Roger Kline

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We are delighted to announce our next Middlesex University Doctorate in Business Administration WEBINAR with a top class panel on NHS; Leadership in the NHS: Equity is not an optional extra It is on November 19th Register here lnkd.in/ecSSSA3y

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A very moving clip from the Metropolitan Opera as the entire audience stood for the Ukrainian National Anthem. Uplifting, You might want to share www.facebook.com/reel/2408036...

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theguardian.comPalantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George MonbiotTom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

hsj.co.ukNHS bosses admit defeat on 18-week pledgeNHS chiefs have told ministers that their top health manifesto pledge - to restore the 18-week elective target by 2029 - is "not going to happen", as a new analysis confirms the service is significant...

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Wes Streeting. Self serving wally.

Steve Andrews@steveandrews3.bsky.social

"NHS chiefs have told ministers that their top health manifesto pledge is “not going to happen” - what cost did local operational management teams pay as they were driven to deliver the undeliverable ? Thank you Ops Teams... www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-...

haaretz.comOctober 7 protests across Israel mark three years of 'guilt, shame and regret''Three years of guilt, shame and regret' | Families of hostages and victims renewed calls for a state commission of inquiry, while demonstrations were also held outside senior politicians' homes

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There is NO justification for the murderour Hamas attack of October 7th 2023. None. And no justification either for the murderous response of Netanyahu in Gaza. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Dr Christine Peters

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Tick boxy performances achieve diddly squat. racism? Do something, don’t bury it as an too difficult to tackle issue Also consider intersectional “isms” that sneak up and fail to get spotted

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If your NHS Board is going to discuss racism - as they are required to, these questions are intended to sop the outcome being a performative tick box Please share www.linkedin.com/pulse/ten-qu...

linkedin.comTEN QUESTIONSQuestions to ask when the Mann Review and the Race Standard are discussed at your Board, as they will be. Each main question is followed by supplementary ones.

linkedin.comTEN QUESTIONSQuestions to ask when the Mann Review and the Race Standard are discussed at your Board, as they will be. Each main question is followed by supplementary ones.

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If your NHS Board is going to discuss racism - as they are required to, these questions are intended to sop the outcome being a performative tick box Please share www.linkedin.com/pulse/ten-qu...

hopenothate.org.ukHOPE not hateResearching, Campaigning, and Supporting Communities to build HOPE and oppose far right extremism.

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Today is the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street when Jewish residents and allies from trade unions and others stopped Oswald Moseley's facsists marching through London's East End. It is a good time to think about joining Hope not Hate. Find out why. hopenothate.org.uk?utm_source=E...

hsj.co.uk‘Angry’ trust CEO warns staff about racist abuse of directorThe chief people officer of a leading hospital trust has been subjected to "racist" abuse by colleagues, HSJ has learned.

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Which Trust Boards will do the same or have done the same? I think we should know

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An NHS CEO gets it spot on “This behaviour will not be tolerated at Frimley Health… If you cannot treat your colleagues with basic dignity and respect, then the NHS and Frimley Health specifically, is not the right place for you to hold a public salary.” www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/an...

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hsj.co.uk‘Angry’ trust CEO warns staff about racist abuse of directorThe chief people officer of a leading hospital trust has been subjected to "racist" abuse by colleagues, HSJ has learned.

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An NHS CEO gets it spot on “This behaviour will not be tolerated at Frimley Health… If you cannot treat your colleagues with basic dignity and respect, then the NHS and Frimley Health specifically, is not the right place for you to hold a public salary.” www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/an...

hsj.co.uk‘Angry’ trust CEO warns staff about racist abuse of directorThe chief people officer of a leading hospital trust has been subjected to "racist" abuse by colleagues, HSJ has learned.

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An NHS CEO gets it spot on “This behaviour will not be tolerated at Frimley Health… If you cannot treat your colleagues with basic dignity and respect, then the NHS and Frimley Health specifically, is not the right place for you to hold a public salary.” www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/an...

theguardian.comLaura Kline obituaryOther lives: Laura Kline fought educational discrimination against black children in London

16 Sept

Today is the anniversay of our mum Laura. A great women we remember fondly and wth love, She inspired us both. Dave and Roger www.theguardian.com/theguardian/...

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linkedin.com“Rolling bad apples” and the NHS. Staff members speaking to the BBC, on condition they remained anonymous, described "shouting and abuse of black and Asian consultants" in meetings at East Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

NHS England have doing it for years but it is even worse now. Rewcycling what the City of London calls "rolling bad apples" who cause harm in one Trust and get recycled to another whilst their victims see their careers and hea;lth damaged - and care impacted www.linkedin.com/pulse/rollin...

you.38degrees.org.ukDear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-richJust sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...

Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

you.38degrees.org.ukDear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-richJust sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...

Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

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Anne Applebaum

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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

linkedin.com“Rolling bad apples” and the NHS. Staff members speaking to the BBC, on condition they remained anonymous, described "shouting and abuse of black and Asian consultants" in meetings at East Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

NHS England have doing it for years but it is even worse now. Rewcycling what the City of London calls "rolling bad apples" who cause harm in one Trust and get recycled to another whilst their victims see their careers and hea;lth damaged - and care impacted www.linkedin.com/pulse/rollin...

theguardian.com‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligenceRachel Szor and Yuval Abraham collected the testimony of 24 insiders who helped remotely target Gazans’ homes. They explain how they got these self-professed ‘small cogs’ to talk about the killing

‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...

11 Sept

youtube.comNurse who was struck off has case overturned after ‘serious irregularities’YouTube video by Channel 4 News

4 Sept

JUst listen for a few minutes to this Channel Four News piece about the astonishing and disgracefuk behaviour of the NMC towards this nurse. It lasted 10 (ten) years/ She finally overturned the NMC's nonsense www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pRI...

youtube.comLeadership: Take a Stand, Make a Difference or Move OnYouTube video by Leadership and Team Learning

3 Sept

"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept" This is the Australian amry but if only we had enough leaders in the NHS who could speak like this www.youtube.com/watch?v=azbR...

hsj.co.ukSenior staff told to improve behaviour after bullying and racism findingsA trust has called for "tangible improvements" in behaviour from some of its senior clinicians, after an external review reported bullying, harassment, and racism.

18 Aug

"Some staff reported “shouting and abuse” of non-white medical consultants in meetings, and that trainees were “manipulated and coerced” to raise complaints about staff with minority ethnic backgrounds. ". www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/se...

bmj.comMedical schools risk conflating compliance with professionalismThe NHS needs doctors who do what is right—not doctors who simply satisfy the system, write Katie Diss and Callum Williams “It sometimes feels like [what medical schools] should be taking seriously, ...

17 Aug

Do medical schools risk conflating compliance with professionalism? This seems a very thoughtful piece www.bmj.com/content/394/...

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Patient Safety Learning

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11 Aug

Article added to the hub - The art of recycling executives who fail the public interest test? (via @rogerkline.bsky.social) www.pslhub.org/learn/leader...

pslhub.orgThe art of recycling executives who fail the public interest test? (9 August 2026)

theguardian.comJason Arday’s life may be a warped fantasy. But so is this conversation around DEICambridge’s youngest Black professor has resigned. But the discourse around his departure is rooted in its own distorted reality

12 Aug

Well worth reading Jason Arday’s life may be a warped fantasy. But so is this conversation around DEI www.theguardian.com/news/2026/au...

linkedin.comA whistleblowing and bullying chronicle foretoldThree years ago, the Royal Astronomical Society published research by Doyin Atewologun and myself on Bullying and Harassmenbt in astronomy. https://www.

12 Aug

Cambruidge University VC. Hold you head in shame? Whistleblowier victimised for challenging bullying of colleagues www.linkedin.com/pulse/whistl...

theguardian.comTreasury ‘materially contributed’ to suicide of personal assistant, coroner findsChloe Moffat, 26, killed herself after disciplinary proceedings which coroner found be to be flawed

10 Aug

Treasury issued with Prevention of Future Death notice by Coronoer after Personal Assisranr committs suicide during flawed disciplinary process. The first principle of any disciplinary process should be First, Do No Harm. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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linkedin.comThe Art of Recycling Executives Who Fail the Public Interest Test?Health Service Journal recently wrote https://www.hsj.

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The art of recycling NHS executives who fail the Public Interest test?https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/art-recycling-executives-who-fail-public-interest-test-roger-kline-x7wse/?published=t

linkedin.comThe Art of Recycling Executives Who Fail the Public Interest Test?Health Service Journal recently wrote https://www.hsj.

Roger Kline@rogerkline.bsky.social

The art of recycling NHS executives who fail the Public Interest test?https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/art-recycling-executives-who-fail-public-interest-test-roger-kline-x7wse/?published=t

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linkedin.comThe Art of Recycling Executives Who Fail the Public Interest Test?Health Service Journal recently wrote https://www.hsj.

The art of recycling NHS executives who fail the Public Interest test?https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/art-recycling-executives-who-fail-public-interest-test-roger-kline-x7wse/?published=t

linkedin.comThe Art of Recycling Executives Who Fail the Public Interest Test?Health Service Journal recently wrote https://www.hsj.

