All Nursing articles – Page 40
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: The sins of our fathers
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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NewsMedical examiners could lead to thousands more inquests
Medical examiners service could increase number of inquests by 20,000 a year Royal College of Pathologists president warns of a lack of capacity in the system 385 medical examiners will be recruited to work part-time alongside support staff Department of Health says work ongoing to fund increased coroner workload ...
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HSJ LocalDocument suggests trust may recruit HCAs 'to cover nursing gaps'
WORKFORCE: Public minutes from a Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust board meeting suggested the trust intends to recruit healthcare assistants to cover gaps in its qualified nursing rotas.
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CommentWe must be brave and tackle the workforce tiger
We need a bigger vision if we are to survive the workforce storm that is rumbling around us
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay midwife suspended after new baby death
PATIENT SAFETY: A midwife already being investigated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has been suspended after the death of a baby last month.
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News'Desire to save money' caused NHS nursing shortage says damning report
Migration Advisory Committee agrees to “reluctantly” keep nursing on the shortage occupation list Chair says Department of Health needs to “get its act together” on workforce planning Health Education England would have commissioned 3,000 extra nursing places in 2016-17 if not for financial cuts A nationwide shortage of ...
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HSJ LocalCommunity trust's staff turnover rises to 20pc
A community trust is facing staff turnover of 20 per cent a year as it struggles to replace and retain staff who are retiring, relocating or looking for a better work-life balance.
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NewsRCN warns of danger of new role substituting nurses
The Royal College of Nursing has warned that the proposed new nursing associate role must not be used as a substitute for registered nurses.
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Planning for the Five Year Forward View’s Retirement
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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HSJ LocalTrust offers nurses better pay for opting out of pension
Oxleas Foundation Trust has defended a controversial pay deal aimed at attracting agency nurses, which means band 5 nurses can earn more if they opt out of the NHS pension scheme.
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Time for a 'safe space'
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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NewsAll NHS staff to get 1 per cent pay rise
Department of Health accepts overall 1 per cent pay rise for all NHS staff NHS Pay Review Body raises concerns over use of agency caps for NHS staff Review body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration says it may target pay in future All NHS staff will receive a ...
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NewsLord Willis criticises ‘meaningless’ Carter staffing metric
Chair of the Shape of Caring Review says his work was “not factored in” to Carter review Lord Willis says Lord Carter’s care hours metric is “too blunt a tool” Department of Health accepts the metric is not used in other countries as was originally claimed The Carter ...
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NewsHealth Education England defends new nursing associate role
HEE director of nursing says role is not designed to be a substitute for registered nurses Lord Willis says NMC regulation and CQC focus on safe staffing are key safeguards Consultation on new role closes on Friday The new nursing associate role should not be used by NHS ...
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HSJ LocalTrusts offer nurses higher grade shifts to skirt agency cap
WORKFORCE: Nurses at some trusts are being offered shifts paid a grade higher than the job they are doing to get around the agency cap, HSJ has learnt.
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HSJ LocalCCG chief moves to trust nursing director role
APPOINTMENT: The chief officer of a financially struggling clinical commissioning group is to become interim nursing and midwifery director at North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust.
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NewsNHS staff survey: more staff working extra hours
Follow HSJ Live for more analysis and reaction The percentage of NHS staff reporting that they are working extra hours has reached a five year high according to the NHS staff survey results published on Tuesday.
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NewsWomen should control maternity care budgets, review says
National Maternity Review calls for personalised maternity budgets by 2020 Recommendations aim to improve choice and increase community births Review says a significant increase in midwifery workforce is not required Women should be given their own budgets to spend on their maternity care, a national review has said, ...
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CommentIs coaching a helpful intervention for ‘triumvirate’ teams in the NHS?
Coaching could possibly provide a short, useful intervention to better enable medical, nursing and operational executives to quickly get to grips with their own team dynamic. Darren Leech writes
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NewsNew end of life care plans could leave decisions ‘hidden’ from families
New end of life care plan is designed to replace do not attempt resuscitation orders in the NHS Form is being developed after high profile court rulings created a legal precedent for patients to be consulted Concerns have been expressed that the form is confusing and could make care ...