All Workforce articles – Page 276
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BlogsInterim NHS managers can relate to Rafael Benitez
Senior NHS managers are now considered like football coaches, no one expects them to be around for very long.
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NewsExclusive: Fewer doctors per bed at death-rate investigation trusts
An analysis of the 14 hospital trusts being investigated by the Department of Health over higher than expected death rates has highlighted medical staffing as a possible cause.
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Registrars survey sparks call for contract change and seven day working
A survey of medical registrars has found many are overworked, posing a threat to patient safety, and has sparked a call from NHS Employers for changes to consultants’ working practices and contracts.
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NewsTrust consortium urges further cuts in pay
Further cuts in NHS pay, terms and conditions are needed to help NHS trusts meet their financial targets, according to a consortium of trusts in the South West.
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BlogsPassion runneth over in the job search
Employers have devalued passion as a word for describing how we feel about work.
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NewsLess than two thirds of NHS staff would recommend their trust, staff survey shows
Less than two-thirds of staff would be happy to recommend their trust to a friend or relative, according to the latest NHS staff survey.
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NewsExam marking errors hit junior doctors
Thousands of junior doctors have been left in the lurch over their first medical jobs after marking errors in their final exams.
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DH opens door to NHS pension for private sector
Private companies providing NHS services are being allowed access to the NHS pension scheme ahead of anticipated Treasury action to widen eligibility, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeHuman behaviour and innovation in the NHS
Why new ways to promote innovation in the NHS are essential
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NewsUnions agree to reduce staff terms and conditions
Health unions and NHS Employers have agreed a landmark deal to reduce the pay, terms and conditions of almost one million NHS staff.
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Government highlights new language control for doctors
Foreign doctors who want to work for the NHS in England will have to prove they can speak English well enough to treat patients, the government has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeIt's crunch time for CCG pay
A basic formula is at hand when setting pay for clinicians on CCGs
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CommentCollaboration will improve the ambulance service
NHS and private companies can together create a better service
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HSJ Local
Trust launches live feedback phone application
Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust has launched a real-time feedback application, allowing patients to post comments on its website.
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NewsExclusive: 'Gagging' agreements in numbers
Figures obtained by Health Service Journal - presented below - paint a picture of the extent of use of compromise agreeements and confidentiality clauses - or gagging orders - in the NHS.
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HSJ Local
New NEDs at Cumbria Partnership
WORKFORCE: Three new non-executive directors have been appointed to Cumbria Foundation Trust. Heike Horsburgh MBE, Wanda Rossiter and Kate Willard have had their appointments approved at the trust’s governors’ council.
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HSJ Local
Manchester MH and social care trust praised by Stonewall
WORKFORCE: Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust has been named as the highest performing mental health trust in the North of England for its work on discrimination and creating an inclusive workplace.
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HSJ Local
Smoking breaks costing Cheshire and Wirral Partnership £2m
WORKFORCE: Staff taking smoking breaks are costing a mental health trust nearly £2m a year in lost productivity – and causing resentment among their non-smoking colleagues, a board meeting was told.
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NewsQuarter of CSU recruits come from outside transition pool
Around a quarter of staff appointed to commissioning support units have come from outside the pool of NHS commissioning staff affected by reorganisation.
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CommentWhistleblowers and hospitals both need more protecting
We can’t have hospitals where doctors are outnumbered by lawyers