All Workforce articles – Page 316
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NewsNHS Scotland 'a model for reform'
The NHS in Scotland should serve as a role model for reform for the public sector, a study has claimed.
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NewsExecutive-level pay jumps by 4.5 per cent
The basic pay of NHS chief executives has jumped by 4.5 per cent, with median earnings now more than £150,000, research revealed today.
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HSJ Local
‘Prevention Assessment Team’ launched in West Sussex
WORKFORCE: A new community service has been set up to improve the health and wellbeing of adults and older people in West Sussex.
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HSJ Local
Sussex Partnership hails success of consultant nurse post
WORKFORCE: The mental health trust appointed one of the country’s first senior nursing posts dedicated to older people’s mental health three months ago to help more people be cared for at home rather than in hospital.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe 'sweet spot': how to maximise value from nurse numbers
As the largest NHS staff group, it is vital that nurse numbers provide the best value for money. There are several methods available to ensure this, as Jane Ball and Howard Catton from the RCN explain.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth Hospitals chief to take up health board post in Wales
WORKFORCE: Chief executive of Plymouth Hospitals Trust Paul Roberts has announced he is leaving to take up a new post in the Welsh NHS.
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Blogs
Self Coaching - is it possible?
Exploring the value of self coaching and whether it is a substitute for one to one coaching, and the support of a coaching style of management
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NewsPublic sector pay deals 'outstrip private rises'
Workers in the public sector have enjoyed bigger pay rises than those in private firms despite the government’s attempt to restrain pay, a new report has claimed.
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HSJ Local
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust appoints first learning disability nurse
WORKFORCE: Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has appointed a specialist nurse to improve care for patients with learning disabilities.
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HSJ Local
South West London and St George's gets new workforce director
WORKFORCE: The mental health trust announced the appointment of Ian Fleming as the new head of workshops and partnerships.
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NewsExclusive: Ambulance boss to step down
The chief executive of the troubled East Midlands Ambulance Service is to stand down, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDr Foster proposes job cuts as part of business 'restructure'
Dr Foster Intelligence is considering making 40 of its 150 staff redundant as part of a “strategic restructuring” of its business.
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HSJ KnowledgeGuiding organisations in health and wellness to improve the public health defecit
Devolving the control of healthcare to local organisations endangers the UK’s rising public health crisis, argues wellness consultancy Vielife’s chief medical officer Dr Tony Massey.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow online training can increase professional development in the face of spending cuts
As doctors struggle to manage their workload under the working time directive, and the NHS reduces its spending on training in the harsh economic climate, will continuous professional development – and ultimately patient care - suffer, asks Doctors.net.uk medical director Tim Ringrose.
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HSJ KnowledgeBuilding awareness against unconscious bias in the workforce
In a period of significant workforce change, consultation and redundancy, NHS managers and leaders need to redress the dangers inherent in employing staff they find similar to themselves to allow a fairer and unbiased employment processes, argues Salma Shah.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to develop an affordable approach to workforce planning
A competence based approach piloted by NHS North West is showing great potential to achieve affordable workforce planning, as the authority’s assistant director of workforce strategy Robert Sumpter reports.
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NewsUnder pressure trusts prepare financial cuts
The impact of this year’s significant savings plans on wards, beds, pay bills and staff at some of England’s most financially vulnerable trusts have been revealed in an analysis of 2011-12 business plans.
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NewsAbsence due to sickness figures fall
Workers are taking fewer days off sick, with a record 45 per cent having no days off ill at all in 2010, according to research.
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NewsGovernment warned public sector action will cause 'industrial turmoil'
The government has been warned it faces “industrial turmoil on a massive scale” as unions start planning to step up opposition to spending and job cuts.
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HSJ Local
2gether FT appoints performance director and NEDs
WORKFORCE: Gloucestershire and Herefordshire’s 2gether NHS Foundation trust has made new staff appointments.