Society for Studies in Organizing Healthcare (SHOC)

Senior Fellow Permanent contract Salary: £81,869 per annum plus excellent benefits Application deadline: 25 August 2025, 23.00

Are you passionate about shaping policy to improve workforce health and reduce inequalities?

We're looking for a Senior Fellow to lead a high-impact programme of work focused on employment, welfare and health.

Find out more and apply by 23.00 on 25 August ⬇️

https://bit.ly/3ISMRIb

Harnessing the Capacity of Nurse Practitioners to Increase Access to Primary Care in Disadvantaged Communities | Milbank Memorial Fund The number of nurse practitioners (NPs) in the United States quadrupled from 91,000 in 2007 to 431,000 in 2024. But does this remarkable growth result in improved access to primary care where it is ne...

Harnessing the Capacity of Nurse Practitioners to Increase Access to Primary Care in Disadvantaged Communities www.milbank.org/2025/08/harn...

‘A third of GP appts June were carried out either over the phone or online
Up from 30.9% in June 2024, & 28.3% in June 2023’

But TOTAL appts
‘25 30.5m
‘24 28.1m
‘23 29.3m

Face to Face increasing
‘25 19.3m in 21d = 919k/day
‘24 18.3m in 20d = 915k/day
‘23 20.1m in 22d = 914k/day

Dazed and confused? Policy ideas behind the 10-Year Health Plan |
www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Advancing Robust Governance in Turbulent Times: The Role of Multi‐Level Governance, Hybrid Governance, and Negotiated Societal Intelligence New research argues that robust governance based on flexible adaptation and proactive innovation is needed in order to uphold core public functions, purposes, and values in times of societal turbulen...

Advancing Robust Governance in Turbulent Times: The Role of Multi‐Level Governance, Hybrid Governance, and Negotiated Societal Intelligence - Torfing - Public Administration - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Postdoctoral Fellowships The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships is a three year award made to an annual cohort of outstanding early career researchers in the humanities or social sciences.

British Academy: apply for Postdoctoral Fellowships (deadline 1 Oct): www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/post...

A Personal Reflection on the Rapid Evaluation of NHS IMPACT from Amar Shah, National Clinical Director for Improvement, NHS England The National Clinical Director for Improvement, Amar Shah, reflects on the evolution of improvement within the NHS and the impact of NHS IMPACT, emphasizing the importance of leadership, collaborat…

A Personal Reflection on the Rapid Evaluation of NHS IMPACT from Amar Shah, National Clinical Director for Improvement, NHS England blogs.york.ac.uk/healthcare-m...

Experiences of Ghanaian frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare leadership recommendations Understanding the experiences of frontline healthcare workers across different national and resource contexts is important for learning how to best support these providers to optimize their services d...

Grant et al "Experiences of Ghanaian frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare leadership recommendations"

When are health professionals ethically obligated to engage in public advocacy? In 2025 the US Federal Government has attacked scientific research and evidence, medical expertise, public health, health equity, and human rights.1–5 At this challenging time, many health professiona...

When are health professionals ethically obligated to engage in public advocacy? - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

England’s two tier care system deepens social care inequalities Anders Bach-Mortensen and colleagues examine how increasing reliance on out-of-pocket payments for adult social care has created a quality divide In July 2024, the UK government abandoned long awaite...

England’s two tier care system deepens social care inequalities www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Spending on health in Europe: entering a new era Publicaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud

How countries fund health care is shaped by history, culture, politics, values, more

The distinction between Beveridge (tax funded) and Bismarck (social insurance) systems has blurred over time, as countries with social insurance increasingly rely on extra government £

www.who.int/europe/publi...

Exploring the earnings of NHS doctors in England (2025 update) Two years ago, we produced an explainer on doctors’ pay in England, exploring how it had changed over time, how it compares to other salaries in the wider economy, and how it compares with what doctor...

www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/exp...

Academic and devolution reformer Sir Kenneth Calman dies aged 83 The surgeon and cancer specialist led a review of the Scottish Parliament which suggested extending Holyrood's powers.

Academic and devolution reformer Sir Kenneth Calman dies aged 83

What Do Content Moderators Do? Emotion Work and Control on a Digital Health Platform Content moderation determines the type of data displayed on platforms. Although this type of work is conducted online without interpersonal interactions, it does not remain emotionless. This article ...

