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class="blog-author-archive"> <header> <h1>Posts by Daniel Hartley </h1> <div class="author-meta"> <div class="avatar-photo"> <img width="140" height="140" src="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Daniel-Hartley-Executive-Director-of-People-at-The-Rotherham-NHS-Foundation-Trust-150x150.jpg" class="avatar avatar-140 photo wp-post-image" alt="Photograph of Daniel Hartley, Executive Director of People at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust" decoding="async" /> </div> <div class="biography rich-text"> <p>Daniel is Executive Director of People at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, a role that he loves. </p> <p>Daniel has over 20 years’ experience in a range of people, organisational development and workforce roles having worked in local government and at NHS England before joining The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust in 2023. </p> </div> </div> </header> <div class="author-posts"> <article class="post js-equalheight"> <h2><a 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