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NewsLower qualified pathology workforce ‘could make 25 per cent savings’
The government’s pathology tsar has said the discipline could save 15-25 per cent of its costs by reducing the proportion of highly qualified staff it uses to perform junior tasks.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy a framework for NHS managers is crucial to effective services
Far from cutting bureaucracy in the NHS, large scale cuts to management risks the delivery of the many new initiatives the service will be required to fulfil. Ruth Spellman outlines a way forward.
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CommentClinical services should do their bit for efficiency, as well as productivity
Although lower than other public sector departments, the NHS still has massive efficiency savings targets to meet. A good start would be to address value for money in clinical procedures, write Christopher Peters and Stephen Chadwick.
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CommentThe government shouldn't simply leave the past behind
The government is in a tough spot at the moment, but it can be eased if it heeds the lessons of the NHS Plan era, argues House of Lords independent member Nigel Crisp.
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HSJ Local
Chair steps down at Milton Keynes
WORKFORCE: The chair of Milton Keynes primary care trust has stepped down after more than eight years in the role.
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North Middlesex University Hospital sees reduced sickness absence
WORKFORCE: The north London trust saw its sickness absence rate fall to 3.61 per cent in May, lower than the Audity Commission’s average of 4.4 per cent.
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NewsMajor power to be focused at centre
Major powers and oversight will now sit with the health secretary, the NHS Commissioning Board and its local arms, under changes to the Health Bill set out by the government this week.
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Leicestershire Partnership appoints temporary chief exec
WORKFORCE: John Short has been appointed as chief executive of the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust for 12 months from 1 July 2011.
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NewsMore workplace bullying since spending cuts, union claims
Government spending cuts are fuelling workplace bullying and “silencing” people worried about losing their jobs, a union claimed today.
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Blogs
A short course in leadership
What is leadership all about, and how can you learn to be a better leader. Do you need to go on a course, read a book, or what?
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HSJ Local
New chair for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
WORKFORCE: Professor David Chiddick CBE appointed as chair of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.
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NHS Surrey provider arm seeks to boost bank workforce
WORKFORCE: Surrey Community Health is holding a series of special open days this month to recruit healthcare staff “on the spot”.
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NewsOne million to strike over public sector pensions
Industrial action across the rest of the year has grown more likely after the leader of one of the country’s biggest unions warned that more than one million public sector workers were set to take strike action unless the government pulls back from its controversial pension changes.
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NewsFuture Forum: government should stop 'slagging off' managers
The government should stop “slagging off” managers and urgently establish the NHS Commissioning Board to give them more certainty, the NHS Future Forum has said.
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NewsPrivate sector would refuse to recruit from NHS if forced to pay training costs - Forum
The government has been urged to reconsider proposals that would force the private sector to contribute to NHS training costs amid fears it will result in firms recruiting from overseas.
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NewsGovernment warned better leadership is required to repel strikes
The government has been urged to build leadership and management skills in the public sector as well as improving communication in order to counter forthcoming industrial action.
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NewsNHS reforms behind GP retirement plans
More than half of GPs planning to retire in the next two years have cited NHS reform as a reason for them going, early findings from a major British Medical Association survey suggest.
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NewsExclusive: Future Forum to suggest 'pragmatic' solutions to deaneries crisis
The NHS Future Forum is due to recommend that interim measures are put in place quickly to prevent the quality of training from suffering as strategic health authorities wind down.
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NewsPerformance pay for GPs risks patient trust in doctors, says BMA
The government risks damaging the relationship between doctors and patients if it pushes ahead with “unethical” performance-related pay, a union has warned.
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North Cumbria University Hospitals chief exec steps down
WORKFORCE: Carole Heatly, the trust’s chief executive since 2008, will step down this month.