All articles by Nick Kituno – Page 20
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Exclusive: Independent hospital group cuts staff hours and salaries
A major independent health provider is cutting the hours and pay of its staff, although it has moved to protect the workforce at many of its hospitals in what was described as a ‘very last-minute reprieve’.
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Stevens and local NHS chiefs join Black Lives Matter calls
NHS England chief Sir Simon Stevens has said the Black Lives Matter movement and covid-19 have brought ‘stark and urgent’ focus to the problems black, Asian and minority ethnic people face.
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NHS’ workforce race equality lead to retire this year
NHS England’s workforce race equality director is to lead plans to support black, Asian and minority ethnic staff across London during the covid-19 pandemic, before retiring later this year.
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Government calls in ICS chair to plot next steps for social care
The chair of an integrated care system and former local authority director has been appointed as the lead of a new government covid-19 social care taskforce.
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Trust chief: I have been ‘culpable’ and ‘complicit’ on BAME issues
A trust chief has told staff she has been “culpable” and “complicit” when it comes to understanding the inequality and discrimination faced by black, Asian and minority ethnic people.
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Major trust’s workforce chief to leave after four years
King’s College Hospital FT’s chief people officer to leave after four years Dawn Brodrick joined the trust from the Department for Communities and Local Government A major teaching trust’s workforce chief is set to leave her role after four years in the post, HSJ has learned.
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Hancock says trusts must decide on paying for covid overtime
New guidance agreed by the NHS and unions suggests staff should always be paid for overtime work during the coronavirus pandemic – but stops short of making it compulsory.
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Private NHS contractor announces pay increase
A private health contractor which outsources staff to the NHS has announced a pay rise for its employees which it says will bring them in line with current Agenda for Change rates.
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Consider redeploying staff vulnerable to covid-19, employers told
NHS staff who are deemed vulnerable to covid-19 may need to be redeployed, a new risk reduction framework backed by NHS England tells employers.
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Four new ICSs announced
Four new integrated care systems have been confirmed by NHS England and NHS Improvement.
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Government ‘could switch covid app model’
The government is monitoring other covid-19 track and trace mobile apps around the world and could “adapt our app or move to a different model” if it needs to, a cabinet minister has said.
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Physios call for ‘further assurances’ after visas extension granted
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has urged ministers for “further assurances” following their calls for government to extend overseas physios’ visas during the covid-19 pandemic.
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Revealed: the NHS’ plan to protect BAME staff from covid-19
The NHS faces a new set of wide-ranging requirements as part of a comprehensive plan to mitigate the impact of covid-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic staff, HSJ has discovered.
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Visas for further 3,000 overseas workers extended
More than 3,000 overseas health and social care workers have had their visas extended by an extra 12 months to help fight the covid-19 outbreak.
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BAME staff should be ‘risk-assessed’ over covid concerns, says NHSE
Healthcare leaders should “risk-assess” staff who may be at a greater risk of covid-19, including those from black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and make “appropriate arrangements”, NHS England has said.
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NHS rushes to increase oxygen supply as virus cases surge
Several NHS trusts in London will get engineering support to increase their oxygen supplies, amid concerns that hospitals are running short of medical gases.
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NHS needs a third fewer ventilators than forecast, says Hancock
Matt Hancock has revealed the NHS is now aiming to have 18,000 ventilators to meet a “worst case scenario” - a reduction of more than a third from previous estimates.
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Unions push for enhanced death in service cover
Several trade unions have urged the government to enhance death in service cover for all NHS staff who are tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
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Medics threaten to limit services to ‘bare minimum’ without correct PPE
Emergency department doctors at an acute trust have threatened to reduce their services “to the bare minimum” unless they are provided with the correct personal protective equipment.
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Trust upgraded from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has been upgraded to “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission following an inspection.