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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
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HSJ KnowledgeListening into Action: pioneering the case for change
Empowering staff to pioneer change is an active process
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HSJ LocalThirteen hospital staff test positive for tuberculosis
Thirteen staff working at a dialysis unit at the centre of a tuberculosis outbreak have tested positive for the infection, HSJ has learned.
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Blogs
Better to seek forgiveness than ask permission
Have you a management philosophy? Mine is if its not explicitly against the rules then I can probably get away with it.As a senior manager I told a large gathering of managers that they should not be asking HR or finance for permission to do what they wanted to do ...
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CommentDoctors' discipline needs an overhaul
Maintaining High Professional Standards is failing patients, doctors and employers
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NewsRevalidation to cost £970m over 10 years
Medical revalidation will cost the NHS £970m over the next 10 years, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsHSJ backs campaign encouraging female experts
HSJ is backing a campaign to increase the proportion of female experts featured on television and radio.
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NewsRCN's commission backs audits of culture of NHS bodies
The culture of healthcare organisations should be routinely assessed, according to a commission set up by the Royal College of Nursing.
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NewsCircle planned cut of 20pc of staff at Hinchingbrooke
Circle’s original business plan for its running of Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust outlined a cut in the hospital’s workforce of 20 per cent, a document shared with HSJ reveals.
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NewsCQC staff survey shows morale still low
Just 16 per cent of staff at the Care Quality Commission think morale is good while less than a fifth think changes are effectively implemented, the organisation’s latest staff survey reveals.
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HSJ KnowledgeEmbracing an era of technology
Overcoming the barriers to new technology is a cultural, people-based challenge
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CommentSavile saga could leave health service in a fix
Do hospitals have legal liability for Jimmy Savile’s actions?
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HSJ KnowledgeCampaign aims to get flu shots on target
The flu fighter campaign by NHS Employers wants more staff to get the jab
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NewsExclusive: Unions close to deal on Agenda for Change
National talks on changes to NHS workers’ pay and terms and conditions could be close to a deal, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsHinchingbrooke receives cash advance after posting deficit
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust has negotiated a £4m cash advance on its service contract with its local primary care trust cluster to ease “cash flow issues” after posting a £4.1m in-year deficit.