All Workforce articles – Page 268
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HSJ KnowledgeThe practical response to Francis
Six actions to take to prevent another Mid Staffordshire scandal
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News
Young medics' working lives 'bleak'
Almost three in 10 junior doctors are stretched so thin that they do not have time to deliver quality patient care, a poll suggests.
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NewsCommissioning reforms redundancy count exceeds 10,000
More than 10,000 NHS staff have been made redundant in the past three financial years as a result of the government’s commissioning reforms, according to official figures published today.
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HSJ KnowledgeBest practice in performance management
Creating value and better team working in NHS hospitals
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HSJ KnowledgePodcast: Engaging doctors in leadership post Francis
The King’s Fund’s Chris Ham talks to hsj.co.uk
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CommentMedical leadership is vital for quality patient care
We need more doctors in leadership roles, says Chris Ham
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News
Many trusts weak on medical leadership, research finds
There is a six fold variation in the amount of time medical directors spend on their board duties, new research into leadership has found.
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NewsOne in 10 NHS England posts unfilled as system went live
One in 10 posts at NHS England was unfilled as the organisation took its full powers, despite an “intensive recruitment programme”, board papers show.
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Blogs
Cut the Newspeak out of redundancy announcements
Managers and politicians should be upfront and clear when announcing bad news, not hiding behind jargon.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow NHS staff wellbeing affects patient care
Examining the link between staff and patient experience
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NewsExclusive: CQC overhauls board and brings in DWP 'change director'
Care Quality Commission chief executive David Behan is replacing his entire entire executive director team, including the hiring of a “director of change” who was overseeing the introduction of universal credits, HSJ has learned.
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NewsEmployers 'should be required to record HCAs' training'
Health and care employers should be required to record the training of their healthcare assistants, an influential member of the Lords has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS must rise to the cultural change challenge
How to turn round negative culture in the service
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NewsExclusive: Bennett says NHS leaders 'not getting enough support'
Sector regulator Monitor’s chief executive has said senior NHS leaders are not well supported. David Bennett said the problem was dissuading applications for critical posts.
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NewsAverage trust director pay grew by 1.8pc in 2011-12
Average pay for provider trust directors increased by 1.8 per cent in 2011-12, according to research shared with HSJ.
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Blogs
Could the 'Rooney rule' work in the public sector?
A look at how attitudes to race have changed in public sector recrutiment.
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NewsConsultant contract talks could hinge on seven-day working
Employers’ representatives hope to begin negotiation of the medical consultant contract focused on enabling significantly more services to operate at weekends, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: 'Market' consulted about taking over parts of Mid Staffs
The special administrators of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust are to launch a “market engagement exercise” asking whether other providers - including in the private sector - would be interested in taking on its services, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Hundreds of jobs to go at Worcestershire acute trust
WORKFORCE: Hundreds of jobs will be lost at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust in the next four years as part of plans to cut costs.
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NewsInvolve junior doctors in IT development, conference told
Health service IT managers should draw on the experiences of junior doctors when designing new processes, one such doctor has said.