All Education/training articles – Page 9
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NewsFT’s leaders unaware of staff’s ‘high-risk’ practices, warns regulator
Leaders at a mental health trust have been criticised for being too “removed” from front line issues, which meant they were not alerted to “high-risk” restraint practices being used by staff.
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CommentInvest in a centrally-managed approach to work placements
Embedding good quality work experience in the NHS is vital to attracting the college students needed to address the workforce crisis, writes Gillian Cairn
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NewsMaternity scandal trust calls in senior clinician to lead review
A trust at the centre of a maternity care scandal is calling in an “external senior clinician” to review how it has responded to concerns raised by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology four years ago.
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News‘Number 10 backs’ real-time patient experience measures
GP contract update: Concerns have been raised about plans in the new GP contract for an “as close to real-time as possible” measure of patient experience in general practice, said to have been propelled by Boris Johnson’s number 10.
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NewsHEE appoints interim chief after Cumming steps down
Wendy Reid will take over from Ian Cumming as Health Education England’s acting chief executive, it has been announced.
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Expert BriefingNot everyone wants to be a doctor
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsTrust’s consultants allege they’re ‘bullied by managers’
Consultants at an acute hospital have reported being bullied by senior managers to move patients inappropriately and to prioritise targets over quality and safety.
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NewsNHS fails to spend £150m of apprenticeship levy
The NHS failed to spend over 70 per cent of the £200m NHS apprenticeship levy, planning guidance published today said.
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CommentA national people plan is fine but local labour markets require tailored responses
One of the main challenges with national plans long in gestation is that expectations are raised to heights the authors alone cannot possibly reach, writes Michael Wood
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NewsDavid Behan steps up calls for multiyear funding settlement
Health Education England’s chair has stepped up calls for government to give it a multiyear funding settlement in 2020, after a period of “annual budget setting”.
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Expert BriefingScoring points with international recruitment
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsRoyal college: Specialty is in a ‘predictable mess’
Ophthalmology has a fundamental capacity issue and the lack of training opportunities has left the specialty in a “predictable mess”, the president of the royal college has said.
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News‘Critical decision-making’ at major cancer centre left to trainees
Trainee oncologists at a major cancer centre covered clinics and made “critical” decisions without senior supervision, including for cancers they were not trained for, HSJ can reveal.
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Junior doctors could lose travel expenses
A proposed national policy on travel expenses could leave some junior doctors more than £50 a week out of pocket, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust dropped university after it failed nursing standards
A mental health and community trust had to select a new provider for its nursing training, after the university it had initially picked failed to meet the national regulator’s standards.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Is the centre finally about to get serious on workforce?
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsRegulator finds ‘challenging behaviour’ from trust’s senior staff
“Challenging behaviour” among senior clinicians and “disconnected” working between departments has been uncovered at a “special measures” trust at risk of losing some of its trainee doctors.
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NewsSpecial measures trust at risk of losing trainees
A special measures trust is at risk of losing its trainee doctors in acute medical services in January due to gaps in its workforce.
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Expert BriefingChristmas come early?
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsGovernment announces partial U-turn on student nurse funding
All nursing students will receive a cost of living grant of at least £5,000 with up to £3,000 extra available for regions or specialisms “struggling to recruit”, the government has announced.