All Education/training articles – Page 54
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SupplementsChange of heart: a special report on stroke
This special report on stroke looks at the future of stroke prevention, the education of medical staff about the use of anticoagulants and how one trust redesigned the pathway to tackle the risk of stroke.
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NewsPhysios to be given prescribing powers
Physiotherapists and podiatrists are to be able to prescribe their patients with medicines, the Department of Health (DH) announced.
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NewsNew clinical roles announced at top of Health Education England
Two new senior clinical posts have been created at Health Education England in a bid to link quality of care with future education and training.
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NewsDoctors to have annual skills assessment
Doctors skills are to be reassessed every year to ensure they are fit to practise, the General Medical Council said.
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HSJ KnowledgeTrial blazers: the benefits of carrying out clinical studies
Evidence suggests being active in clinical studies helps improve trusts’ performance as well as providing a potential source of income. Alison Moore finds out how trusts of all sizes can lead the way in promoting research.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy staff policy should revolve around patient needs
The Royal College of Nursing’s head of policy and international Howard Catton talks to Ruslan Zinchenko about designing staffing policies based on patient need.
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NewsJunior doctors raising patient safety fears
One in 20 junior doctors is concerned about patient safety at the place where they train, it has emerged.
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HSJ Local
Taunton and Somerset partners with local college
WORKFORCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust is supporting the training of 30 new assistant practitioners in partnership with a local college.
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NewsExclusive: new workforce chief promises staff flexibility
Health Education England will give commissioners the freedom required to create flexible workforces that meet their own local needs, its new head has promised in his first interview since being appointed.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to support the leaders of tomorrow
A social network is enabling medical students to gain supported experience in non-clinical environments to boost their leadership skills, write Harpreet Sood, Claire Lemer and Emma Stanton.
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HSJ KnowledgeValuable experience: internships in the healthcare sector
Three students share their experiences of internships within organisations in the healthcare sector.
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CommentNigel Crisp: the most precious commodity of all
On achieving a workforce skill mix to safeguard healthcare.
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HSJ KnowledgeA few words on self-management
Multilingual peer educators in north west London are helping people in hard to reach communities manage their diabetes, say Sunder Chita and colleagues.
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HSJ KnowledgeA framework for nurturing leadership skills in doctor training
Doctors’ postgraduate training is the perfect time to nurture an understanding of the leadership framework, explain Amy Brockbank and her North Western deanery colleagues.
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NewsKeogh outlines junior doctor death-rate measures
Patients are put at risk when junior doctors start work, the NHS medical director conceded as he outlined measures to end the so-called health service “killing season”.
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HSJ Local
Princess Alexandra enrols new apprentices
WORKFORCE: Eleven more members of staff have been enrolled on the Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust’s apprenticeship scheme.
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HSJ Local
Staff and student training upgade at James Paget
WORKFORCE: James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust is spending £500,000 upgrading education and training facilities for existing staff, and also medical and nursing students.
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NewsIan Cumming to lead Health Education England
National director of quality Ian Cumming has been named as the first chief executive of Health Education England.