratings analysed and mapped – Health Service Journal
HSJ has analysed all trust ratings issued by the Care Quality Commission to date. Our research has found a strong alignment between the regulator’s ratings and other indicators, such as staff and patient survey results and mortality indicators. Explore the charts to see how differently rated trusts compared.

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What strategies are used to build practitioners’ capacity to implement community-based interventions and are they effective?: a systematic review. J Leeman, et al.
Implementation Science, 2015, 10:80
This standardization will assist with synthesizing findings across studies and guide capacity-building practice and research.

Does the friends and family test give true feedback for the NHS? – Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. Wright, J
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YouTube™ as a source of patient information about knee replacement surgery – Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. Maruthainar, N
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4 Reasons Managers Should Spend More Time on Coaching – Harvard Business Review
There are managers who coach and managers who don’t. Leaders in the latter category are not necessarily bad managers, but they are neglecting an effective tool to develop talent. We’ve been researching managers who coach and what distinguishes them. What has stood out in our interviews with hundreds of managers who do coach their direct reports is their mindset: They believe in the value of coaching, and they think about their role as a manager in a way that makes coaching a natural part of their managerial toolkit. These are not professional coaches. They are line and staff leaders who manage a group of individuals, and they are busy, hard-working people. So why do they so readily give coaching an important place in their schedule?