All Staff wellbeing articles – Page 26
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NewsRevealed: Tests on staff to track how well covid vaccines are working
Vaccinated health and care staff who are asymptomatic will continue to be routinely tested for covid-19 under plans to measure vaccine effectiveness, HSJ has learned.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Why, according to Matt Hancock, vaccines are like Range Rovers
Andy Cowper on the latest developments with regards to the coronavirus vaccine
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Leaders must stand up for staff and denounce covid deniers
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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NewsAll trusts to start vaccinating staff from Monday
All English trusts will be established as vaccine ‘hospital hubs’ by next Monday and will be responsible for vaccinating frontline health and social care staff against coronavirus.
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NewsDavid Nicholson: Support staff and respond vigorously to covid deniers
The previous chief executive of the NHS has said “we need to support our staff and make sure we respond vigorously to people who deny there is a problem” with covid, as pressure on the service in most areas continues to grow.
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Nurses, ambulance crews and support workers should get the covid vaccine first
Tim Cook and Simon Lennane set out which NHS staff should be the first to receive the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
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NewsRoll out covid vaccinations to frontline staff ‘immediately’, says NHS England
Covid-19 vaccinations should now be “immediately” rolled out to front line staff, NHS England has told trust leaders.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read commissioning stories of 2020
As we get ready to say goodbye to 2020, HSJ takes a look back at the 10 most read commissioning stories of the year.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read workforce stories of 2020
The importance of NHS staff was underlined during the pandemic, but many were strained like never before – here is a rundown of HSJ’s most read workforce stories for this year
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read stories of 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, HSJ takes a look at its most read stories of the year.
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NewsTeaching trust’s staff ‘utterly rinsed and completely wiped out’ by elective targets
A major London trust’s critical care staff have urged leaders to review elective work targets amid serious concerns over workload, safe staffing and burnout, HSJ has learned.
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NewsChief executive apologises after sharing ‘suicide note’ with 3,000 staff
The chief executive of a mental health trust has apologised after sharing a colleague’s ‘suicide note’ with 3,000 staff.
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HSJ PartnersSwitch directory functionality saves junior hospital-based doctor hours
Research held by Induction Switch reveals the average switchboard wait time plus the number of calls being made per day.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS use data to better meet patient needs as it responds and recovers from the covid crisis?
An HSJ webinar, in association with PA Consulting, explored the progress the NHS has made in its use of data and how better data could help it restore and reset services
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Mind the staffing gap left by the vaccinators
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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CommentWe need better sanctions for those who fail
Better sanctions guidance, redress for victims of “kangaroo courts” and proper training for managers are essential if disciplinary procedures are to be reformed, argue Narinder Kapur, Christian Harkensee and Terry Skitmore.
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NewsNHS must review ‘all disciplinary procedures’ by March following nurse’s suicide
Trusts have been urged to reflect on their disciplinary procedures, and review them annually where required, following the death of a senior nurse who took his own life after being dismissed.
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NewsRevealed: which NHS staff will get covid vaccine first
The first to be vaccinated after this morning’s approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech covid vaccine are likely to be NHS staff who are at risk of greater harm from covid-19, have greater exposure to it, or are likely to infect vulnerable people.
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HSJ Local‘Deep-rooted cultural problems’ found within trust’s ‘inadequate’ maternity services
The Care Quality Commission has raised serious concerns about a major teaching trust’s maternity services and taken action to prevent patients coming to harm.
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CommentWhy we created a ‘financial hardship fund’ as part of our covid response
Consistently delivering the physiological needs are what most of our colleagues require this winter and beyond, writes Richard Mitchell