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NewsPritchard urges NHS leaders to demonstrate ‘British values’ in face of riots
NHS England chief Amanda Pritchard has condemned anti-immigration riots that took place over the weekend as “deplorable violence, intimidation and thuggery”.
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NewsSupport managers ‘to do the right thing’ says whistleblowers’ champion
Managers must be “supported to do the right thing” when alerted by whistleblowers to potential problems, the NHS’s national freedom to speak up guardian has told HSJ.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Rachel Reeves’ blueprint for the NHS
The new chancellor this week made her first big intervention on public spending and the NHS — backing above-inflation pay rises for NHS staff, effectively pausing the new hospitals programme, and calling for tech-powered productivity reforms.
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NewsHospitals could see 10% hike in referrals under GP action
Some areas could receive at least 10 per cent more referrals — “crippling” their attempts at elective recovery — if all GP practices stopped diverting some patients with “specialist advice and guidance”, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsCEO ‘exodus’ threatens NHS, ministers told
The NHS could face an “exodus” of chief executives within the next two years due to a retirement bulge and intense operational pressure, government pay advisers have warned.
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NewsFaster pay rises for Band 8 and 9s under new framework
Band 8 and 9 NHS staff would see quicker pay growth under proposals to be considered by the NHS Staff Council.
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CommentHow Labour can end the eye care crisis
Professor Ben Burton outlines the steps that the new Labour government can take to address the challenges in ophthalmology.
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NewsSenior managers to get 5% pay rise
Senior NHS managers will receive a 5 per cent pay rise this year, while Agenda for Change staff get 5.5 per cent and doctors 6 per cent, government has announced.
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NewsJunior doctors offered 22% rise in bid to settle dispute
The government has offered junior doctors a pay uplift worth around 20 per cent over two years to end their long-running industrial action.
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News‘Huge emotional toll on managers’ from employment tribunal delays
Managers and staff are suffering a “huge emotional toll” — while trusts are facing extra costs — due to very long delays to hold employment tribunals, HSJ has been told.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Watchdog branded ‘not fit for purpose’ and told ‘comprehensive reform’ needed
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how system-wide workforce management could help integrated care boards to tackle the NHS’s staffing challenges
In association with An on-demand version of this webinar is available. With about one in 10 posts unfilled, NHS organisations face an acute staffing crisis – threatening patient care and safety, and adding to the pressures on remaining staff. There are no short-term fixes to this problem, ...
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will ministers rob primary care to pay primary care?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsNew chief nursing officer named by NHS England
Duncan Burton has been appointed as the new chief nursing officer for England, it has been announced.
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NewsICB faces row with council over axing ‘place’ directors
An integrated care board faces a row with a large county council over plans to axe its “place” directors and centralise their teams, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Getting past the ‘bitter animosity’
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsTurnover down £160m for agency staffing firm
Turnover and profits are down at the NHS’s biggest supplier of agency staff.
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CommentThe collateral damage caused by the row over physician associates
As NHS funding debates heat up, first-contact physiotherapists are unfairly targeted. Despite their crucial role in managing musculoskeletal conditions and easing GP workloads, their importance should not be overshadowed, writes Ash James
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CommentCreating a culture of care
David Gilbert sheds light on a new initiative to enhance mental health wards by improving relationships, environment, and care to foster safety and therapeutic effectiveness
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NewsNHS and social care ‘tripping over each other’ on staffing
The NHS should help social care recruit and retain nurses, including with better pay and conditions, particularly for new service models where care staff take on more health tasks.