All Education/training articles – Page 60
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NewsMinisters call for overhaul on European doctor regulation
A group of MPs has renewed calls for the government and medical regulators to speed up efforts to resolve potential problems posed by doctors and nurses who qualify elsewhere in Europe and earn the right to work in the UK without having their language or medical skills tested.
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Blogs
Learning lessons in mental health care from around the world
A global call for action into mental health research has set out a list of priorities that identify the most pressing challenges to delivering improved mental health care and improving the lives of people with mental health in the UK
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CommentThe NHS Commissioning Board must support CCGs, not overshadow them
Amid the controversy around the government’s NHS reforms, relatively little attention has been given to the role of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Blogs
Bridging the financial gap
The challenge of reducing spend continues and managers are looking ever more creatively at how to reduce the bottom line. I think I may have found a solution!
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NewsLansley outlines new work for Future Forum
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has set out likely topics to feature in a continuing programme of work for the NHS Future Forum.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to handle change with confidence
The stress of managing change often has a negative impact on personal and professional lives, costing workforces millions of pounds in stress-related leave. But teaching individuals to approach change in a different light can drastically reduce or prevent this impact on organisations, as Maggie Cork and Elaine Smith explain.
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NewsPublic health expertise losses begin to bite
Local public health expertise is starting to drain away as budget cuts bite and staff await transfer to local authorities, evidence presented to HSJ reveals.
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HSJ Local
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals welcomes education adviser
WORKFORCE: A new advisory board chair for the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery has been appointed, the trust has announced.
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HSJ Local
Information governance target 'unrealistic', says Oxfordshire trust
PERFORMANCE: A report by the Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust has described a key information governance target as “unrealistic”.
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HSJ Local
Royal Hampshire opens new dental training unit
WORKFORCE: A dental simulation suite has opened at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.
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HSJ Local
Nurse consultant appointed at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
WORKFORCE: One of the country’s “most experienced frontline nurses” has been appointed to the post of nurse consultant in acute medicine, the trust has announced.
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SupplementsTesting times: an HSJ training and development special supplement
At a time when budgets are being tightly squeezed, training can be seen as a luxury. But arming staff with the right skills, now and for the future, is vital in delivering results.
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NewsTraining budget protection supported by government
Billions of pounds set aside for staff training could in future be ring-fenced after the government declared support for “protected” education budgets.
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HSJ Local
Sherwood Forest struggles on mandatory training
PERFORMANCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust is finding it “challenging” to deliver mandatory training.
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NewsDoctor warns over mental health care 'vacuum'
There is a “massive problem” of depleting numbers of mental health doctors, a leading psychiatrist has warned.
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NewsTrusts to be held to account for training funds
Providers will be held much more heavily to account for their investment in training, the government has announced.
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HSJ Local
South Devon Healthcare looks to lead on workforce development
WORKFORCE: The board of South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust has agreed to seek to become a host for a Provider Skills Network in the South West.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy a framework for NHS managers is crucial to effective services
Far from cutting bureaucracy in the NHS, large scale cuts to management risks the delivery of the many new initiatives the service will be required to fulfil. Ruth Spellman outlines a way forward.
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Blogs
A short course in leadership
What is leadership all about, and how can you learn to be a better leader. Do you need to go on a course, read a book, or what?
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NewsPrivate sector would refuse to recruit from NHS if forced to pay training costs - Forum
The government has been urged to reconsider proposals that would force the private sector to contribute to NHS training costs amid fears it will result in firms recruiting from overseas.