All Workforce articles – Page 20
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NewsBMA seeks consultants’ strike extension
Medical consultants in England are being re-balloted on extending their mandate for industrial action, even as the British Medical Assocation remains in talks with the government over resolving the dispute.
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NewsUpdated: Subco staff may get bonus after government U-turn
Staff in NHS subsidiary companies may be eligible for a centrally-funded bonus this year, government has said, just days after stating they would not.
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NewsNHS pension contribution rates cut for the highest earners
Government has revealed changes to the contribution rates for the NHS pension scheme, including a reduction in the percentage paid by top earners.
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NewsLabour policy figure to chair three trusts
An influential left-wing policy figure is set to chair three community and mental health trusts.
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HSJ LocalTop trust CEO quits for overseas job less than two years into role
A former HSJ top chief executive has announced he is leaving the NHS after accepting a job in Australia, less than two years into his current role.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The workforce plan is still unfunded and uncosted
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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HSJ LocalNHS England lead named CEO of challenged trust
A former trust chief who has been working for NHS England on elective recovery is leaving to become CEO of an acute provider in one of England’s most challenged systems.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: CQC report highlights safety concerns and inequalities
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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CommentThe hidden threat posed by fake medics
Real doctors are up in arms as physician associates threaten to replace them on social media, reports Julian Patterson
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NewsRevealed: Four trusts report quarter of all ‘critical incidents’
More than a quarter of ‘critical incidents’ have been declared by just four trusts since the start of the crisis in urgent and emergency care.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The capital’s most challenged service
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsConfirm there is no plan to ‘replace doctors’, NHSE told
The medical regulator has told NHS England to ‘directly tackle’ a perception there is a plan to replace doctors with physician associates amid an ‘intense’ debate about their future.
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CommentThe critical role of NHS finance directors in patient safety
There are challenging misconceptions about NHS finance directors that highlight their vital role in enhancing patient safety and healthcare value, writes Emma Knowles
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NewsFinance directors ‘incensed’ at comments by safety watchdog
The Health Services Safety Investigation Branch has been accused of taking ‘divisive potshots’ at NHS finance directors.
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CommentFrom conception to ridicule: the journey of an NHSE framework
It’s not enough to rely on common sense, sometimes we need NHS England to explain it to us. Julian Patterson has read the Staff Recognition Framework so you don’t have to
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NewsNHSE defends equality roles against Barclay intervention
NHS England’s chair has defended the need for ‘specialist skills to address equality, diversity and inclusion’, after Steve Barclay told local NHS organisations to stop recruiting dedicated EDI roles.
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NewsSenior managers’ pay rise delayed until at least November
Senior managers will not get their 5 per cent pay uplift for 2023-24 until at least November, with unions describing a slow sign-off process as “making a mountain out of a molehill”.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Not just another royal college row
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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CommentThe four steps boards need to take to achieve net zero
To achieve a net-zero healthcare system, NHS boards must lead by example, engage clinical staff, highlight the benefits, and collaborate with existing initiatives while emphasising sustainability, write Chris Naylor, Hayley Pinto, and Nuala Hampson
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News‘Grossly unfair’ mileage rate for NHS staff being reviewed
Ministers are considering overhauling the national framework of the NHS mileage mechanism for staff, which unions have criticised as ‘hopelessly out of date’ and ‘grossly unfair’.