The art of recycling NHS executives who fail the Public Interest test?https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/art-recycling-executives-who-fail-public-interest-test-roger-kline-x7wse/?published=t

linkedin.com#healthcareworkforce #workforceplanning #patientsafety #humanfactors #healthpolicy #leadership #nursing #healthcaremanagement #systemsthinking #workforcetransformation | Alison Leary | 23 commentsHope is not a plan-We've Been Solving the Wrong Workforce Problem in Healthcare. I'm often asked what I would do to solve the healthcare workforce issues we face. The issues are complex (not complicat...

8 Aug

A thoughtful approach to NHS workfoce planning www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

middleeasteye.netLondon hospital reports midwife to Prevent after UK Lawyers for Israel complaint over Gaza postsMidwife was accused of antisemitism for social media posts and referred to the counterterrorism programme a year after she left her job at the hospital

8 Aug

A midwife reported to the NMC (who dismissed the referral) and Prevent after UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) complained about her social media posts describing Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide. I am making a donation to her fundraiser. You might too www.middleeasteye.net/news/london-...

6 Aug

If you work at NHS England, used to work at NHS England, or are affected by what NHS England does, you might want to read this. myemail.constantcontact.com/Rooms-.html?...

theguardian.com‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon ValleyAs Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

5 Aug

If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

4 Aug

The heatwave (climate change driven by fossil fuels to every one else) is killing some plants but others thrive if there is some shade in our back garden

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3 Aug

linkedin.coman honest and important comment by someone I completely trust. Thank you Beatrice. spot on. The NHSE report does not enable the learning needed across the sysrem | Roger Klinean honest and important comment by someone I completely trust. Thank you Beatrice. spot on. The NHSE report does not enable the learning needed across the sysrem

2 Aug

Just back from UCLH and sharing a BIG thanks to the entire ENT team from receptionist to nurses, health care asistants, anaethetist and Dr Hala Kanona - and a truly diverse multinational team, PS My study doesn't always looks as disorganised as this. Honest. 😊

28 July

Roger Kline@rogerkline.bsky.social

I've been persuaded I should join others who shared they received awards at the recent HR Magazine awards. Very pleased to be voted amongst the "Most Influential" for four of the last six years. Possibly evidence you dont have to be "inside the tent" to help bring about change?

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rogerkline.co.ukDear Secretary of State...This is an open letter to the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from the co-authors of Too Hot to Handle, Roger Kline and Joy Warmington.For the attention of:The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MPSecretary of State for Health and Social Care39 Victoria StreetLondonSW1H 0EU DEAR SECRETARY OF STATE… Congratulations on your appointment.When the Labour government took office in 2024, we wrote to the then Health Secretary about our report, Too Hot to Handle? Why concerns about racism are not he

23 July

Dear Yvette Cooper. An open letter from Joy warmington and myself on race dscrimination in the NHS you might want to share www.rogerkline.co.uk/post/dear-se...

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele

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Good grief, this hits home.

theguardian.comAlarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firmDoctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in England

Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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25 July

I've been persuaded I should join others who shared they received awards at the recent HR Magazine awards. Very pleased to be voted amongst the "Most Influential" for four of the last six years. Possibly evidence you dont have to be "inside the tent" to help bring about change?

Thanks you for the kind comments. I'll try to rrespond to everyone individually

Roger Kline@rogerkline.bsky.social

I've been persuaded I should join others who shared they received awards at the recent HR Magazine awards. Very pleased to be voted amongst the "Most Influential" for four of the last six years. Possibly evidence you dont have to be "inside the tent" to help bring about change?

linkedin.comBeing “inside the tent” is not much use without values, courage and strategy.Being “inside the tent” is not much use without values, courage and strategy. A recent conversation with a very senior NHS person went like this (I have paraphrased but only slightly) · Me: But why ha...

Being “inside the tent” is not much use without values, courage and strategy www.linkedin.com/pulse/being-...

25 July

I've been persuaded I should join others who shared they received awards at the recent HR Magazine awards. Very pleased to be voted amongst the "Most Influential" for four of the last six years. Possibly evidence you dont have to be "inside the tent" to help bring about change?

rogerkline.co.ukDear Secretary of State...This is an open letter to the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from the co-authors of Too Hot to Handle, Roger Kline and Joy Warmington.For the attention of:The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MPSecretary of State for Health and Social Care39 Victoria StreetLondonSW1H 0EU DEAR SECRETARY OF STATE… Congratulations on your appointment.When the Labour government took office in 2024, we wrote to the then Health Secretary about our report, Too Hot to Handle? Why concerns about racism are not he

23 July

Dear Yvette Cooper. An open letter from Joy warmington and myself on race dscrimination in the NHS you might want to share www.rogerkline.co.uk/post/dear-se...

21 July

Those concerned about the misuse of the term antisemitism may be very interested in this legal view on the IHRA whch is prominently featured in todays Health Service Journal cttps://www.healthworkers4palestine.com/docs/Legal-implications-of-IHRA-in-NHS.pdf