All Workforce articles – Page 285
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NewsUnison accepts Agenda for Change proposals
Unison has become the latest health union to accept proposals to dilute the Agenda for Change pay framework, marking a significant step towards their introduction.
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NewsFrancis: NICE should draw up safe staffing levels
Minimum safe staffing levels should be drawn up by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and policed by the Care Quality Commission, according to the Francis report.
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CommentStrong leadership is the right response to Francis
Actions will be more important than words
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NewsNHS faces new laws on honesty
New laws should be brought in requiring all NHS staff and directors to be open and honest when mistakes happen, the Francis report has recommended.
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NewsFrancis report: healthcare assistants will face regulation
Healthcare support workers should be subject to regulation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Robert Francis QC has said.
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NewsNHS should have done more to manage hospital consultants, NAO reports
The NHS should have made more progress in improving its management of hospital consultants since the introduction of a 2003 contract giving them a significant pay increase, the National Audit Office has found.
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BlogsEvidence, not newspaper exaggeration, should direct debates about care quality
The Foundation Trust Network has evidence The Sunday Telegraph’s story about “dangerously low staffing levels” at NHS hospitals has been greatly exaggerated, as FTN chief executive Chris Hopson explains.
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CommentMy five-year journey reporting on Mid Staffs
Reporter and witness Shaun Lintern recalls a disturbing story
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Blogs
Francis will likely say parts of the NHS aren’t good with people
One of the messages from the Francis report on Wednesday will be that the NHS needs to focus more on people.
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NewsTwo CQC executives resign
Two members of the Care Quality Commission’s executive team have handed in their notice, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
High sickness rates at North Somerset Community Partnership
WORKFORCE: High sickness levels at North Somerset Community Partnership are causing concern for commissioners who fear it could be due to understaffing.
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NewsWards dangerously understaffed, warn more than half of nurses
Nearly a quarter of nurses say their trust is at risk of a Mid Staffordshire-style care breakdown
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CommentA vison for better mental healthcare
Acceptance, choice and dignity should be central to care
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NewsIan Dalton quits NHS Commissioning Board for BT
Ian Dalton, the NHS Commissioning Board’s deputy chief executive, is leaving the organisation to join BT Global Health.
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CommentCut the platitudes and get staff motivated
Sustainable change depends on having staff that care
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HSJ KnowledgeWhat does 'compassionate leadership' mean?
Self-leadership is key to compassionate organisations
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News
Decision looms on AfC changes after RCN backs plans
Reductions to NHS workers’ terms and conditions have moved a step closer after one of the largest health unions gave its backing to the plans.
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Blogs
Money can't buy an all-star team
High-performing teams are rarely created but they evolve when all memebrs share responsibility, support their colleagyes and take it in turns to lead
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HSJ Local
Harrogate and District introduces workforce management system
COMMERCIAL: Harrogate and District Foundation Trust has introduced a new workforce management system, called Smart.
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NewsMany public health posts left unfilled
Almost a third of public health director posts could be unfilled when councils take control of the £2.7bn service in April, according to research by the Association of Directors of Public Health.