All Staff wellbeing articles – Page 9
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NewsRevealed: the trusts with the highest locum usage
The heavy reliance of mental health trusts on locum doctors has been laid bare by new research suggesting four of the five trusts with the highest locum usage were providers from this sector.
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HSJ InteractiveRoundtable: How can healthcare environments adapt to support the wellbeing of staff?
An HSJ roundtable in association with Dyson considered how NHS buildings and facilities affect healthcare staff and shared ideas for improvement
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NewsAll NHS board members to get equality objectives
Trusts and systems must draw up plans to improve the diversity of their executive and senior leadership teams over the next 12 months, and evidence progress against them by summer 2025, NHS England has announced.
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NewsNHS ‘missing 10,000 managers’
Up to 10,000 NHS managers have been “missing” from hospitals and community services since 2010, according to a new report.
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CommentInadequate infrastructure is harming general practice
The UK’s general practice faces infrastructure challenges, including lack of space, outdated IT systems, and funding shortages, hindering care provision and workforce expansion. Urgent investment and plans are needed to address these issues and ensure high-quality care, writes Professor Kamila Hawthorne
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NewsFear of mass staff exit stoked by record rise in pension claims
The number of NHS staff claiming retirement benefits has reached its highest level in nearly a decade, figures seen by HSJ have revealed.
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NewsPatient aggression up by a fifth despite trust’s interventions
A hospital trust, which has already implemented a series of safety measures to protect employees, has reported a 17 per cent rise in incidents of abuse against staff by patients and the public in the last year.
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CommentIndividual-level interventions can effectively reduce work-related stress
There is a need for more studies on interventions addressing work-related risk factors both at the individual and organisational level, writes Sietske Tamminga
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CommentThe deep trauma caused by the pandemic still afflicts NHS staff and patients
As the NHS tries to recover from the impact of the pandemic, the trauma experienced by frontline workers and NHS staff will require collaboration, compassion and trust to overcome, writes former NHS England deputy chief executive Matthew Swindells
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HSJ Local‘Hyperlocal’ approach unblocked recruitment, says trust
A community trust has reported unprecedented success filling stubborn vacancies by investing in ‘hyperlocal’ recruitment, which involves posting flyers through doors rather than posting adverts online.
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NewsDiscrimination ‘biggest cause of staff leaving’
Discrimination and inequality are bigger factors for staff wanting to leave acute trusts than burnout, new analysis of this year’s NHS staff survey has found.
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HSJ LocalStaff get ‘aggressive verbal abuse’ over strike cancellations
A hospital trust has said its staff have been verbally abused when contacting some patients to postpone their appointments because of next week’s nursing strike.
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NewsStaffing agencies ‘pushed out’ by tighter NHSE price caps
Staffing agencies that adhere to NHS England’s national price caps framework are being ‘pushed out’ of the market due to a lack of flexibility, they have warned.
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HSJ LocalTrust CEO to depart after eight years
The CEO of a trust with one of the lowest staff satisfaction rates in the NHS has announced she will step down next year, eight years after taking up the post.
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HSJ InteractiveUnderstanding staff absence in the NHS
Staff absence is a multifaceted issue demanding an equally multifaceted response, panellists at a recent HSJ webinar argued
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News‘Cover-up’ fears over trust’s toxic culture
An independent group overseeing the reviews into a toxic culture at University Hospitals Birmingham have raised concerns over a possible ‘cover up’ of key reports.
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NewsDHSC staff bemoan lack of vision
Most staff at the Department of Health and Social Care do not believe their managers have a ‘clear vision’ or that changes to the organisation are either positive or well handled, according to survey results.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast | Bad Blood: The NHS agency engulfed in a racism scandal
NHS Blood and Transplant has been embroiled in allegations of racism that stretch back several years.
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CommentWe need to hold leaders to account on racial discrimination
Roger Kline comments on how NHS organisations are increasingly recognising the need for a different approach to tackle racial discrimination, shifting the dial from the patterns of denial and avoidance towards the issue
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2023: Staffing Solution Of The Year
WINNER: Innovation in International Recruitment: NHS Professionals International And Pan Mersey