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NewsLib Dems commit to increase NHS pay with inflation
The Liberal Democrats will make a commitment today to increase NHS pay at least in line with the rate inflation from the next financial year.
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NewsExclusive: Labour will not force universities to take extra student nurses
Universities and hospitals will not be forced to take extra nursing students this year under Labour’s plan to increase trainee numbers by 1,000, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNew safe staffing indicator revealed
A new safe staffing indicator for hospitals across England will be launched this summer, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Four out of five hospitals miss own nurse staffing targets
More than four out of five acute hospitals in England are failing to meet their own targets for nurse staffing, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsSocial care leader warns integration will not solve financial woes
Integration of health and social care will help improve services but will not be the answer to the financial challenge facing the sector, the new president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Service has said.
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NewsRoyal college: Changing surgical pathways could save money and lives
Hospitals could reduce length of stay and improve patient outcomes if they reimagine the way more than 10 million patients a year undergo surgery in the NHS, HSJ has been told.
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NewsUnsocial hours pay would stay under Labour, says Burnham
Shadow heath secretary Andy Burnham has pledged not to cut unsocial hours payments for NHS staff if Labour wins the general election, but said he still planned to introduce a ‘seven-day service’ that provides care for people at whatever time they require.
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NewsConfed chief: Politicians should recognise workforce cost reality
Politicians should recognise the NHS needs to ‘get more out of’ and reduce the cost of its staff, the NHS Confederation chief executive has said.
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NewsHunt: Seven day NHS may be cheapest way to meet rising demand
The Conservatives’ plan to extend weekend working would help the NHS meet rising demand for operations, rather than being an additional cost pressure, the health secretary has argued.
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NewsUnison issues strike warning over unsocial hours pay
One of the largest NHS unions has issued a warning to the next government that it will ballot for strike action if ministers try to cut unsocial hours payments.
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News'No improvement over safe staffing', nurse survey suggests
Almost two thirds of nursing staff who have experienced a ‘red flag’ event while working on an acute adult inpatient ward have failed to see nurse numbers immediately increased to deal with the situation, according to a major survey of NHS staffing levels.
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HSJ LocalEast Midlands trust launches drive for 140 nurses
WORKFORCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals has announced plans to recruit 140 nurses to help improve patient care and reduce its use of agency staff.
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SupplementsIntegration supplement: Seamless synergy takes the right skills
Assembling the skillset for integrated care
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NewsExclusive: Concerns over nurse rapist raised five years ago
Concerns about a nurse convicted last month of raping and photographing unconscious patients at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford were raised more than five years ago, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsIBM to supply electronic record for 1.4m staff
Technology giant IBM is to be the supplier of the electronic staff record system covering 1.4 million NHS staff in England and Wales.
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NewsWinter A&E analysis: More ambulance queues and cancelled operations
Ambulance handover delays, cancelled elective operations and delayed transfers of care all saw huge increases this winter, in what has been the most difficult year for accident and emergency departments in a decade.
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HSJ LocalCircle gives share options to hospital charity in Hinchingbrooke swan song
COMMERCIAL: Circle has given share options to Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust’s charitable fund on the eve of its departure from the hospital.
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HSJ KnowledgeEmergency care reform requires a whole system change
Start with understanding motivations
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NewsNHS England to cut primary care support jobs
NHS England plans to cut jobs and close offices in its primary care support services just weeks before it plans to announce the winning bidder of a £1bn contract to take over the function.