All Workforce articles – Page 304
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CommentQuestion marks over Imperial chief executive advertisment
Imperial College London Trust’s advertisement for a new chief executive could mean one of two things.
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HSJ Local
Burton FT considering local pay proposals
WORKFORCE: Staff could go “several years” without incremental pay rises and some would only receive “market rate” salaries where there was a “business need”, under a foundation trust’s proposals.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: bonus capital fund threatens to embarrass the system
The letter sent by the Department of Health in late December inviting bids for a £300m capital fund, favouring projects with greater spend in 2011-12, smacks of someone realising the potential for serious embarrassment.
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HSJ KnowledgeGetting ahead: how to select an executive coach
Choosing an executive coach can seem a daunting decision. Rob Watling offers some simple advice to help make the right choice.
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CommentIndependent assessment could reduce long-term sickness absence
Creating an independent assessment service to advise on employee absence is our chance to create a fair system, say Carol Black and David Frost.
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NewsSalaries of 10 NHS Commissioning Board directors total £1.7m
The salaries of NHS Commissioning Board’s senior executives have been released to HSJ.
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NewsDoctors reject pensions deal
Doctors have overwhelmingly voted to reject the government’s latest offer on pensions.
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Blogs
The issue of heterosexual discrimination
Issues of discrimination around employees’ sexuality can be common - but can organisation leaders make heterosexual employees feel uncomfortable?
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NewsGay friendly NHS organisations named
Seven NHS organisations have been named in a list of the top 100 lesbian, gay, and bisexual friendly employers in Britain.
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NewsDH plans to allow councils to take on public health functions early
The Department of Health is considering “arrangements” that will allow councils to take over the management of public health functions before the legal transition of responsibility in 2013.
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CommentA perfect opportunity to reform the education and training system
Last week’s publication of the further policy statement on the future NHS education and training system provides a great opportunity for providers to ensure they have the workforce they need to deliver the world class health services the public wants, says Martin Barkley.
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NewsEU laws 'putting patients at risk'
NHS patients are “at risk” because of European laws, the heads of two royal colleges have said.
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NewsNursing regulator chief executive resigns
The chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Dickon Weir-Hughes has resigned from his post with immediate effect.
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NewsLeadership and staff engagement 'critical' to hospital savings challenge - study
Effective leadership and staff engagement will be “critical” if hospitals are to achieve the lion’s share of the £20bn NHS savings goal by 2015, a new Nuffield Trust study has found.
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NewsRCN chief: NHS facing 'toughest year'
The Royal College of Nursing’s chief executive and general secretary has warned the NHS faces its “toughest year”, with specialist nurses losing their jobs and vulnerable patients “in the firing line”.
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NewsMost senior leaders failing to create 'strong work climates'
Three quarters of the most senior NHS leaders are “not creating strong work climates”, according to an analysis seen by HSJ.
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Comment'Deal with productivity variation, or risk the long term future of the NHS'
Only by swiftly adressing the issue of clinical practice variation and developing better evidence based practice can we stop the quality of NHS care eroding, writes Professor Alan Maynard.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to create a long-term strategy for better workforce planning
The Department of Health’s strategic vision for the NHS presents several workforce planning challenges for the service to tackle. Dulani Mendis suggests strategy tips for creating a culture of long-term improvement.
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NewsDH advertises for future leader of Public Health England
The Department of Health has begun advertising for a chief executive designate for its new executive agency Public Health England.
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NewsTraining boards must 'resolve' financial conflicts of interest
NHS organisations charged with both allocating and spending the NHS’s £5bn education budget will be “mostly” trusted to manage any “competing interests” themselves.