All Education/training articles – Page 29

  • Workforce
    News

    New fears over nursing workforce shortages revealed

    2017-05-14T08:28:00Z

    Nine out of 10 nursing leaders in the NHS say they are worried abour their ability to recruit nurses, according to a survey by the Royal College of Nursing. The RCN has also said it believes there are 40,000 nursing vacancies in the service.

  • Whistle
    News

    Whistleblower court case applies across workforce, says charity

    2017-05-09T07:00:00Z

    Public Concern at Work says Court of Appeal case extends whistleblower protections across the workforce Charity intervened in junior doctor’s case that ended last week Health Education England could be properly deemed an employer, judges said A decision by the Court of Appeal to introduce a new interpretation ...

  • European flag
    News

    New alliance to fight NHS's corner during Brexit talks

    2017-05-08T11:51:00Z

    Alliance of NHS organisations to speak up for the health service to be announced within the month NHS Confederation behind the plan, which will not argue for or against Brexit The group will aim to ensure issues affecting NHS are recognised by government An alliance of NHS organisations ...

  • warning sign
    HSJ Local

    Independent hospital improves training in wake of patient death failures

    2017-05-04T10:49:00Z

    Staff at independent mental health unit given extra training in dealing with emergencies Extra training comes after coroner wrote to the firm outlining failures linked to the death of a patient Inquest found James O’Brien died of natural causes, but the jury said the emergency response from hospital staff ...

  • East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
    HSJ Local

    June deadline for trust to move junior doctors after safety warning

    2017-04-21T16:38:00Z

    Trust says “major efforts made by staff in the hospital to support training” were “not enough” to keep the trainees Thirty-eight junior doctors at East Kent trust will be affected Junior doctors and affected patients must transfer by 19 June A trust recently removed from special measures has ...

  • Workforce
    News

    NHS warned not to ignore needs of 'generation Y' workforce

    2017-04-21T12:04:00Z

    Pay review body warns policymakers not to ignore demands of “generation Y” doctors Call follows last year’s damaging junior doctors contract dispute People born between 1980 and 2000 will make up half the global workforce by 2020 A failure by NHS policymakers to respond to demands of a ...

  • Amelia kehoe
    Comment

    Trust-level support must be in place for overseas doctors

    2017-04-20T07:00:00Z

    Amelia Kehoe on what other trusts can learn from North Tees and Hartlepool about giving back-up to medical graduates from abroad

  • EU flag
    News

    Exclusive: Leak reveals worst case scenario for nursing after Brexit

    2017-04-06T22:00:00Z

    Modelling by civil servants shows NHS nursing supply could fail to meet demand by 2025-26 Worst case scenario shows a shortage of between 26,000 and 42,000 nurses Health minister convenes new committee to drive policy response After Brexit the NHS could be hit by a shortage of more ...

  • lecture
    News

    New £2bn training supplier framework created for NHS

    2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

    NHS Shared Business Services creating new framework for apprentice training supplies The framework available free of charge to the NHS Potential market value for is estimated at £2bn by 2021 NHS Shared Business Services is creating a new framework for suppliers of apprenticeship training with a potential market ...

  • Workforce
    News

    Plan to boost nurse numbers by 2020

    2017-03-31T00:01:00Z

    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 ...

  • Theresa may
    News

    Article 50: Theresa May warned to safeguard NHS workforce

    2017-03-29T13:48:00Z

    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 ...

  • purse
    News

    Government told to end current pay restraint policy

    2017-03-28T16:03:00Z

    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 ...

  • Royal Courts of Justice
    News

    Whistleblowing charity intervenes in HEE court case

    2017-03-21T12:10:00Z

    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 ...

  • Dark hospital corridor
    HSJ Local

    New drive to make sure trust staff sleep on night shifts

    2017-03-17T11:56:00Z

    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 ...

  • Janet Davies
    News

    RCN to separate union and professional roles

    2017-03-16T07:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Ambulance
    HSJ Local

    'Festering' pay dispute is 'alienating workforce'

    2017-03-15T07:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Unison
    Comment

    Removal of the nursing student bursary is a reckless experiment

    2017-03-14T12:57:00Z

    UNISON’s head of health Christina McAnea responds to a recent HSJ comment piece in which June Girvin argued for removal of the bursary

  • Workforce
    HSJ Local

    NHS trust replacing qualified nurses with nursing associates

    2017-03-10T11:29:00Z

    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 ...

  • John Guy
    Comment

    Shifting from a culture of encouraged dependency to informed responsibility

    2017-03-06T08:15:00Z

    STP proposals present an important opportunity to prepare for the future despite our inclination to cling to the familiarity of the past.

  • Shaun lintern expert briefing
    Expert Briefing

    Lintern's Risk Register: Is the NHS losing sight of the patient?

    2017-03-03T11:19:00Z

    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