Monthly Archives: February 2015

10 Reasons to be Cheerful About the HSC

10 Reasons to be Cheerful About the HSC

This is a guest post by my friend and colleague Dr Mark Roberts, Consultant in Acute and Geriatric Medicine, and Scottish Patient Safety Programme Fellow.  If you would like to contact Mark please let me know via the Contact Page or leave your comment below. In light of Dr Liam Donaldson’s sobering report on the state of the healthcare system in Northern Ireland, a reminder of 10 positive issues relating to health provision in NI …

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NIHLF Future Leaders Event

NIHLF Future Leaders Event

I was privileged to be invited to speak at the Northern Ireland Healthcare Leadership Forum inaugural event in the Great Hall at QUB on Tuesday 10 February. Speaking alongside Dr Cathy Jack, Medical Director, Belfast Trust; Dr Martin Tohill, Occupational Physician, Belfast Trust; and Dr Patricia McClure, Associate Head, School of Health Sciences at the University of Ulster, I shared my personal leadership philosophy along with some reflections on the key leadership lessons I’ve learned …

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