All Education/training articles – Page 37
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Government confirms new 'nursing associate' role
Up to 1,000 trainees will begin in a new “nursing associate” role in 2016 to bridge the gap between healthcare support workers and registered nurses, under government plans announced today.
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The use of temporary clinical staff in the NHS – HSJ workforce investigation main report
The HSJ/HCL Workforce Investigation studied the underlying causes of the NHS’s escalating clinical temporary staff bill Chief executives, human resources directors, medical and nurse directors and finance directors were surveyed, with more than 70 responses. Recommendations include enhanced pay for shortage specialties and offering more flexible working Download a ...
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NHS employment must be made as attractive as possible
In her foreword to HSJ’s workforce investigation, Clare Panniker describes the pressures that forced her trust to spend £18m on agency staff last year, and the system-wide solutions
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HSJ investigation calls for improved pay to cut agency spending
NHS providers should enhance pay and rewards and offer flexible working hours to staff to tackle their rising spend on agency staff, HSJ’s Workforce Investigation has recommended.
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Give out student loans to make nursing an attractive career
Number of nurses to be increased
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Rise in junior doctors turning their back on NHS training
Survey of more than 7,000 trainee doctors reveals almost half will not continue training in UK next year More doctors are taking career breaks but the number leaving the profession is static More than 10 per cent of trainees said they were pursuing a medical role outside the UK ...
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The frontloading of NHS investment comes as a relief
The comprehensive spending review brings breathing space for a squeezed system but questions remain over public health budgets
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Exclusive: HEE budget freeze will have 'consequences' for NHS
Health Education England’s underlying budget will be frozen in nominal terms until 2020-21 It will also lose £1.2bn of funding for student nurses and allied health professionals from 2017, as these payments are stopped HEE will continue to control placement fees for students training in the NHS ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Dawn of the volunteer revolution
Volunteering needs a ‘rebrand’, if its vital role in delivering sustainable healthcare is to be fully realised, believes the chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support, writes Daloni Carlisle
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New patient safety body to focus on maternity care
New investigation body will focus on maternity incidents from April next year Government to invest £4m in new technology, education and training Transparency data to include comparable trust performance on maternity outcomes The new Independent Patient Safety Investigations Service has been asked by the health secretary to focus ...
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NHS England to review staff training after mental health homicides
NHS England is reviewing the quality of training for staff who assess the root causes of homicides by mental health patients.
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Global safe staffing expert questions ‘crazy’ NHS nursing policy
One of the world’s leading experts on nursing and safe staffing has questioned current NHS policies towards nurses and suggested some could even put patients at greater risk.
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Government U-turn on delayed nurse revalidation rollout
The Department of Health has rowed back from plans to delay nurse revalidation in England, in light of the negative response from the profession’s leaders.
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Don't overlook sepsis, a bigger killer than cancer
Fighting a condition that kills 37,000 people a year in the UK
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Nurse revalidation faces two year delay following DH finance concerns
The full introduction of revalidation for nurses and midwives could be delayed in England for two years due to government fears about the current state of NHS finances.
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Not enough is being done to reduce avoidable harm in the NHS
The NHS must learn about human factors
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The NHS needs to play its part in sustainability
Compare environmental, social and financial effects