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Report on a novel approach to foundation year 1 doctor workforce planning (2024)
Journal Article
Home, J., Bhatkal, S., & Johnson, L. (2024). Report on a novel approach to foundation year 1 doctor workforce planning. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 30(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2023.0038

In early 2020, North Manchester General Hospital took steps to increase the number of doctors providing out-of-hours cover in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This included introducing higher intensity rota patterns. Following positive feedback, it... Read More about Report on a novel approach to foundation year 1 doctor workforce planning.

The junior doctor shadow board (2023)
Journal Article
Home, J., Bidgood, A., & Kalipershad, S. (2023). The junior doctor shadow board. British Journal of Healthcare Management, https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2022.0043

Before 2020, North Manchester General Hospital had a history of poor feedback from junior doctors, regarding both their overall experience and access to non-clinical development opportunities. The circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in th... Read More about The junior doctor shadow board.

Ten minutes with Professor Matt Makin; Medical Director at North Manchester General Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (2022)
Journal Article
Home, J., & Makin, M. (2022). Ten minutes with Professor Matt Makin; Medical Director at North Manchester General Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. BMJ Leader, https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2021-000582

In late 2019, Professor Matt Makin was facing the significant challenge of leading North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) through a complex disaggregation process, as it left Pennine Acute NHS Trust and joined Manchester University NHS Foundation T... Read More about Ten minutes with Professor Matt Makin; Medical Director at North Manchester General Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

Strengthening NHS management and leadership : priorities for reform (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, B., Horton, T., & Home, J. (2022). Strengthening NHS management and leadership : priorities for reform

Good management is key to the NHS’s ability to provide high-quality services and to maximise the impact of its resources in the face of growing demand for care. However, in recent years, the importance of good management has been somewhat forgotten i... Read More about Strengthening NHS management and leadership : priorities for reform.

Standardising wellbeing for junior doctors - the wellbeing checklist (2021)
Journal Article
Capanna, M., Home, J., Wijesuriya, J., & Gossedge, R. (2021). Standardising wellbeing for junior doctors - the wellbeing checklist. BMJ Leader, 5(Sup. 1), https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2021-fmlm.57

Junior doctor wellbeing is essential for both staff and patients. However, due to the rotational nature of junior doctor work, they can have difficulty accessing wellbeing services. Although there have been numerous campaigns and research into this t... Read More about Standardising wellbeing for junior doctors - the wellbeing checklist.

The junior doctor shadow board, lessons learned from the corporate sector (2021)
Journal Article
Home, J., Bidgood, A., & Kalipershad, S. (2021). The junior doctor shadow board, lessons learned from the corporate sector. BMJ Leader, 5(Sup. 1), A25. https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2021-FMLM.67

Background: North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) has a history of poor feedback from junior doctors, in both overall experience and access to non-clinical development opportunities. The advent of Covid-19 led the medical leadership team to seek a... Read More about The junior doctor shadow board, lessons learned from the corporate sector.

How my MBA is helping me improve the healthcare industry (2021)
Journal Article
Home, J., & O, N. (2021). How my MBA is helping me improve the healthcare industry

According to Joseph Home, MBA candidate at Alliance Manchester Business School, the NHS is going through a 'major, but quiet overhaul.' Joseph hopes to use his MBA to improve the NHS from the ground up.

Ten minutes with Dr Joseph Home, Medical Directors Leadership Fellow at Pennine Acute NHS Trust (2020)
Journal Article
Waugh, C., & Home, J. (2020). Ten minutes with Dr Joseph Home, Medical Directors Leadership Fellow at Pennine Acute NHS Trust. BMJ Leader, https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2020-000376

As a Foundation Year 2 Doctor Joseph was given the unique opportunity to step into a senior leadership role. This short interview discusses some of the challenges and key messages from this experience.

Ten minutes with Professor Andrew Rowland, Lead Employer Medical Director of St Helens and Knowlsey Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Honorary Professor at the University of Salford, Chair of SicKids children's charity, Non-Executive Director of M’Lop Tapang and Consultant in Children’s Emergency Medicine (2020)
Journal Article
Home, J., & Rowland, A. (2021). Ten minutes with Professor Andrew Rowland, Lead Employer Medical Director of St Helens and Knowlsey Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Honorary Professor at the University of Salford, Chair of SicKids children's charity, Non-Executive Director of M’Lop Tapang and Consultant in Children’s Emergency Medicine. BMJ Leader, 5(2), 151-153. https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2020-000341

Professor Rowland has several leadership roles spanning academic, NHS and charitable organisations. This short interview discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and how his approach to leadership has changed to cope with many challenges face... Read More about Ten minutes with Professor Andrew Rowland, Lead Employer Medical Director of St Helens and Knowlsey Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Honorary Professor at the University of Salford, Chair of SicKids children's charity, Non-Executive Director of M’Lop Tapang and Consultant in Children’s Emergency Medicine.

Junior doctors as senior clinical leaders – a reflection on my foundation year 2 (F2) experiences during the SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
Journal Article
Home, J. (2021). Junior doctors as senior clinical leaders – a reflection on my foundation year 2 (F2) experiences during the SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 14(1), 245-249. https://doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2020.1810456

COVID-19 presented a huge unplanned pressure on health resources worldwide. Across the NHS, different approaches have been utilised to respond to the crisis. Leadership figures across services were faced with difficult decisions with potential of... Read More about Junior doctors as senior clinical leaders – a reflection on my foundation year 2 (F2) experiences during the SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 pandemic.

A review of the law surrounding Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders (2020)
Journal Article
Home, J., Rowland, A., Gerry QC, F., Proudman, C., & Walton, K. (2020). A review of the law surrounding Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders. British Journal of Midwifery, 28(7), 418-429. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2020.28.7.418

Performing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is prohibited within the United Kingdom by the FGM Act 2003. A mandatory reporting duty for FGM requires regulated health and social care professionals and teachers in England and Wales to report known ca... Read More about A review of the law surrounding Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders.

Opening Pandora’s Box : ethical uncertainty surrounding the handling of incidental findings generated in genomic sequencing (2019)
Journal Article
Home, J. (2019). Opening Pandora’s Box : ethical uncertainty surrounding the handling of incidental findings generated in genomic sequencing. ˜The œjournal of hospital ethics, 6(1), 41

As whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing techniques become more accessible, their application within both medical research and clinical practice has significantly increased. This has led to substantial gains in our knowledge surrounding the geneti... Read More about Opening Pandora’s Box : ethical uncertainty surrounding the handling of incidental findings generated in genomic sequencing.