All Workforce articles – Page 317
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Kent and Medway Partnership to shed 20 nursing posts
WORKFORCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is expecting to cut around 20 qualified nursing positions over 2011-12.
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HSJ LocalCroydon Hospital found to be missing CQC standards
PERFORMANCE: Croydon University Hospital’s maternity unit has been found not to be meeting six essential standards by health regulator the Care Quality Commission and to have been putting patient safety at risk.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving junior doctor induction to ensure consistent patient safety
Since a 2009 report identified an rise in death rates on the day new doctors start work, the duel issues of training and induction that affect both new and senior staff have come under close scrutiny. Anne Mawson and Lucy Reynolds explain how a University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust ...
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West Sussex consortium runs into trouble with charity over nursing posts
WORKFORCE: A charity has launched a local campaign targeted at an emerging commissioning consortium it claims has “scrapped” a specialist nursing post.
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Northumbria Healthcare appoints social care expert as NED
WORKFORCE: A former council chief executive has been appointed a non-executive director of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
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Cornwall Partnership consults staff on restructure
WORKFORCE: Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust is consulting on three options for its future structure after taking on provision of children’s community health services.
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HSJ KnowledgeEquipping clinicians with the right skills for commissioning
A development programme for clinicians taking on commissioning responsibility is equipping participants with a vital set of skills ahead of the changing NHS landscape, says NHS Derbyshire County’s executive director clinical quality and nursing Maggie Boyd.
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NewsCluster landscape shows 52 commissioners
Primary care trusts are clustering into 52 commissioners across England – ranging from a £4.7bn giant to an £800m standalone PCT.
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Medway FT signs memorandum of understanding with nearby acute trust
STRUCTURE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust has moved a step closer to integration with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, which is seeking a way of gaining foundation status.
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Frimley Park FT appoints two new NEDs
WORKFORCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board.
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Transferred employees feel 'marooned'
Clinicians who transferred from the NHS to work in independent treatment centres feel “marooned” and worry about standards of care, according to research.
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HSJ Local
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT plans whistleblowing hotline
WORKFORCE: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh foundation trust will this month launch a whistleblowers’ hotline, after a 2010 review found a “culture of bullying” left some staff scared to raise safety concerns.
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£1.9m hole in Countess of Chester 2011-12 savings plan
FINANCE: At the start of March the foundation trust had identified plans for cost savings of £5.1m in 2011-12, board papers show.
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Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust chair steps down
WORKFORCE: The chair of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has announced he is standing down from the role.
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NewsNHS Employers: let us plan skills networks
The planned “provider skills networks” must be given responsibility for the “whole healthcare workforce”, NHS Employers has urged Department of Health workforce director general Clare Chapman.
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NewsEmployment system reform flawed - IoD
Company directors today told the government that its plans to reform the employment system were “flawed” and would not tackle the number of weak cases.
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HSJ KnowledgeStepping up: the collaborative approach to becoming a model of innovation
A group of organisations has developed a stepped approach for healthcare services to identify the best ways of joining forces in the search for bigger savings.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust realigns HSE function
WORKFORCE: The acute trust internally realigned its health and safety functions at the beginning of this year.
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Mid Cheshire savings on staffing levels cancelled out by agency pay bill
WORKFORCE: The foundation’s pay bill for the first nine months of 2010-11 was £2.7m higher than planned, its February finance report showed.
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Royal Surrey County introduces universal dress code
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust has introduced a dress code covering all staff, as well as those wearing uniforms.