All Workforce articles – Page 245
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HSJ KnowledgeThe ever-changing NHS needs some blitz spirit
New ways to deal with relentless top-down change
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NewsUpdated: Unison votes to ballot members on industrial action
One of the largest healthcare unions Unison is to ballot its 460,000 health members over plans to take industrial action – including strike action – following the government’s imposed pay deal.
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NewsSerco boss to head up specialist hospital firm
A senior director at outsourcing giant Serco is to step down from her role to become the chief executive of the Huntercombe Group, a hospital and specialist care centre provider.
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Industrial action looms on NHS pay
The threat of industrial action by health workers over pay will come closer this week amid public support for higher wages in the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: Review set to probe standard of nurse training
A major review of nurse training in England will be launched next month to help push up standards of patient care, Health Service Journal can reveal.
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CommentOne year on: the mood of the healthcare finance community
Taking the temperature post-reform
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HSJ KnowledgeBeware these legal pitfalls in the journey to seven day working
How to implement a new way to work
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HSJ Knowledge'Race discrimination is a serious risk to patient experience'
Evidence shows lack of progress on diversity
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NewsExclusive: Study reveals NHS failure on diversity at senior levels
A new study has found the proportion of senior NHS positions held by people of black and minority ethnic backgrounds has barely changed in eight years, with progress towards better representation labelled as “glacial”.
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NewsWinter pressures monies fund extra admissions
Performance against the four hour accident and emergency target did not improve in 2013-14, despite a huge political focus on the issue, as emergency admissions reached record levels, HSJ analysis has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS leaders show courage under fire
Developing resilience has become vital for health leaders
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NewsExclusive: NMC to get new legal powers to re-open cases after Mid Staffs
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to be granted new powers by the government to allow it to re-open closed fitness to practise cases, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsWorking time rules 'hit treatment'
Rules aimed at ensuring doctors do not work long hours are leading to cancelled operations and clinics for patients, a government-ordered review has found.
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NewsUnison seeks ballot for NHS industrial action
The largest healthcare union has warned of a “winter of unrest for the NHS” as it revealed plans to ballot members for industrial action.
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NewsBar on multiple directorships dropped to aid trust takeovers
The Department of Health plans to change the law to allow chairs of NHS trusts to serve on the boards of more than one organisation, in a move it says could smooth the takeover process for unsustainable providers.
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NewsNHS pay deal will cost £150m say employers
The government’s decision to impose a pay deal on NHS staff will nevertheless cost the service an extra £150m a year, NHS Employers has told HSJ.
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NewsCameras for ambulance staff urged
Ambulance crews should carry body-worn CCTV cameras to prevent thousands of ‘disgraceful’ assaults on frontline staff each year, according to a new report.
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NewsSir Robert Naylor to chair HSJ inquiry into future of NHS leadership
Stephen Dorrell among panel members
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NewsReview reveals failings by nursing regulator in Mid Staffs cases
The Nursing and Midwifery Council failed to properly investigate 17 former nurses at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust according to an audit by the Professional Standards Authority.
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