All Workforce articles – Page 162
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NewsExclusive: NHS Improvement to monitor hospital staffing
Hospital trusts will face formal assessment by NHS Improvement to ensure they are using safe staffing guidance and making “safe and effective decisions”, HSJ can reveal.
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News70 trusts working with NHSI to boost workforce retention
Seventy NHS trusts have now been recruited by NHS Improvement to its programme to improve workforce retention rates in the health service.
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HSJ InteractiveLeadership Q&A: East and North Hertfordshire Trust
Nick Carver, chief executive of East and North Hertfordshire Trust, explains how the role of chief operating officer will inspire the operational and clinical teams to make changes in the pathways and services of the organisation
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NewsGMC chief 'had no choice' over appealing manslaughter doctor case
The chief executive of the General Medical Council has said he believes he had no choice but to appeal the case of a doctor convicted of manslaughter to the High Court.
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NewsJeremy Hunt announces review of medical manslaughter
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a national review into the application of gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare.
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NewsBid for new inquest after child death 'cover up'
The attorney general is considering granting a second inquest into the death of a three year old boy who died at Stafford Hospital after three independent experts have backed his parents and cast doubt on the original investigation.
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NewsElective activity goals to add to workforce pressures
NHS trusts will come under pressure in 2018-19 to deliver a new “step change in elective activity” while keeping workforce plans “affordable” and within their ceiling for agency spending.
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NewsJudge criticises investigators in harmed baby case
A high court judge has heavily criticised the Nursing and Midwifery Council for what she described as the regulator’s “superficial approach” and “flawed” investigation of a nurse suspected of harming her 14 week old baby.
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NewsScandal-hit ambulance trust to hire private sector capacity and review staff leave
East of England Ambulance Trust will hire in private sector vehicles to help meet demand Staff leave at peak times will be reviewed Risk summit statement says hospitals will be ”asked to accept prompt handover of patients” A scandal-hit ambulance trust is hiring private ambulance capacity, reviewing holiday ...
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NewsGovernment sets out plans to overhaul consultant contract
A new contract for medical consultants in the NHS will scrap the “all but automatic” incremental pay structure and replace it with a significantly higher base salary, the Department of Health and Social Care has said.
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CommentUse multidisciplinary teams to meet the A&E crisis
Better deployment of alternative health professionals like occupational therapists in emergency care can ease the pressure on A&E departments, says Karin Orman
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CommentAndrew Foster: Giving practical help to stressed staff
Andrew Foster on how to reduce pressure that the staff experiences when there is an influx of patients for emergency care
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HSJ LocalTrust unable to fund staff for under fire department
A hospital trust that received a damning report into one of its critical care units has not yet agreed to hire replacement clinicians requested by staff to improve the service.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The arm round the shoulders
If healthcare is a people business, we ought to wonder why the NHS is often not great at supporting its people ie its staff, points out Andy Cowper
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NewsGovernment targets NHS over failure to reform 'automatic' pay increases
NHS trusts “operate a virtually automatic incremental pay system” costing £600m a year, the government has said.
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NewsCQC: Directors can be dismissed for failing to stop bullying
Bullying and victimisation of staff – and failing to take “appropriate action” about it - can result in dismissal under the fit and proper person test, the Care Quality Commission stated for the first time.
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HSJ LocalNHS Improvement changes stance on Wirral inquiry publication
NHS Improvement has said there is a “strong presumption in favour” of it publishing the independent investigation into the regulator’s handling of concerns at the Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust.
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HSJ LocalSTP and CCGs fail to find new leader from 'limited' pool
Healthcare leaders in the South West have postponed the recruitment for a new accountable officer after failing to attract enough suitable candidates for the role covering two clinical commissioning groups and an STP.
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HSJ LocalHigh profile vanguard faces threat of industrial action
A vanguard project in Greater Manchester is facing a threat of industrial action by staff affected by the new care model.
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NewsTrusts hit by 'serious' apron shortage following Chinese pollution crackdown
Patient care is being affected by a “serious” shortage of suitable aprons for NHS staff, after the service’s supply chain was hit by a crackdown on pollution by the Chinese government.