Roger Kline
@rogerkline.bsky.social
Research Fellow, Middlesex University Business School. Disruptive innovator. Perennial optimist. Views are in my personal capacity
"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...
Senior staff told to improve behaviour after bullying and racism findings
A trust has called for "tangible improvements" in behaviour from some of its senior clinicians, after an external review reported bullying, harassment, and racism.
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Do medical schools risk conflating compliance with professionalism? This seems a very thoughtful piece www.bmj.com/content/394/...
Medical schools risk conflating compliance with professionalism
The 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, ...
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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...
The art of recycling executives who fail the public interest test? (9 August 2026)
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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...
Jason Arday’s life may be a warped fantasy. But so is this conversation around DEI
Cambridge’s youngest Black professor has resigned. But the discourse around his departure is rooted in its own distorted reality
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Cambruidge University VC. Hold you head in shame? Whistleblowier victimised for challenging bullying of colleagues www.linkedin.com/pulse/whistl...
A whistleblowing and bullying chronicle foretold
Three years ago, the Royal Astronomical Society published research by Doyin Atewologun and myself on Bullying and Harassmenbt in astronomy. https://www.
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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...
Treasury ‘materially contributed’ to suicide of personal assistant, coroner finds
Chloe Moffat, 26, killed herself after disciplinary proceedings which coroner found be to be flawed
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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
The 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
The Art of Recycling Executives Who Fail the Public Interest Test?
Health Service Journal recently wrote https://www.hsj.
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A thoughtful approach to NHS workfoce planning www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#healthcareworkforce #workforceplanning #patientsafety #humanfactors #healthpolicy #leadership #nursing #healthcaremanagement #systemsthinking #workforcetransformation | Alison Leary | 23 comments
Hope 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...
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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-...
London hospital reports midwife to Prevent after UK Lawyers for Israel complaint over Gaza posts
Midwife was accused of antisemitism for social media posts and referred to the counterterrorism programme a year after she left her job at the hospital
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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?...
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...
‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
As 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
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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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an 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 Kline
an 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
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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. 😊
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...
Dear 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
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Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm
Doctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in England
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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 · last mo.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?
Being “inside the tent” is not much use without values, courage and strategy www.linkedin.com/pulse/being-...
Being “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...
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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?
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...
Dear 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
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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
I though I had to share. I am so proud. Self taught now finally getting the recognition he desreves www.rogerkline.co.uk/post/my-litt...
My little brother: the “world class violin player”
I thought I should share this interview that Guitar International did with Dave Kline which might give you a little sense of what inspires Dave and the music he writes and plays. World class violinist...
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www.rogerkline.co.uk/post/my-litt...
My little brother: the “world class violin player”
I thought I should share this interview that Guitar International did with Dave Kline which might give you a little sense of what inspires Dave and the music he writes and plays. World class violinist...
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My little brother, "the World class violin player" www.rogerkline.co.uk/post/my-litt...
My little brother: the “world class violin player”
I thought I should share this interview that Guitar International did with Dave Kline which might give you a little sense of what inspires Dave and the music he writes and plays. World class violinist...
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