Workforce – Page 300
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LeaderAgenda for Change was built for a feast. How will it cope with famine?
This year’s Budget puts the squeeze on pay.
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HSJ KnowledgeEngage staff by tuning in to their concerns - and celebrating their achievements
How can we engage 1.4 million NHS staff? Start by celebrating their achievements and ensuring that they feel empowered to drive change, says Hannah Forbes.
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HSJ KnowledgeLearning from listening: engaging the healthcare workforce
HSJ looks at three case studies from the Listening into Action programme aimed at engaging the NHS workforce.
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NewsSefton public health director takes on national role
Janet Atherton has been named as the next president of the Association of the Directors of Public Health.
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NewsThree top NHS regional chiefs decline commissioning board roles
Three of the NHS’s most experienced and respected leaders have decided against joining the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsNHS staff vote to strike over pensions
The government faces further disruption from public sector workers after more industrial action was called by NHS staff and civil servants over controversial pension reforms.
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NewsSerco wins £120m deal to take over support partnership
One of the biggest shared services organisations in the NHS has effectively been taken over by Serco in a four-year £120m deal.
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NewsCCGs will be subject to Agenda for Change
Clinical commissioning groups will be made subject to the Agenda for Change pay agreement to avoid spiralling redundancy costs, it has been confirmed.
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NewsExclusive: Dame Ruth Carnall to leave NHS
NHS London chief executive Dame Ruth Carnall, one of the service’s most senior and respected leaders, is to leave the NHS next year.
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NewsNHS redundancies costing tens of millions - Labour
Nearly £170m was spent on NHS redundancy payouts in one year, according to leaked government figures released by the Labour party.
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NewsChild safety an 'afterthought' of NHS reform, say doctors
The safety of children is an “afterthought” of NHS reforms, paediatricians have warned. Many say they are not adequately trained and resources are “spread too thinly.”
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NewsPay scheme will force leaders to 'justify salaries'
Leaders will have to work harder to “justify their salaries” in the event of a care scandal, under pay plans awaiting final sign-off, HSJ has been told.
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NewsAgenda for Change could survive regional pay push
The Department of Health is pushing for the Agenda for Change national pay framework to survive the introduction of regional pay rates in the NHS, it has emerged.
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NewsAccess to 'Top Leaders' coaching to be expanded
The Department of Health is considering expanding access to the intensive leadership coaching only currently available to those on the elite “Top Leaders” scheme, HSJ has learnt.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy one trust brought all its facilities services back home
Why did one trust decide to return its estates and facilities services back in-house, what were the challenges and was it worth it in the end? Nick Chatten and colleagues explain.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow staff can lead the way in a redesign
There is no shortage of examples of staff-led redesign saving money while improving care - the workforce just needs the permission to do it, writes RCN chief executive Peter Carter.
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HSJ KnowledgeGet to grips with qualification change
Is 2012 crunch time for EU recognition of professional qualifications? Elisabetta Zanon finds out.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow Colchester brought its services back in-house
Nick Chatten, Philip Kitchener and Marcus Hill explain in detail some of the issue they faced when Colchester brought its facilities services back in-house
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Comment
Readers' letters - 12 April 2012
Are 12-hour nursing shifts harming care? Plus a tribute to a popular manager.