All Royal College of Nursing (RCN) articles – Page 4
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Nursing union chief appointed to trust board
Royal College of Nursing chief Dame Donna Kinnair will join the board of a London mental health trust next year.
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Unions ‘alarmed’ over ‘lack of consultation’ on PHE abolition
Unions have told Matt Hancock they are ‘alarmed’ at the ‘lack of consultation’ in his plan to replace Public Health England with a new national body.
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Comment
Care home covid-19 fallout should not create toxic taboos
David Oliver on the need to use more advance care planning for care home residents.
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Overseas nurse recruitment soars, but regulator warns of ‘stormy waters ahead’
Over 60 per cent more overseas professionals from non-EU countries joined the nursing and midwifery register in England during 2019-20, than in the previous three years, an HSJ analysis shows.
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‘We have to aim for an oversupply of nurses’ says RCN chief
The NHS must no longer seek to train ‘the bare minimum’ of nurses, Royal College of Nursing chief executive Donna Kinnair has told HSJ.
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‘Urgent’ reviews launched by NHSE as death rates double
NHS England and NHS Improvement have ordered urgent reviews into the deaths of people with a learning disability and autism during the pandemic, HSJ has learned.
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NHS’ workforce race equality lead to retire this year
NHS England’s workforce race equality director is to lead plans to support black, Asian and minority ethnic staff across London during the covid-19 pandemic, before retiring later this year.
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Hancock says trusts must decide on paying for covid overtime
New guidance agreed by the NHS and unions suggests staff should always be paid for overtime work during the coronavirus pandemic – but stops short of making it compulsory.
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Expert Briefing
Stand by staff if they refuse treatment
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 ...
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Private hospital threatens nurses refusing to treat covid-19 patients
Nurses at a hospital run by a major private healthcare provider have been threatened with disciplinary action after apparently refusing to treat coronavirus patients, according to a leaked email.
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Gown shortages force use of disposable coveralls
Trusts will receive coveralls in their personal protective equipment deliveries, amid a national shortage of surgical gowns, NHS England has said.
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Community nursing will 'blow’ as discharge threshold is reduced
Families, social care workers and volunteers may be forced to step in to help provide nursing care, as community nursing capacity threatens to “blow” due to coronavirus.
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Unions push for enhanced death in service cover
Several trade unions have urged the government to enhance death in service cover for all NHS staff who are tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
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Expert Briefing
'System failure' on personal protective equipment
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, this week focussing on supplies of vital equipment.
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NHS must choose between beds and quality, says under-fire provider
NHS commissioners cannot simultaneously demand bed capacity remain the same and the quality of services improve, the chair of an under-fire provider of mental health services has told HSJ.
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CQC agrees extra payouts to resolve broadband dispute
The Care Quality Commission has agreed to spend an estimated additional £240,000 on “goodwill” payments to its homeworkers after reaching agreement with unions on plans to cut their broadband provision.
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NHSX appoints first chief nursing information officer
NHSX has appointed its first chief nursing information officer
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Government ‘proved wrong’ as nursing drop-outs stable
The drop-out rate for nursing students did not fall in the first year of the nursing bursary being replaced with a loan system, according to new official data.
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Exclusive: CQC chiefs face no confidence vote
The Care Quality Commission’s senior leadership is facing a vote of no confidence as multiple unions dispute its plans to stop providing broadband to its home workers.
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Comment
Taking a ‘whole systems’ approach to improving patient safety
David Hare on why the Health Service Safety Investigations Bill’s remit needs to extend to include privately funded care