All Workforce articles – Page 264
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NewsUnions ballot members for strike action over NHS pay
Three health unions have announced they are going to ballot their members for strike action over NHS pay.
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NewsDoctors urged to opt out of working week directive
The Department of Health has pledged to find ways to help more doctors opt out of the European working time directive, which the authority admits has led to rigid shift patterns and had a detrimental effect on training.
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NewsDrop in bans on hospital and care home workers
The Labour Party has voiced concern about a sharp drop in the numbers of people being barred from working with vulnerable adults in care homes and hospitals.
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HSJ LocalTrust in lock-out dispute faces legal action
Trade union Unite has pledge to take legal action against Northampton General Hospital Trust after it locked out pathology staff following a contract dispute.
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NewsAgency costs jump £300m at foundation trusts
FTs saw the cost of agency and contract staff shoot up by £300m last year, according to their annual accounts
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HSJ LocalLeicestershire bid to plug £400m gap
STRUCTURE: Widespread changes to the Leicestershire Health economy have been agreed between the University Hospitals of Leicester and its local commissioners to plug an estimated £400m funding gap over the next four years.
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Transform district nursing to stop it facing extinction
The RCN says we might see its demise within 10 years
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NewsDuty of candour extended to cover wider set of incidents
A statutory duty of candour in the NHS will cover a wider set of incidents than previously expected, and will force NHS trusts to apologise to affected patients, it has emerged.
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LeaderMore hospital nurses won’t solve the NHS’s long term problems
Recruitment needed across all care settings
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LeaderThe UK needs to be attractive to overseas health staff
Having enough people is crucial to high quality care
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NewsHEE to axe local board posts in major shake up
All local education and training boards are due to lose their managing directors, directors of finance and directors of education under a reorganisation proposed by Health Education England.
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NewsHospital trusts should be free to become mutuals, DH advised
Acute trusts should be free to become staff-led mutual social enterprises in an effort to improve staff engagement, a Department of Health commissioned report recommends.
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NewsExclusive: Majority of hospital trusts missed their own nurse staffing targets
More than three-quarters of acute NHS providers have missed their own targets for the number of hours worked at their hospitals by registered nurses, HSJ analysis has revealed
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NewsTrusts to be inspected against new end of life care priorities
Trusts will be inspected against new national priorities for end of life care, they have been warned
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SupplementsTraining and development: The 18 week waiting game
What is keeping the NHS from achieving its 18 week targets?
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HSJ KnowledgeThe network helping female doctors overcome workplace barriers
A group to tackle personal and professional hurdles
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BlogsEven the best teams need some star players
Whether at the World Cup or in your office, leaders are not always good team players
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HSJ KnowledgeCultural change depends on engagement, not political gestures
Case studies show value of engaging staff
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NewsHSJ's most inspirational women in healthcare 2014 revealed
HSJ has published its second celebration of healthcare’s most inspirational female leaders