All Education/training articles – Page 29
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Plan to boost nurse numbers by 2020
NHS England says health service will need more qualified nurses by 2020 NHS will launch fast track two year training programme and focus on retention Health Education England to publish workforce plan in April NHS England has said the health service will need more registered nurses by 2020 ...
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Article 50: Theresa May warned to safeguard NHS workforce
Coalition of health and social care organisations call for new post-Brexit immigration policy NHS Employers chief executive says government “must take all possible measures” to safeguard workforce supply Cavendish Coalition says policy should be based on workers’ “public service value” rather than salary A coalition of health and ...
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Government told to end current pay restraint policy
NHS Pay Review Body warns government action is needed on pay policy Ministers told the lack of a people strategy means workforce issues being neglected One per cent pay rise recommended for all NHS staff Ministers have been warned by the NHS Pay Review Body that action will ...
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Whistleblowing charity intervenes in HEE court case
Public Concern at Work granted permission to intervene in Court of Appeal case Chris Day claims he was victimised by Health Education England for whistleblowing Charity says the case could undermine whistleblowing legislation if it fails Whistleblowing charity Public Concern at Work has intervened in a Court of ...
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HSJ Local
New drive to make sure trust staff sleep on night shifts
All 15,000 staff at Guys and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust encouraged to take their breaks Campaign based on research evidence link to patient harm from fatigue Staff can benefit from a 20 minute nap at night and reduce clinical errors All 15,000 staff at one of the country’s ...
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RCN to separate union and professional roles
RCN to set up two committees to separately lead on professional nursing and trade union issues Reforms follow recommendations in the Francis report that RCN separate its dual roles All members will be able to stand for election to the committees and be eligible to vote. The Royal ...
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HSJ Local
'Festering' pay dispute is 'alienating workforce'
East of England Ambulance Trust faces deepening pay row with frontline staff Local MP and former health minister Norman Lamb says dispute is becoming a ‘festering sore alienating workforce’ Row centres on how soon paramedics can move to pay band 6 and compensation for delays to training East ...
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Comment
Removal of the nursing student bursary is a reckless experiment
UNISON’s head of health Christina McAnea responds to a recent HSJ comment piece in which June Girvin argued for removal of the bursary
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HSJ Local
NHS trust replacing qualified nurses with nursing associates
East and North Hertfordshire Trust to replace 21 nurse posts with nursing associates Royal College of Nursing warns the move is worrying and will short change patients Nursing associate role is being developed by Health Education England The Royal College of Nursing has criticised plans by an NHS ...
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Comment
Shifting from a culture of encouraged dependency to informed responsibility
STP proposals present an important opportunity to prepare for the future despite our inclination to cling to the familiarity of the past.
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Expert Briefing
Lintern's Risk Register: Is the NHS losing sight of the patient?
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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HSJ Knowledge
Good governance is an enabler, not a necessary evil
The well-led framework, while focusing on board governance, reviews emerging themes, helping trusts move to a system leadership perspective
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News
Treasury cuts force redundancies at arm's length body
Budget cuts force Health Education England to announce redundancy scheme available for all staff Cuts also likely to reduce specialty training budgets including for GP training HEE faces a £70m cost saving in 2016-17 and a “flat cash” settlement until 2020 Cuts to Health Education England’s budget have ...
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Comment
Take the less trodden path of volunteering overseas
Laura Spratling shares her experience of volunteering in a hospital of Sierra Leone
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NHS England accused of 'enabling' poor maternity care
NHS England audit of midwifery investigations called “meaningless” Audit followed the death of baby Kate Stanton-Davies but only looked at processes NHS England had told parents it would consider the quality of investigations NHS England has been accused of “actively enabling poor midwifery care” following the completion of ...
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Counter-fraud training department faces closure
A department set up to train local NHS counter-fraud teams could be closed, HSJ can reveal.
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Doctors could be allowed to opt out of new consultant contract
Contract proposal would allow consultants to opt out of new contract Idea would avoid the need for a ballot on the contract NHS Employers says it is “unwise” to prejudge outcomes of negotiations A new consultant contract for hospital doctors in England could be made optional for both ...
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Comment
Preparing for the impact of Brexit on health in the UK
In the aftermath of Brexit, it is essential that the NHS gain public support for the continued recruitment of clinical and scientific staff from the EU
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Comment
Understanding the right and wrong time for intervention
Use of charts by hospital boards can help decision makers set control limits to performance indicating where intervention may be required
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Comment
Establish the principles of a just culture for staff
A just culture is compassionate and does not blame staff to ensure that they learn when things go wrong