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SupplementsPrimary care special report: happy hours
HSJ examines the impact of GP practice opening hours, consortia commissioning for quality and productivity, GP relations with the community care workforce and how primary care is being shaped by the new-look Britain
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NewsCNO to step down in March
Chief nursing officer for England Dame Christine Beasley is to retire in March it has been announced.
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NewsEaston criticises 'appalling and self-interested' NHS culture
National director for improvement and efficiency Jim Easton has claimed staff in the NHS hate learning from each other and put professional pride before the care of patients.
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NewsSHAs to set senior managers' pay at aspirant CFTs
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson’s decision to leave aspirant community foundation trust pay decisions with strategic health authorities could be a barrier to appointments, unions have warned.
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Sturgeon stops NHS consultant awards
An awards scheme for NHS consultants will be halted in a move to save up to £2m for frontline services, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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NewsMPs want power to scrutinise DH spending plans in detail
The Department of Health may have to start justifying its detailed spending plans to the Commons health committee, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNorth Tees staff offered voluntary redundancy
North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust is looking for staff to volunteer for redundancy to help it make £5m in savings.
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NewsPCT talent to be assigned to consortia
Primary care trust managers will be assigned to emerging GP consortia to add “influence” and limit the loss of talented staff, under national plans being developed by NHS East of England chief Sir Neil McKay.
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NewsDH claims retaining top managers is a priority
Retaining talented primary care trust and strategic health authority mangers in the system is a “top priority”, the Department of Health’s new permanent secretary has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS workforce: working smart to improve productivity
NHS North West’s eWin portal is helping 80 per cent of local health service organisations to access important workforce and benchmarking data
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CommentHow to establish your marketability
Having decided to try for a new role or being faced with the need to look for a new job, there is often a temptation to dust off the CV, add relevant new information, then fire it out to as many companies, organisations and agencies as possible.
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News'27,000 posts earmarked for cuts'
The Royal College of Nursing claims nearly 27,000 NHS job have been earmarked to be cut in the UK - including 18,000 in England - which it warns risks endangering patient care.
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NewsNHS Professionals reports first modest profits
NHS Professionals has turned its first ever monthly profit, according to interim financial results shared with HSJ.
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NewsLansley promises 'robust' working time directive talks
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has promised to take a “robust approach” to future negotiations on the European working time directive.
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CommentThe national public health service
What will the new national public health service look like?
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HSJ KnowledgeTurnaround: how transparency and openness helped rebuild one organisation
The new chief executive of a US medical centre which was on the verge of bankruptcy introduced unprecedented levels of transparency to rebuild trust, writes Ingrid Torjesen.
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CommentThe Mid Staffs inquiry and NHS redundancies
The national media’s week was not surprisingly dominated by the start of the Mid Staffs public inquiry.
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SupplementsTraining and development: special report
Tight budgets and NHS reforms mean organisations face harder choices about training provision.
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NewsCourt rules automatic barring of nurses 'unlawful'
The Royal College of Nursing has won its judicial review against the barring scheme run by the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
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NewsMid Staffs inquiry told of 'culture of fear'
The public inquiry into disastrous failings in care at Stafford Hospital has been urged to examine a culture of fear, secrecy and bullying within the NHS.