All Equality and diversity articles – Page 20
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CommentBreak the vicious cycle of poor mental health crisis care
Paul Farmer urges action on the recommendations of the year-long review of the Mental Health Act and the provisions of the long-term plan to improve the mental health of the nation
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CommentGiving the people what they don't want
Peter West recounts his impressions of attending his local clinical commissioning group’s governing body meeting as a member of the public
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NewsNo substitute for graduate nurses – Stevens
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has said there is “no substitute” for graduate nurses and “we have got to see a meaningful expansion” of training places.
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NewsOmbudsman discriminated against dyslexic employee
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman may have to pay damages to a dyslexic former employee after a tribunal decided it had discriminated against a disabled worker.
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NewsStaff survey analysis: Trusts with the highest and lowest levels of discrimination
The annual staff survey has shown a steady increase in discrimination since 2015. Below is a breakdown of the trusts with the highest and lowest percentages of staff experiencing discrimination at work in the last 12 months, comparing 2017 to 2018.
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CommentStaff survey offers reasons to be hopeful, but problems remain
Danny Mortimer notes that the recent NHS Staff Survey results suggest there are reasons to be optimistic, but there are still areas for improvement
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CommentWorkforce race equality: It’s time to make a difference in Greater Manchester
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group will offer supportive leadership to colleagues in public sector organisations across Greater Manchester to ensure equality and inclusion in the workplace, says Sir David Dalton
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NewsDHSC reduces gender pay gap
The difference between men and women’s hourly pay at the Department of Health and Social Care and its executive agencies has fallen by almost 3 percentage points.
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NewsTraining needed to stop patient risk from AI and robots - review
The NHS needs to drastically boost its ability to asses new digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence and genomics, or risk entrenching health inequities and harming patients, according to a government review.
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CommentChildren must learn all are welcome as part of the NHS team
NHS trusts must develop stronger relationships with education so that discussion of the benefits of an NHS career becomes a normal part of primary and secondary school education, writes Danny Mortimer
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CommentBME staff are still struggling: here's what you can do about it
Michael West, Habib Naqvi and Yvonne Coghill outline measures to implement the values of compassion and inclusion across the whole of the NHS
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CommentLeaders cannot claim to be compassionate if they’re not inclusive
Tracie Jolliff on how it is time for a new conversation about inclusion in the NHS
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NewsJust one trust has 50pc BME board share
Only one trust has as many black and minority ethnic board members as white, and 96 trusts say they have no BME board directors at all, new data has revealed.
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CommentWill the NHS long-term plan actually change health inequalities for BAME communities?
Dr Melrose Stewart writes that the NHS long-term plan is far from revolutionary when it comes to addressing healthcare inequalities
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News'Extremely slow' progress on consultants' contract talks
The progress of the consultants’ contract negotiations “remains extremely slow” and has not moved on since last year, a doctors’ trade union has said.
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NewsHospital chain unfairly dismissed director in restructure
A hospital group unfairly dismissed a senior manager as it restructured staff across three trusts, a tribunal has ruled.
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NewsCCG accused of using 'flawed' test to cut spending on elderly
A clinical commissioning group has been accused of blocking potentially eligible patients from receiving continuing healthcare funding under a programme supported by NHS England.
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NewsExclusive: Regulator tells trusts to set diversity targets
NHS organisations will have to set their own targets for black and minority ethnic representation across leadership teams and the broader workforce in NHS Improvement’s new workforce equality strategy.
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NewsPower flows to the centre in this year's HSJ100
The HSJ100 was launched in 2005. Each year it seeks to rank those who will exercise the greatest influence over the English NHS and health policy during the next 12 months. It is always judged by some of the most knowledgeable and experienced figures in healthcare leadership.
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CommentHarnessing the power of place to drive better health
We need to consider alternative models of health delivery that focus on addressing the place based social determinants of poor health aided by the development of mechanisms to ensure effective coordination between multiple agencies and stakeholders, writes Charlotte Alldritt