Workforce – Page 196
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LeaderTackling the NHS deficit through targeting trusts' clinical pay bills is a busted flush
Since it became clear the provider sector deficit would represent a significant danger to the NHS’s ability to stop or even slow declining performance, as well as to deliver service change, a murmur began in senior circles that fixing the problem would mean addressing the previously taboo subject of the ...
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HSJ LocalStaff housing plan put at risk by trust’s special measures, says CCG
ESTATES: Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group has raised concerns that Barts Health Trust being placed in the new financial special measures regime will endanger plans to use surplus land for affordable housing for NHS staff.
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NewsRoyal college attacks 'ill conceived' appointment by HEE
Health Education England has been accused by a medical royal college of making an “ill informed and ill conceived decision” by appointing a non-medic to a key role overseeing the training of radiologists in the North.
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: A change in tone on safe staffing?
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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HSJ LocalNHS England rows back on £396k deal for CCG interim director
Kernow CCG will be forced to revisit contract for interim turnaround director The group had been approved to spend £396,000 recruiting a new interim turnaround director during the current financial year NHS England has now said the appointment “will not continue at that rate”, as this would not comply ...
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NewsSmall jump in doctors applying for NHS training despite contract dispute
Year on year increase in doctors applying for specialty training and GP training Ten per cent of posts for 2016 remain unfilled Further recruitment drives for some specialties planned More than 120 additional junior doctors have applied for specialty training in the NHS and more than 170 trainees ...
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HSJ LocalWhistleblowing manager given £240k payout in wake of bullying claims
WORKFORCE: A senior manager who made accusations of bullying by the chief executive at a Yorkshire acute trust was given a £240,000 exit package two years after being placed on “special leave”, figures in the trust’s board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local'Unprecedented' staff shortage forces trust to restrict services
Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust implements contingency plans after 40 per cent shortage at some units Director says plans will lead to significant disruption for patients Trust hopes to reopen beds in September after new staff start WORKFORCE: Unprecedented staff shortages have forced a North West community health trust ...
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CommentWe need to live the values that Kate Granger inspired
Kate Granger’s legacy is a global brand - the task for the NHS now is to unite and change our culture for the better
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NewsMackey: Pay bill growth list was 'intended to start a discussion'
NHS Improvement says its list of trusts with high pay bill growth was “intended to start a conversation” Jim Mackey says asking for total “excess” of £356m to be cut would be “unworkable and unsafe” Mr Mackey says providers will not “be penalised financially over pay growth” NHS ...
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CommentFive ways to improve support for junior doctors
Junior doctors are an important but sometimes neglected pillar of the NHS – here are five steps that can improve their training and morale
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NewsFinal chance to enter special award for European staff
Entries for HSJ Awards special category close on Friday 29 July.
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HSJ LocalNorth West trust in turnaround scheme could cut workforce by 7pc
WORKFORCE: A hospital trust in the first wave of a national turnaround programme has announced plans that could reduce its staffing establishment by 7 per cent.
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NewsCQC wants 'sophisticated' approach to safe staffing
CQC comments emphasise trust autonomy on safe staffing Regulator says it will not “back off” on safe staffing and trusts’ plans must be credible Clarification comes after NHS financial reset and focus on excess pay bill growth The Care Quality Commission has tried to strike a new tone ...
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HSJ LocalNHS England permits CCG to spend nearly £400k on interim director
The £396,000 includes agency fees and contractual payments to employ turnaround director “during the current financial year”. Actual length of appointment still subject to agreement Post filled by Keith Pringle, who has previously worked with Hampshire CCGs and Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust APPOINTMENT: NHS England has authorised a ...
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NewsGPs to be offered 'portfolio' contract with hospital trust
Commissioners in east Sussex are to offer GPs a contact with the local acute and community services trust.
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NewsUpdated: More trust leaders insist regulator was wrong to target pay bills
NHS Improvement’s figures identifying potential excess paybill spending did not take account of key service changes, chief executives say Trusts including Salford Royal and UCLH identified as over-spending on staff Regulator will be asked to publish revised list by Royal Devon FT More trust leaders have defended their ...
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HSJ Local
Locum shortage forces trust to close hospital unit
WORKFORCE: Difficulties in recruiting locum doctors has led to Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust temporarily closing its ambulatory care unit at Dewsbury Hospital, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust chiefs hit back at claims of overspending on staff
Hospital chief executives who face having to find millions of pounds in extra savings have hit back at NHS Improvement’s claims they may have recruited too many staff.
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NewsTrusts may face financial penalties for over-recruiting staff
Sixty-three provider trusts identified for excess pay bill growth since 2014 and face potential cuts of £356m This has been calculated by halving the excess growth above the level of inflation since 2015-16 One chief executive says NHS Improvement’s figures ignored the historical baseline of poor staffing More ...