All Nursing articles – Page 14
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NewsUpdated: 60,000 staff fall under potential post-Brexit migration salary cap
More than 60,000 NHS workers from overseas would fall under an increased immigration salary threshold which has been proposed to government, an analysis by HSJ has revealed.
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NewsStevens names three ‘tests’ for PCNs
Simon Stevens has identified three top “real world tests” for primary care networks.
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NewsNHS England director backs tighter recruitment checks
NHS England’s national director for mental health is considering asking trusts to look at their recruitment processes, after discovering her own trust had hired a nurse who previously falsified a care plan.
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NewsTrust and agency investigating ‘false claims’ over patient death
A trust and the NHS’ staffing agency have launched an investigation after a coroner found two nurses and a healthcare assistant may have lied about carrying out patient observations.
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NewsTop A&E doctor: Pensions tax puts safety at risk over winter
The leader of the emergency medicine profession has issued a fresh warning about its doctors cutting their hours due to new pension tax rules as demand surges through winter.
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NewsBoost registered nurses to protect and retain staff, finds research
Increasing the number of registered nurses working in mental health settings could help protect thousands of other NHS staff, according to research shared with HSJ and published today.
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NewsNational living wage rise to cost NHS millions
Trusts are set to face additional salary costs of millions of pounds as a result of the government’s plan to raise the national living wage, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCommunity hospital to reopen after staff shortages forced it to shut
An Oxfordshire community hospital is to reopen after it was forced to shut at the beginning of the summer due to major nursing shortages.
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NewsRevealed: Government preparing for nurse funding U-turn
The government is gearing up to announce reforms of financial support for NHS student nurses – likely to include a major reversal in funding policy – to boost applications.
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NewsMost maternity incidents linked to not acting on fetal heart rates
Staff failing to act on abnormal fetal heartbeats during labour was the most common contributing factor in cases where babies were born with brain damage and referred to NHS Resolution’s new early notification scheme, it has emerged.
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NewsCalls to expand flexible working options following year-long trial
Policymakers are being called on to expand nurses’ flexible working options after a year-long trial involving more than 200 nurses showed evidence it would improve work-life balance.
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NewsHarding: Social care staff are priority for better pay over NHS
NHS Improvement’s chair has said the staff “in our health and social care system who are most underpaid are healthcare assistants working in social care, not [staff] in the NHS” - and that they should be prioritised in funding decisions.
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CommentBig promises from Labour and Lib Dems, but little detail
The pledges of the two main opposition parties prompt as many questions as they provide answers, writes Ruth Thorlby
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CommentBrexit: Make it better or make it worse
The NHS and social care should work together to come out on top of the impactful consequences a no-deal Brexit would have on both, says Julie Ogley
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NewsNew money to strengthen PCN nursing leadership
The chief nurse of England Ruth May has announced new plans to strengthen nursing leadership in the NHS in a keynote speech today.
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NewsTeaching trust flagged as cancer outlier two years in a row
A teaching hospital has redesigned part of its cancer service after being flagged as an outlier in two national clinical audits.
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NewsQueen’s Speech may include new powers for fining trusts
The Queen’s Speech could cover new patient safety legislation, including giving the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch extensive new powers, such as the ability to fine trusts and seize equipment.
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NewsTrust’s management blasted by outgoing director
An acute trust’s outgoing director of infection prevention and control has warned infection control was “not driven from the centre of the organisation” and that a lack of engagement from managers, and the medical and nursing establishment went “under the radar”.
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HSJ InteractiveLeadership Q&A: Powys Teaching Health Board
Carol Shillabeer explains how the next executive director of nursing and midwifery will shape the successful development of sustainable quality services in Powys
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: A ticket to work
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 ...