All Staff wellbeing articles – Page 53
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HSJ LocalTrust gets cash for staff standing up in long meetings
Bedford Hospital Trust “requires” people to stand once a meeting runs over 60 minutes Step is to comply with indicators in staff health CQUIN worth £900,000 to the trust NHS England regional team says it “does not set out” activities trusts must do to receive the funding A ...
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NewsTeaching trusts placed on watchlist over bullying and leadership concerns
Two trusts under GMC “enhanced monitoring” over concerns from trainees about their paediatrics departments Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust had serious concerns raised by trainees Two teaching hospital trusts have been placed on a General Medical Council watchlist after investigations ...
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CommentI survived heart attack but the NHS's arteries can't take any more
A new year’s eve emergency brought home to Nick Samuels the huge gap between NHS staff’s compassion and the resources available to them
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NewsMore than 30 trusts do not have a whistleblower guardian
33 trusts yet to appoint a freedom to speak up guardian National guardian Henrietta Hughes says she will alert national bodies if progress is not made She says: “NHS still has distance to go to create a universally open and honest culture” More than 30 hospital trusts are ...
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CommentWe must be aware of and fight unconscious bias in healthcare
It comes in many forms and can even affect patient safety, write Narinder Kapur and Peter Jones
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HSJ LocalMajor hospital rated inadequate for second time
Whipps Cross rated inadequate for a second time Staff told CQC about bullying at the hospital Barts Health Trust to remain in special measures The Royal London has rating upgraded to requires improvement Whipps Cross Hospital, the main acute site for Barts Health Trust, has been rated inadequate ...
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HSJ PartnersHow's your followership? It's key to delivering in tough times
Leaders need to achieve a fine balance between setting challenging goals and ensuring their staff are on board
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NewsExclusive: Trusts will not be 'intimidated or bullied', says Mackey
Jim Mackey says he wants to give “the keys back to providers” to run their organisations NHS Improvement will hold people to account “professionally” with no bullying or aggression On clinical leadership, Mr Mackey said he “couldn’t care less” what people’s background was if they have the right skills ...
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NewsGP whistleblower guardian deadline extended
Primary care providers will have until September next year to name their “freedom to speak up” guardians, NHS England has said.
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NewsPHE chief: Smoking should be banned from all hospital sites
Public Health England chief executive calls for blanket smoking ban on NHS grounds Said only a few acute hospitals had achieved it so far Duncan Selbie said it was an important action for the NHS in prevention The chief executive of Public Health England has called for a ...
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HSJ KnowledgeIn search of a stop to same day cancellation of operations
A northern trust created a role to identify the causes of same day cancellations – and possible methods for reducing them
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HSJ KnowledgeThe five conditions that will allow people to learn from failure
Vanguards must not be afraid of the F word – as former Obama adviser Don Berwick tells us, ‘failure’ is an essential process if we are to improve
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News'Termination payment' to former deputy ombudsman revealed
Deputy ombudsman Mick Martin received a larger payment than previously disclosed He also received more than £10,000 of “benefits in kind” in 2015-16 PHSO says it “should have been clearer” in its original responses to HSJ The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman made a “termination payment” of £93,834 ...
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CommentYellow hats are not just for builders
Using Improvement Labs aim to develop staff support systems so they can consistently deliver compassionate care for patients will go a long way
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NewsWhistleblower guardian will 'not be an investigation body'
National guardian for the freedom to speak up says her office will “not be an investigation body” Henrietta Hughes started as national guardian last week Dr Hughes says she has raised concerns twice in her career, and says it should be part of NHS “business as usual” The ...
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CommentCriminalisation of healthcare professionals: do patients benefit?
Internal assurance processes are vital to ensure criminal liability is not unfairly biased against healthcare professionals in the event of an accident
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HSJ LocalSouth Coast trust in special measures after serious leadership failings
QUALITY: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust is to be placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission rated it inadequate.
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CommentA glimmer of hope for NHS staffing
The necessity for leaders to freshly engage with and motivate staff is the silver lining in these tough times
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NewsUpdated: Junior doctors granted new whistleblowing protection
Health Education England agrees to voluntarily close loophole in whistleblowing protection Court ruled earlier this year that HEE was outside employment law The loophole sparked concern among junior doctors during contract dispute Health Education England has said it will extend whistleblowing protection to junior doctors in the NHS ...
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: when high expectations meet low morale
At a time of stagnating salaries and punishing workloads, how are NHS leaders helping staff cope?