All Nursing articles – Page 6
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NewsICS chief nurse appointed as trust CEO
An acute trust in London has appointed the region’s chief nursing officer as its new chief executive.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Attacks on managers go beyond the boardroom
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, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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News‘Stupid’ and ‘wrong’ for NHS to compete for overseas nurses, claims health minister
A new health minister has said NHS efforts to compete to attract overseas nurses are ‘stupid’, despite the approach being government policy.
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NewsUK nurses ‘not a feasible solution’ to short-term crisis
Initial savings made by using agency nurses over recruiting internationally could be cancelled out in as little as six months, according to a new Nuffield Trust analysis.
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CommentThe true cost of cancer nursing shortages
When the pandemic hit, an already short-staffed cancer workforce was depleted even further. The nursing workforce are struggling to cope with high vacancy rates and extreme workload pressures. By Steven McIntosh
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NewsHospitals consider ‘risky’ dilution of ICU nursing ratios
NHS trusts in London are looking to dilute their intensive care nurse-to-patient ratios due to workforce shortages, according to a leading critical care nurse.
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NewsHealth union brings in QC to review serious culture and harassment allegations
A union which is facing sexual harassment allegations has appointed a leading QC to undertake a wide-reaching, independent review into its culture.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2021: Acute Service Redesign Initiative
WINNER: Medway FT: Get It Right First Time: Incorporating Covid-19 The Consultant Nurse wrote and delivered a workforce strategy that over a five-year period would transform the capability and career potential of the nursing workforce. Workforce development was supported through the delivery of two interlinked work-based courses. Learning outcomes focused ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2021: HSJ Value Pilot Project of the Year
WINNER: Tower Hamlets CCG (EQUIP & Patient and Public Engagement Team), The Barkantine Practice, Tower Hamlets ELFT Recovery College, Well Communities University of East London, NHS England Always Events, Tower Hamlets CVS, Tower Hamlets Council (Public Health), Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham, Tower Hamlets Health Watch, Darzi Fellowship Programme ...
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: ‘One workforce’ – the tough ICS to-do list
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, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: An untested theory
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, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsHospitals dilute ICU nurse ratios as staff absences soar
Hospitals in covid hotspots have been forced to start diluting their nurse-to-patient ratios in critical care units, after seeing staff absence levels soar in recent weeks.
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HSJ PartnersWhy flexible working might just help solve the NHS staff retention problem
Offering flexibility to NHS patient-facing staff, through more options for remote working, can and will, help solve NHS staff retention issues in a post pandemic healthcare system, writes Visiba Care’s Tina Marshall
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NewsUpdated IPC advice stresses importance of ‘local risk assessment’
NHS England has issued updated advice placing greater emphasis on the assessment of local infection prevention and control risks, including covid infection rates, as trusts look to increase and maintain elective care activity.
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NewsNursing chief resigns due to ill health
The chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College Nursing has stepped down because of ill health.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2021: HealthTech Partnership of the Year
WINNER: Oxford Health FT: Improving Sleep on Inpatient Mental Health Wards
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NewsStaff able to request flexible working from first day under new deal
A new deal is being agreed between unions and NHS employers to make it easier for staff to request flexible working arrangements, including enabling workers to request flexible working from their first day.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The report the government must not ignore
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, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsThe Ward Round: The report the government must not ignore
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, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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CommentLet's create a NICE for workforce
Future proofing the workforce needs to go beyond regulating titles protected in law, writes Elaine Maxwell