All Nursing articles – Page 48
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NewsLord Willis launches blueprint for the future of nursing
A radical blueprint to reshape the nursing workforce calls for nurses to follow a medical style model of training and the creation of a new ‘advanced healthcare assistant’ role.
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NewsUnions call an end to NHS pay dispute
NHS unions have officially ended their pay dispute with the government by accepting a 1 per cent pay rise and committing to future talks on reform of Agenda for Change.
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NewsExclusive: NHS reorganisations ‘contribute’ to poor care, says Kirkup
NHS reorganisations are a ‘contributory factor’ in poor patient care, the chair of the independent inquiry into failings at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has said.
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NewsMorecambe Bay inquiry reveals 'lethal mix' of failings
The independent inquiry into events at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has found ‘failures at almost every level of the NHS’ combined to create a ‘lethal mix’ which caused the avoidable deaths of at least 11 babies and one mother.
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Exclusive: Rise in consultations greater for non-GPs, analysis finds
Activity in general practice has risen in the last three complete financial years, but most of this has been for medical professionals other than GPs, research by a leading health think thank suggests.
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HSJ LocalThree-quarters of trust’s wards short of nurses, review finds
WORKFORCE: Only five of 22 wards at Northampton General Hospital Trust have sufficient numbers of nurses, an investigation into staffing levels has found.
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NewsNursing left off government's shortage occupation list
Government advisers have recommended that nursing is not added to the list of occupations in short enough supply that they can be ‘sensibly’ filled by recruitment outside Europe.
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NewsMidlands trust launches independent bullying inquiry
A Midlands trust is launching an independent investigation following claims nurses quit the organisation due to bullying.
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SupplementsDelivering value supplement: Clinical innovation case studies
Three top examples of innovation in diabetes
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HSJ Local
CCG records surplus of £1.75m after third quarter
FINANCE: Hardwick Clinical Commissioning Group has reported a surplus of £1.75m for the third quarter or 2014-15, board papers show.
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NewsExclusive: Medical examiners help expose patient safety risks
Medical examiners working in pilot areas in England have exposed clinical incidents, poor staffing and fatal infections that have led to deaths on hospital wards, according to research shared with HSJ.
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HSJ LocalStafford Hospital inpatient surgery transferred
Surgical services and procedures requiring overnight inpatient stays have been transferred from the former Stafford Hospital to Royal Stoke University Hospital and Royal Wolverhampton Trust.
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NewsLords 'dismay' over fast tracked avoidable harm bill
Members of the House of Lords have accused civil servants of trying to ‘short circuit’ the parliamentary process to pass a law on avoidable harm.
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News£35m nursing tech fund shared among 60 bidders
More than 60 bids by NHS and other care providers have received a share of the second tranche of nursing technology fund, an NHS England director has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: NHS managers urged to reject 'divisive' pay offer
NHS managers will be urged to reject the government’s latest pay offer in a ballot of union members, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNursing revalidation will raise standards, says NMC chief
Implementing revalidation for the nursing profession will raise standards, the chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has said.
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NewsNumber of NHS nursing staff hits record levels
The numbers of qualified nursing staff recruited by the NHS in England has reached record levels, with numbers increasing by more than 3,000 in a single month.
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HSJ PartnersTake the survey: nutrition in the NHS
Is NHS is dealing with patient nutrition appropriately?
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NewsMPs call for audit of health ombudsman investigations
An independent process to benchmark the quality of Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman investigations into NHS complaints should be established, MPs have said.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Barts Health turnaround consultancy spend revealed
FINANCE: Barts Health Trust spent more than £7m on five consultancy firms in the 14 months to December as part of its financial turnaround project, HSJ can reveal. The turnaround programme began at the start of the 2013-14 financial year.