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HSJ PartnersManaging chronic wounds in a pandemic is more important than ever
Digitising the management of wound care provides accurate and accessible data to nurses and clinicians while also enabling remote assessment of wounds, notes Katherine Ward
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NewsExclusive: Details of Nightingale’s clinical model revealed
Extensive details of the clinical model for the new Nightingale Hospital in east London have been seen by HSJ — including the criteria for admitting patients and expected difficulties in transferring patients from other acute sites.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Staffing The Nightingale
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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NewsWorkforce chief ‘shocked’ by reports of agencies hiking rates
NHS workforce chiefs have expressed concern over reports of recruitment agencies increasing their rates for staff since the coronavirus outbreak, in what appears to be profiteering.
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NewsAmazon and eBay to remove NHS lanyards after fraud concerns
Amazon and eBay have said they will remove NHS staff lanyards and pass holders from sale after HSJ raised concerns to the online shopping giants they could be used for fraudulent purposes.
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NewsExclusive: Intensive care staffing ratios dramatically diluted
The staff-to-patient ratios for intensive care are being dramatically reduced as the NHS seeks to rapidly expand its capacity to treat severely ill covid-19 patients, HSJ has learned.
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CommentOrganisations can better support NHS staff suffering from stress
To improve NHS staff wellbeing, there is a need to move away from calling for greater individual resilience and towards improved change and support at an organisational level, says Ian Tegerdine.
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Junior doctors’ rotations paused amid covid-19 pandemic
Junior doctors’ rotations have been put on hold as the NHS continues to prepare for combating the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsExpansion in nurse clinical training places unveiled
An extra £10m will be invested in nursing clinical placement programmes at hospital trusts to accommodate the increase in undergraduate nurses, it was announced today.
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NewsTrust changes strategic priorities ahead of critical CQC report
A trust has made changes to its nursing strategy ahead of a Care Quality Commission report which is expected to be highly critical of aspects of its care.
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NewsChancellor lifts capital budget by £1bn next year
The Department of Health and Social Care’s budget for capital investment will be lifted by £1bn in 2020-21 compared to previous plans.
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NewsNHS seeks ‘seven-fold’ surge in intensive care capacity
Hospitals should be planning for a massive increase in intensive care capacity to prepare for coronavirus, according to the person leading the NHS’ covid-19 response.
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NewsStevens: Trainee nurses to join coronavirus fight
Third year undergraduate trainee nurses will be invited into clinical practice to support the coronavirus effort, while routine care quality inspections are “going to need to be suspended”, the chief executive of NHS England has said.
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HSJ InteractiveA trust where staff can thrive
An enthusiasm and commitment to patient care, positive staff culture and authenticity were among the attributes that led to St Helen’s and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals Trust winning the 2019 HSJ Award for Acute or Specialist Trust of the Year. Alison Moore reports
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2020: Workforce Innovation Award
WINNER: Implementation of AutoPlanner within district nursing: Newton Europe, The Phoenix Partnership, Leicestershire Health Informatics Service and Leicestershire Partnership Trust
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NewsTrust chiefs decry ‘concentration on targets’ at DHSC
NHS chief executives have cautioned against a “too one-sided concentration” on targets by the Department of Health and Social Care, after HSJ reported government had challenged NHS England over its plans for improving workforce retention.
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NewsNHSX appoints first chief nursing information officer
NHSX has appointed its first chief nursing information officer
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CommentWe're trying to break the workforce boom and bust cycle
Workforce planning is still gripped by short-termism — we only think about it when in crisis, writes Chris Thomas.
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NewsExclusive: Leak reveals government fears over 50,000 nurses plan
Senior government officials are challenging NHS England’s plans for boosting retention to deliver the prime minister’s target of 50,000 more nurses, a leaked email reveals.
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NewsSenior nurse who tried to whistleblow unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules
A trust unfairly dismissed a senior nurse after she tried to invoke its formal whistleblowing policy, an employment tribunal has ruled.