All Workforce articles – Page 141
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NewsStaff to strike over transfer to subsidiary company
Key estates staff at an acute trust are to strike over plans to transfer their jobs into a subsidiary company.
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NewsTrust chair to step down early
The chair of a financially challenged trust is to step down after less than three years.
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NewsHigh staff vacancies push up NHS pay bill
The number of vacant posts in NHS trusts has increased by almost 10 per cent in the first quarter of this year and driven an overspend on temporary staff to manage the workload.
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NewsNHS trusts forecast £519m deficit, as regulator admits underlying problem
NHS trusts have forecast a combined deficit of more than £500m this year, despite an earlier commitment from regulators that they would break-even.
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NewsWatchdog calls for national sexual safety guidance
The care quality watchdog is calling for national guidance on sexual safety on mental health units following an investigation into more than 1,000 reports of abuse and harassment.
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NewsTrust brings in external investigators over bullying claims
A large hospital trust has ordered an external investigation into bullying and harassment.
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NewsTrust loses complex surgery to fix 'dysfunctional' surgical unit
A south London trust is moving complex heart surgery cases to other hospitals in the capital while it tries to reform its “dysfunctional” cardiac surgical unit.
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HSJ InteractiveEmbedding apprenticeships into recruitment and training processes
To meet the growing workforce shortage, new apprenticeship standards are being designed to ensure the NHS gets the skills it needs, says Karen Woodward
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CommentCowper's Cut: The NHS has Bonnie Tyler Syndrome
Andy Cowper highlights the many very real problems that beset the NHS
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NewsNHS chiefs expect 'near universal' staff flu vaccine uptake
NHS chiefs have told providers they expect “near universal uptake” of staff getting a flu vaccination this winter.
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NewsTrust chief apologises for 'unacceptable behaviour'
The chief executive of an NHS trust in the north west has apologised after being sanctioned for “unacceptable behaviour”.
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CommentAsylum seeking healthcare professionals in need of reformative schemes
Integrating asylum seeking healthcare professionals in local communities can help evade clinician shortage and the current workforce crisis in UK, writes Jane Metcalf
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CommentNHS should celebrate diversity from frontline to the top
More diverse organisations benefit the planning and provision of services, resulting in higher quality care for the population served, writes Sean Duggan
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CommentQuestions to ask if conducting an inquiry about workplace racism
With allegations into racial discrimination at the workplace rarely upheld by employers or courts, Roger Kline, Naledi Kline and Joy Warmington give a set of questions for investigators to ensure more robust investigations
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NewsSpike in reports of sexual assault across mental health trusts
The number of staff and patients reporting being sexually abused by mental health patients has risen by nearly a fifth with more than 3,000 cases over the last five years, an HSJ investigation can reveal.
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NewsNational regulator called in over 'dysfunctional' surgical unit
A beleaguered London teaching trust has called in NHS Improvement to oversee its efforts to turn around its heart surgery unit.
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NewsTime to cull NHS regulators, says Dame Julie
Dame Julie Moore has claimed there is no “coherent policy framework for the NHS” and accused regulators of making it harder for trust chief executives to do their job.
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HSJ LocalEmbattled trust chief to stand down
The chief executive of the embattled East of England Ambulance Service Trust has announced he will step down, citing personal reasons.
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NewsChief at troubled trust resigns as Dame Julie arrives
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has lost its chief executive amid an ongoing shake-up of senior leadership at the troubled organisation.
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NewsNHS told to use agency staff as ‘last resort’ to save £460m
Trusts could save £460m by only recruiting temporary staff through agencies as a “last resort”, the regulator has urged.