All Policy articles – Page 61
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NewsTrust chief warns of unsafe staffing levels across NHS
A veteran NHS chief executive and former director general of workforce at the Department of Health has warned patients could die due to unsafe staffing levels unless action is taken on a national scale.
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NewsManagers having 'suicidal thoughts' due to pressure, union boss warns
NHS managers are experiencing depression and suicidal thoughts because of the pressure they are working under, the chief executive of the Managers in Partnership union has warned.
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NewsHopson: NHS leaders' careers at risk over 'impossible targets'
NHS leaders are being held to “unjust and unfair” standards by the centre, with careers put at risk over “impossible” performance targets, NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson has said.
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: We need better workforce data
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under the radar stories.
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NewsStevens: Higher pay needed to help recruitment in unpopular regions
NHS staff should be paid more to work in unpopular areas of the country to maintain “equitable access” to healthcare, Simon Stevens has said.
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NewsGovernment reveals plan to cut number of regulators
The Department of Health has revealed its long awaited plans to reform professional regulation, which could see the number of organisations cut.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Whither London devolution?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy
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NewsExclusive: More than 50 trusts yet to carry out post-Grenfell fire checks
More than 50 NHS trusts have confirmed they have not had a fire service inspection since the Grenfell Tower disaster – despite all providers being ordered to arrange them just days after the fire.
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NewsMcNeil: Trust boards not looking at e-prescribing 'need to be sacked'
NHS’s top digital clinician has said acute trust boards that are not looking seriously at electronic prescribing should be sacked.
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HSJ LocalTrust board backs chief nurse over 'unpopular' ward closures
A nursing director has warned his trust that more wards may have to close due to a shortage of registered nurses.
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NewsSystem is at 'full stretch' warns new NHS Improvement chair
The new chair of NHS Improvement has told MPs it is “obvious” the NHS is at “full stretch” and needs more money.
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HSJ KnowledgeWe need to talk about dying with dementia
Nearly 1 in 5 people with advanced stage dementia were seen by a paramedic in their last month of life, suggesting a reactive rather than planned approach to their end of life care
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NewsHSJ Live 10.10.17: Simon Stevens and Jim Mackey face MPs
Live coverage as the NHS England and NHS Improvement chiefs face the Commons health committee
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NewsNHS pay rises will be 'linked to productivity', says Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt has told MPs the cap on pay rises for NHS staff has been scrapped but any change would be tied to a deal on productivity.
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NewsWomen NHS leaders offered industry internships to help 'create level playing field'
Women leaders in the NHS are being offered customised internships outside the health service to boost their skills and launch them into executive director roles.
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HSJ Local
Transformation funding held back under national savings drive
Commissioners in Lincolnshire have told GPs they will need to hold back transformation funding for 2017-18 in response to a flagship national savings programme.
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NewsExclusive: Staffing agencies' profits fall after national squeeze on rates
The four largest agencies supplying temporary medical staff to the NHS have seen a 24 per cent fall in turnover, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsDH spent £3m on consultants for abandoned NHS Professionals sale
The Department of Health spent almost £3m on consultant advice for its plan to sell off NHS Professionals, which was dropped earlier this month.
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NewsRevealed: 21 trusts consistently underperforming on A&E
There are 21 trusts whose performance against the four hour emergency target has been consistently below 85 per cent since April, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsNHS England funding restrictions under fire after patient's death
NHS England is facing calls to lift funding restrictions following the death of a 74 year old man from a brain bleed months after he was denied treatment to prevent strokes.