What Do Content Moderators Do? Emotion Work and Control on a Digital Health Platform - Petrakaki - Journal of Management Studies - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Expectation vs Reality: A Case Study of the Impact of the da Vinci Surgical Robot on Healthcare Professionals’ Work Experiences In recent years, considerable academic attention has been devoted to the use of new technology in the healthcare sector. However, there is limited emp…

Yu Lui and Hayton "Expectation vs Reality: A Case Study of the Impact of the da Vinci Surgical Robot on Healthcare Professionals’ Work Experiences" Social Science and Medicine: in press www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Poverty, pay and the case for change in social care |
www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Case for managerial academic careers This article highlights the need for a shift in how we view research and academic careers within healthcare management. By creating formal academic pathways for managers, we can better align operation...

Shand and French "Case for managerial academic careers" bmjleader.bmj.com/content/earl...

I Was Laid Off from CDC. Here’s Why We Need to Bolster State and Local Supports to Protect Public Health  | Milbank Memorial Fund I moved to Atlanta in August 2024 to begin my dream job at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After making it to the semi-finalist

I Was Laid Off from CDC. Here’s Why We Need to Bolster State and Local Supports to Protect Public Health www.milbank.org/2025/07/i-wa...

PhD Position: Leadership in Sustainable Healthcare Transitions Are you motivated to help make healthcare more environmentally sustainable? Are you eager to develop strategies for leadership and management to accelerate system-wide transitions toward environmental...

PhD position at Erasmus: PhD Position: Leadership in Sustainable Healthcare Transitions www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3530...

The new maternity task force and the investigation will be co-produced with families, says Wes Streeting in response to a question from @shaunlintern.bsky.social see our BMJ piece here www.bmj.com/content/390/... #insighttoimpactmatneo

Writing impact case studies: a comparative study of high-scoring and low-scoring case studies from REF2014 - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Writing impact case studies: a comparative study of high-scoring and low-scoring case studies from REF2014

Writing an impact case study for the UK Research Excellence Framework? Make it easy to read (short sentences, no hard words), and oversimplify the causal links. (Don't shoot the messenger - not my circus).

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Managers, Professionals, or Public Servants? Organizational Professionals in the Public Sector as Hybrid Professionals The expansion of organizational professionals in the public sector is often interpreted as a manifestation of increased managerial control and bureaucratisation, raising questions about shifting prof...

"Managers, Professionals, or Public Servants? Organizational Professionals in the Public Sector as Hybrid Professionals" by Linda Alamaa, Patrik Hall, & Karl Löfgren provides an insider’s perspective by examining how they perceive and justify their roles. doi.org/10.1111/padm...

What a State: Why the U.S. is Still Bad for Your Health (Policy) The second Trump administration's centrepiece legislation, the modestly-named Big Beautiful Bill, passed by the House of Representatives and going through the Senate at time of writing, offers an opp...

What a State: Why the U.S. is Still Bad for Your Health (Policy) - Paton - The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A liminal duality of expert authority: the perpetuation of hierarchical authority in UK surgical teams contrary to a national collective leadership policy This article examines a process which demonstrates institutional liminality. It was initiated by the implementation of a national policy. The policy w…

Dr Tracey Rosell (Exeter University) "A liminal duality of expert authority: the perpetuation of hierarchical authority in UK surgical teams contrary to a national collective leadership policy" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Improvement Fellow Fixed term contract until November 2026 Salary: Up to £65,778 pro rata plus excellent benefits Application deadline: 13 July 2025, 23.00

CLOSING SOON: We're looking for a dynamic and experienced Improvement Fellow to join our Insight and Analysis Unit.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead research and analysis that informs policy, influences practice and drives meaningful change.

Apply by 13 July ⬇️

https://bit.ly/3TPB0wJ

Going in circles? – Identifying the dissemination process of healthcare networks within their member organizations Purpose-oriented networks are the dominant organizational model for collaboratively addressing complex healthcare challenges. However, their impact on…

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Which of the following do you think is MOST responsible for the problems the NHS currently faces? | Daily Question Which of the following do you think is MOST responsible for the problems the NHS currently faces?

Which of the following do you think is MOST responsible for the problems the NHS currently faces? yougov.co.uk/topics/inter...

10-year ‘Plan for Change’ or ‘plus ça change’? |
www.health.org.uk/features-and...

Implementation Science Masterclasses 2025 From theory to practice: ensure your research has real-world impact.

Birmingham Implementation science masterclass; 16 July 1pm. Register here to find out the digital link and the in-person venue: ttps://forms.office.com/e/yJGrkLEjwV
Keep updated about upcoming sessions on the website as well:
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Improvement Fellow Fixed term contract until November 2026 Salary: Up to £65,778 pro rata plus excellent benefits Application deadline: 13 July 2025, 23.00

We're looking for a dynamic and experienced Improvement Fellow to join our Insight and Analysis Unit.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead research and analysis that informs policy, influences practice and drives meaningful change.

Find out more and apply by 13 July ⬇️

https://bit.ly/3TPB0wJ