Workforce – Page 285
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NewsCommissioning reforms will hit morale 'for at least two years'
The commissioning reforms are likely to affect workforce morale and motivation for “a couple of years at least”, NHS managers have been warned.
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CommentLocal action can resolve concerns over doctors' behaviour
“Light touch” intervention can help manage concerns
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NewsNHS chief executives highlight 'climate of fear'
NHS chief executives feel hampered by a lack of support in a system a majority believe is geared towards short-term solutions, HSJ research reveals.
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NewsHakin: bear with managers 'trying to do two jobs'
The national lead for commissioning development has urged clinical commissioning group leaders to bear with managers while they try “to do two jobs” during the rest of the transition to the new system.
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NewsCommissioning board struggles to improve diversity
The NHS Commissioning Board has been told to consider diversity as important as experience when determining who gets management jobs. This comes amid new evidence of its failure to recruit staff from diverse backgrounds.
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Blogs
What's so hard about saying sorry?
Most people who complain just want an apology or explanation. They are not looking for compensation or staff to be disciplined.
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News
Agenda for Change progress fails to stop consortium plans
Some trusts previously thought to be considering breaking away from the Agenda for Change pay framework have told HSJ they will back a national deal following progress by unions and NHS Employers.
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NewsShortage of lung cancer specialists revealed
The lives of lung cancer patients are being put at risk by a shortage of specialists and outdated views on possible outcomes, a report warns.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow CCGs can build leadership capacity
Why the historic top-down leadership model does not suit the reformed NHS
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News£1bn paid in NHS redundancy packages
Almost £1bn has been paid out in redundancy packages as part of the restructuring of the NHS, according to new figures.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow mobile NHS staff can contribute to carbon reduction
Do mobile NHS staff have to travel by car?
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NewsAnti-NHS reforms party launched
A group of healthcare professionals is today launching a new political party dedicated to opposing the government’s reforms of the NHS.
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NewsWinterbourne whistleblower given job by CQC
The whistleblowing nurse who exposed poor care at the Winterbourne View Hospital has been given a job by the Care Quality Commission.
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SupplementsDrug action - an HSJ supplement on primary care
From recruitment challenges to a greater role for pharmacies, our supplement probes the latest developments in primary care
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HSJ Local
Black midwives disproportionately disciplined claims Royal College
WORKFORCE: Black midwives make up a disproportionate number of those facing disciplinary proceedings in London, according to the Royal College of Midwives.
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News
Mandate proposes workforce changes to improve care
NHS managers, doctors and nurses can expect to be put under greater scrutiny over the next two years in order to ensure better and safer care for patients.
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NewsObese NHS staff criticised in Lords
Obese NHS staff provide a “very poor role model” to patients trying to lose weight, according to a leading doctor.
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NewsRCN warns of looming nursing crisis
More than 30,000 NHS jobs are at risk of being cut, the Royal College of Nursing has said.
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NewsUnions agree draft plan to modify Agenda for Change
Unions have agreed a draft proposal to reduce terms and conditions for NHS staff under which staff earning more than £54,500 could be removed from the Agenda for Change framework.
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HSJ KnowledgeTurning concerns into positive outcomes
Seventeen trusts are striving to to raise care standards