Workforce – Page 445
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HSJ Knowledge
Restructuring: united for growth
The idea behind the UK's first academic health science centre is to combine research and service delivery. Ann McGauran met the team who sowed the seeds of its success
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News
Doctors' leaders challenge GP pay deal
British Medical Association chair Hamish Meldrum has written to health secretary Alan Johnson challenging the proposed pay deal for GPs.
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Physiotherapists voice concerns over pay offer
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists is the latest trade union to express its concerns over the government's pay offer.
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Dental contract pushing up A&E admissions, say Tories
Hospital admissions for dentistry have gone up by 6 per cent since the introduction of the new dental contract, according to figures obtained by the Conservative Party.Last year, there were nearly 240,000 hospital admissions for dental treatment, of which nearly 18,000 were emergencies.
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Former ambulance trust chief defends controversial style
A former ambulance trust chief executive has hit back at a report in which staff branded him a 'benevolent dictator', under whose leadership targets were put before patient safety.
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Trusts told to recruit more chiefs from medical ranks
The NHS must get better at spotting leadership potential in clinicians, the Department of Health's head of workforce has demanded.
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Managers support restrictions on non-EU staff
Half of health managers think the NHS should restrict recruitment from non-EU countries, according to an NHS Employers survey.
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Inflation fears lead Unite to turn against three-year pay deal
Trade union Unite has recommended that ancillary and ambulance staff in the NHS reject the government's three-year pay offer.
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Trusts must increase pay or lose managers
It will be harder to attract and keep top NHS managers if their pay fails to keep up with the private sector, human resources experts have warned.
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Career coaching for NHS board members
Dorothy Larios explains how non-executive directors and chairs can benefit from coaching and invites readers to take advantage of coaching sessions offered by HSJ
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Targets create ambulance staff tension
Government targets and organisational change have been blamed for 'disappointing' staff survey results from ambulance trusts.
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Employ more cleaners to fight infections, hospitals told
Unison has called for minimum staffing levels to be set for hospital cleaning to help combat infections.The union says hospitals need to employ two cleaners per shift for every 30 patients from 8am to 9pm.
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HSJ Knowledge
Recruiting financial talent in the health sector
Recruiting and retaining the best financial minds is about more than just offering the right salary. NHS organisations need to get the word out about their unique selling points if they are to compete for the best candidates, argues Nick Hague
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Career path: leader in mental health
Jenny McAleese explains how she rose to the top of a specialist mental health provider and helped to turn around its finances
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Shrinking office space risks patient confidentiality
Doctors have less office space than a year ago and over half of doctors say they do not have adequate office resources, according to a survey by the British Medical Association.
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HSJ Knowledge
Slivers of time: a new approach to flexible working
Slivers-of-Time Working is a new scheme that uses unskilled workers to perform routine, but essential, tasks. Tonye Brown explains
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Comment
Ken Jarrold on NHS stability
It is April and something strange is going on in England and Scotland. No major structural changes are under way or planned.
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HSJ Knowledge
View from the floor: mental health services
Matthew Stone manages the East Sussex primary mental health worker team, which has a key role in joined-up working as part of the wider child and adolescent mental health services offered by Sussex Partnership trust
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS boards: getting the mix right
NHS boards' composition must reflect not just the community but the changing needs of the service itself, says Robina Shah
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Royal College of Surgeons elects president
John Black has been elected president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, replacing Bernard Ribeiro.