All articles by Charlotte – Page 34
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Trust staff go unpunished for patient data snooping
Trusts are failing to punish staff caught snooping on patients' records, NHS Employers has revealed.
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Healthcare Commission warning on safety risk
Government proposals on regulation would weaken safety standards and allow risky services to operate without a licence, the healthcare watchdog has warned.
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Workforce head Clare Chapman talks to HSJ
Department of Health workforce director general Clare Chapman stressed the importance of the role of senior managers in transforming the health service at the NHS Confederation conference. HSJ spoke to her about the challenges facing the workforce.
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Confed warning to staff who break data rules
Employers at the NHS Confederation conference have been warned not to let staff off the hook over data breaches.
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Mental health anti-stigma campaign appeals for support
Trusts at the NHS Confederation conference are being urged to join the 'biggest-ever' campaign to abolish the stigma attached to mental health problems.
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Uphold NHS values, Clare Chapman tells Confed
Universal NHS values are needed to quell fears that the service is becoming 'industrialised', the head of NHS workforce has claimed at the NHS Confederation conference.
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David Nicholson tells Confed chiefs to nurture leadership
Every chief executive and board member needs to take responsibility for nurturing future leaders, NHS chief executive David Nicholson has told the NHS Confederation conference.
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Invest in HR to save lives, managers told
Chief executives at the NHS Confederation annual conference have been urged to promote human resources issues to reduce deaths and improve patient care.
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Managers urged to use time efficiently
Senior leadership teams in the NHS could save more than 2,000 hours a year by making meetings more efficient, attendees at the NHS Confederation annual conference have heard.
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Staff fearful as mental health trust replaces board members
A 'brutal culling' of board members at a mental health trust has left staff fearing for their jobs.
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DH will tackle rift between senior managers and staff
Improving strained relationships between trust senior managers and staff is to become a top priority for the Department of Health.
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Confed appeals for mental health champion
The government should appoint a ministerial champion for mental health and well-being to sit in the cabinet, the NHS Confederation is urging.
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Annual health check: PCTs let standards fall
Less than a quarter of primary care trusts believe their services have met all government quality standards.
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Tougher indicators aim at fairer comparisons
Annual performance ratings are being beefed up for some NHS sectors to make fairer comparisons possible across the service.
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Hygiene code failures a 'wake-up call' says Healthcare Commission
NHS trusts have been served with a 'wake-up call' to improve hygiene standards or risk service closures, following the latest annual health check declarations.More than a quarter of trusts have told the Healthcare Commission they failed to comply fully with the hygiene code in 2007-08.
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Failed, fired but not yet fixed: the new realities
Shape up or we'll find someone else to do your job - that's the new, tough message from the Department of Health. But how attractive will the 'someone else' role prove to be, asks Charlotte Santry
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Labour's NHS vision let down by reforms
New Labour's reforms have failed to deliver its vision to transform the health service, a major report has concluded.The joint Audit Commission and Healthcare Commission report finds the overhaul of the health service under the 2000 NHS Plan has, in many areas, fallen well short of expectations.
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Acquisitions need to be more attractive says takeover chief
The chief executive of England's only foundation trust to take over a failing hospital has urged the government to make acquisitions more attractive.In an exclusive article for HSJ, Heart of England foundation trust chief executive Mark Goldman warns ministers not to rely on 'heroism'. His comments follow plans to replace ...
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Senior doctors back plans for 360-degree patient appraisals
Senior doctors' leaders are backing plans to allow patients to rate consultants' personalities as part of '360-degree appraisals'.
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Fewer deaths could mean more pay for consultants
Hospital consultants’ pay could be linked to outcomes such as the number of patients who die in their care, the NHS medical director has signalled.