All Workforce articles – Page 21
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NewsJuniors plan latest five-day strike
Junior doctors have announced a further five full days of strike action this month, while their union has accused the health and social care secretary of refusing to extend their strike mandate to allow pay talks to continue.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: What the DHSC restructure means
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A troubling narrative
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsThousands seek partial retirement in just three months
More than 3,000 NHS staff have applied for partial retirement in the first three months of the rules on pension claims for staff doing so being changed, new data has revealed.
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NewsTrusts risk ‘Obama effect’ after diversifying boards
NHS organisations risk an “Obama effect” by improving Black, Asian and minority ethnic representation at top levels without tackling race discrimination affecting the rest of their staff, the authors of a new study have claimed.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: A £2.5m bureaucratic nightmare
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsRevealed: 300,000 more NHS staff missing out on flu jab
Some 300,000 fewer frontline NHS staff had the winter flu vaccine last year than in 2019 and 2020, with huge variation in uptake among trusts, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsNHSE makes three senior hires
NHS England has hired three new senior directors to its estates and facilities team.
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HSJ LocalICB chair steps down due to health reasons
An integrated care board chair has announced he will step down this spring after an extended period of ill health.
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NewsTrust loses national emergency contract after 13 years
A key part of the NHS’s national emergency response system has been handed to a new trust to run for the next five years.
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NewsNHSE imposes ‘return to office’ policy
Full-time NHS England staff will be required to work at least two days in the office from April, despite union concerns.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Admitting the game’s up
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNHSE spent £75m reducing its workforce in 2022-23
NHS England agreed 951 voluntary redundancies or early retirements in 2022-23 at the cost of around £75m, as it began dramatically reducing the size of the organisation, its annual accounts show.
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NewsConsultants narrowly reject pay offer
Consultant doctors have narrowly rejected the pay offer from government in a ballot.
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NewsUnder-pressure regions report a third of posts vacant
One in three speech and language therapy posts are unfilled in some regions, according to new findings shared with HSJ.
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NewsChair quits after trust admits £90m deficit
The chair of a major teaching hospital trust has quit after the organisation saw its deficit double in size.
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CommentThe NHS’s approach to sickness absence is ineffective and discriminatory
The NHS’s over reliance on the Bradford Factor is potentially discriminatory and highlights the urgent need for a shift in how the service manages sickness absence, writes Roger Klein.
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NewsExclusive: DHSC caught on ‘back foot’ by ‘confused’ visa clampdown
Department of Health and Social Care officials described the announcement of a visa clampdown for health and care workers as “confused at best” and said they were pushing the Home Office to clarify its position, internal emails show.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: It’s that can again
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalTrust appoints new chair from ICB
An acute trust in the West Midlands has appointed a new chair from its neighbouring integrated care board.