All Health Education England articles – Page 20
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CommentAnalysis: The magical thinking of Hunt's medical training move
Jeremy Hunt’s commitment of around £100m to increase annual medical training numbers by 25 per cent is a keenly political move. He is fresh from the battlefield with the British Medical Association, and needs to make an impact in a post-Brexit referendum world.
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NewsHunt pledges £100m to make NHS 'self-sufficient' in doctors
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is set to announce a 25 per cent expansion in the number of funded medical student places from 2018 in a bid to make the NHS less reliant on overseas recruitment.
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CommentExactly what we need in a workforce strategy
There is a pressing need for a comprehensive workforce strategy for the NHS
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NewsHSJ Awards 2016 shortlist unveiled
We have today revealed the shortlist for the 2016 HSJ Awards.
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NewsHEE unveils measures to 'improve quality of life' for junior doctors
Health Education England revels plans to improve junior doctors’ quality of life Proposals include new targets for trusts to provide information, reviewing rotation periods and annual competency checks Doctors have expressed discontent with education and training system The number of times junior doctors rotate through NHS hospitals could ...
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NewsNew data reveals scale of nursing jobs advertised
New data from NHS Digital shows 29,000 full-time equivalent job adverts for nurses in first three months of 2016 More than 9,000 registered nurse and midwife roles were advertised each month on the NHS Jobs website Year on year there were 3,300 more FTE nursing staff working in the ...
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NewsRevealed: NHS trusts to lose millions in training funding
Treasury spending review leads to 2 per cent cut in education and training cash paid to NHS providers in 2016-17 Health Education England will offset the cut this year as a one-off move to prevent destabilisation NHS Providers warns cuts are not sustainable in light of wider financial pressures ...
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News80 hospitals in GMC 'special measures' over safety and training concerns
GMC chief executive urges government to accelerate reform of professional regulators, including mergers Medical watchdog is developing a new intelligence system to analyse data and act faster over concerns Seventy-nine hospitals are being monitored because of concerns over standards of training or safety Almost 80 hospitals are being ...
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NewsHEE to re-run job appointment after royal college complaint
Health Education England has said it will re-run the appointment process for the head of Yorkshire and the Humber School of Radiology after the appointment of a radiographer led to complaints by a medical royal college.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Trusts told savings priorities, and FTSE 100 firms approached for NHS boards
Your essential update on the week in health
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NewsChief executives warned over breaches to junior doctors contract
Handful of trusts have breached terms of new junior doctors contract related to guardians for safe working hours NHS Improvement warns trusts not to undermine the confidence of doctors following dispute with government A third of guardian posts have not been filled because of failures to agree on appointments ...
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NewsUpdated: Junior doctors granted new whistleblowing protection
Health Education England agrees to voluntarily close loophole in whistleblowing protection Court ruled earlier this year that HEE was outside employment law The loophole sparked concern among junior doctors during contract dispute Health Education England has said it will extend whistleblowing protection to junior doctors in the NHS ...
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NewsNursing shortage could continue beyond 2020
Forecast demand by trusts for adult nurses is not aligned to the Five Year Forward View Unless demand forecasts reduce the nursing shortage will continue beyond 2020 HEE’s pledge to meet future demand for nurses depends on activity falling in line with forward view Trusts had forecast an additional ...
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NewsRoyal college attacks 'ill conceived' appointment by HEE
Health Education England has been accused by a medical royal college of making an “ill informed and ill conceived decision” by appointing a non-medic to a key role overseeing the training of radiologists in the North.
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NewsSmall jump in doctors applying for NHS training despite contract dispute
Year on year increase in doctors applying for specialty training and GP training Ten per cent of posts for 2016 remain unfilled Further recruitment drives for some specialties planned More than 120 additional junior doctors have applied for specialty training in the NHS and more than 170 trainees ...
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CommentCan we expect nursing associates in the NHS by spring 2017?
With stakes pegged high for public safety, it may be a while till a regulated framework for the new healthcare role is set up in the NHS
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HSJ KnowledgeThe message on accessibility is getting through
Steps are finally being taken to bring down barriers to understanding what accessible information is and how it can transform lives
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Listen and learn to save lives
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Did doctors strike on a false manifesto?
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: War and peace
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern