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NewsNew Year honours for NHS England directors and hospital chiefs
NHS England directors and hospital chief executives were among those included in the 2023 New Year’s honours list.
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NewsNHS has too few managers but too many admin staff, Hewitt suggests
International comparisons suggest the NHS has too few managers but too many administrative staff, former health secretary Patricia Hewitt has claimed.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read workforce stories of 2022
Here is a rundown of HSJ’s most read workforce stories in 2022
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read stories of 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, HSJ takes a look at its most read stories of the year.
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NewsNew nursing strikes announced as Christmas ambulance walkout is called off
Nurses will walk out for two consecutive days on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 January, the Royal College of Nursing has announced.
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NewsTwo full days of ambulance strikes announced for January
Unison has announced two 24-hour ambulance worker strikes in January, adding it will start balloting members for further strikes in the spring.
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NewsCQC delays ‘targeted’ inspection overhaul after staff protest
The Care Quality Commission has delayed rolling out its new approach to inspections by almost a year, following concern from its staff and a need to give ‘providers time to prepare’.
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NewsNHS leaders fear ambulance strike ‘calm’ will not last
The first NHS ambulance strike for 32 years appears not to have had any major impact so far.
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NewsStrike blog: The real test is yet to come as ambulance strike causes little disruption
Welcome to HSJ’s live coverage of the NHS strikes. You can read without being a subscriber by registering for a HSJ account.
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CommentHumanising healthcare for real
We know that change won’t come through traditional patient and public engagement, patient experience work or ‘better listening’, writes David Gilbert
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NewsExclusive: Ambulance chiefs want final plea to Barclay over escalating strike risk to patients
Ambulance chiefs have urged NHS England to spell out to ministers how thousands of patients could come to harm during Wednesday’s strike action amid escalating pressure, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Accountants take back control
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: Emergency patients staying an extra day in ‘congested’ hospitals
Patients are spending an extra day in hospital on average when admitted as an emergency compared to before covid, consuming millions of additional ‘bed days’, HSJ analysis has found.
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NewsThe trusts with most and least nurses striking
The share of nurses striking at trusts which saw Royal College of Nursing action this week varied significantly, HSJ analysis suggests.
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NewsNHSE: Cancelling electives is ‘last resort’ despite ambulance strikes
Elective activity should only be reduced “as a last resort” during ambulance strike action next week, NHS England has told trust leaders.
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CommentHope from tragedy: time to prioritise those with learning disability and autism
The HEE expect some employers will choose to employ trainers and deliver new learning disability and autism training packages themselves, while others will find it advantageous to collaborate with other organisations, writes Mark Radford
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NewsPandemic collaboration ‘no longer exists’ between NHS and private hospitals
The collaboration seen between the independent sector and the NHS during the peaks of the pandemic “doesn’t exist any more”, the boss of one of the UK’s largest private hospital companies has said.
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NewsWatchdog stops monitoring trust over sexual harassment
An ambulance trust will no longer be monitored by the UK’s equality watchdog over sexual harassment.
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NewsTrust CEO to leave within weeks after merger abandoned
The chief executive of England’s smallest provider will leave after its merger with a neighbouring provider was abandoned.
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NewsAmbulance strike threatens ‘different magnitude of risk’
The ambulance staff strike next week represents a far higher risk to patient safety and services than the nurses’ strike, but a blanket elective ban will only be used as “an absolute last resort”, a senior NHS England director said today.