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NewsHunt agrees to Acas talks over junior doctors contract
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has agreed to talks with the British Medical Association through the mediation service Acas over a new junior doctors contract.
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HSJ PartnersAdrienne Fresko: Taking up the volunteering gauntlet head on
Increasing pressure on healthcare professionals demands a close look at volunteering, writes Adrienne Fresko
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CommentJeremy Taylor: Mobilising volunteers to help patients
Mobilising volunteers to support patients will become easy if we leverage people’s innate desire to help others, writes Jeremy Taylor
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NewsNon-EU nurse visa applications up 209 per cent in 12 months
Migration Advisory Committee report reveals scale of demand for nursing immigration MAC says majority of applications refused since June 2015 were for nurses RCN warns key supply line of overseas nurses being “strangled” by immigration policy Visa applications for nurses from outside the EU to work in the ...
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NewsExclusive: Agency staff survey raises fears cap will be 'train crash'
Survey of 3,600 agency staff shows many already work in the NHS and extra shifts top up pay More than half of agency staff said they will work fewer shifts or change career as a result of agency caps Monitor says action is needed to tackle “spiralling wage bill” ...
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SupplementsHSJ100 2015
Who’s up, who’s down and who’s new in our list of the biggest movers and shakers in health?
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LeaderHow to read the HSJ100
The HSJ100 is now 10 years old and has retained its unique role of plotting power and influence in the English NHS. However, the HSJ100 is often misunderstood and sometimes criticised for claims it has never made. What follows is a guide on how to read the HSJ100 and its ...
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HSJ PartnersComment: The biggest hitters of the NHS revealed
Welcome to this year’s HSJ100 – the annual list of the people with the greatest influence on the NHS
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Comment
Changing the culture of bullying in the NHS
Bullying and intimidation in the NHS will no longer be tolerated
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CommentAn educational intervention to tackle NHS bullying: early results and experiences
Hull addresses bullying issues
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NewsNHS Employers approaches Acas over junior doctor contract
NHS Employers confirms approach to Acas on Thursday night BMA made offer of mediation following industrial action ballot It is the first step towards negotiation since October 2014 NHS Employers last night approached the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration service about the possibility of negotiations over a new junior ...
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NewsMonitor reveals hourly rate caps for agency staff
Monitor and TDA reveal hourly rates for all agency staff Regulators agree to exclude bank staff from new caps on pay Trusts express fears over safety in consultation response Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority have published details this afternoon of the hourly rates that NHS trusts ...
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NHS providers' half-year deficit hits £1.6bn
NHS providers post £1.6bn deficit for first half of 2015-16 First official confirmation that sector deficit is on course to top £2bn Regulators hopeful year-end figure can be improved NHS providers recorded a £1.6bn deficit for the first half of the financial year and were forecasting a £2.2bn ...
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NewsKeogh raises terrorism fears over junior doctors strike
Sir Bruce Keogh says BMA must have clear guidance around major incidents in light of Paris attacks NHS England medical director says patient safety of “paramount importance” Letter calls on BMA to advise doctors to return to work if wards are short staffed Sir Bruce Keogh has called ...
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Junior doctors vote for strike action but call in Acas
98 per cent of junior doctors vote in favour of strike action Chief medical officer says severity of strike action is a “step too far” BMA offers talks with government via conciliation body Acas Junior doctors have voted overwhelmingly for strike action over government plans to impose a ...
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HSJ LocalTrust admits whistleblower raised some concerns 'in good faith'
West London Mental Health Trust said Hayley Dare acted “in good faith” over bullying and harassment complaints, but not allegations of poor patient care The disclosure comes on the eve of employment tribunal appeal, which the trust said it would have contested WORKFORCE: A mental health trust has ...
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HSJ LocalBME network calls for trust board members to step down
Local BME network says it has “no confidence” in Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust’s board amid racial discrimination claims Trust spokesman “strongly refutes” the allegations Nine BME staff at the trust seeking to appeal the outcome of investigation WORKFORCE: The Black and Minority Ethnic Network at ...
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SupplementsSupplement case studies: Steps to minimise impact on environment
What NHS organisations are doing
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