All Workforce articles – Page 329
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HSJ KnowledgeA golden opportunity to reshape workforce planning, education and training
HSJ readers are urged to participate in the consultation on creating a workforce for the new NHS, says Department of Health director general of workforce Clare Chapman.
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NewsMidwife numbers to be reviewed
The Department of Health has said it will prioritise a review of nurse and midwife numbers.
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NewsPerformance linked pay for managers labelled a 'distraction'
Linking the stay of senior staff to national objectives would be an “unhelpful distraction”, according to the NHS managers’ union.
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NewsDon't simply cut posts to deliver QIPP savings, Easton warns trusts
The Department of Health will be “increasingly discriminating” between trusts that find genuine efficiencies and those that simply cut posts, national director for improvement Jim Easton has warned.
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NewsFT severance payouts to come under scrutiny
The NHS chief executive has promised MPs to do all he can to provide details of severance payouts made by foundation trusts.
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NewsManagers back calls for top earners to pay more towards pensions
The vast majority of managers responding to a snap online HSJ survey think higher earners should pay more towards their NHS pensions.
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HSJ Local
Chair appointed at NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald
WORKFORCE: Charles Everett has been appointed as chair of NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald by the Appointments Commission.
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HSJ Local
Calderdale PCT joins cluster and chief exec departs
STRUCTURE: Calderdale PCT has clustered with Kirklees and Wakefield District PCTs, and chief executive Rob Webster is leaving to run a new community provider trust.
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HSJ Local
Rotherham chief exec to lead five PCTs cluster
STRUCTURE: Rotherham PCT chief executive Andy Buck will lead a five PCT cluster with Doncaster, Bassetlaw, Sheffield and Barnsley PCTs.
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HSJ Local
Efficiency training for managers underway at Ashford and St Peter’s
WORKFORCE: Executives at Ashford and St Peter’s have received leadership training to try and make them more productive.
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NewsNHS staff feel excluded amid growing job security fears
The majority of NHS staff feel senior managers exclude them in decision making, according to the 2010 NHS staff survey.
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HSJ Local
Workforce vacancy increase at Hinchingbrooke
WORKFORCE: Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has seen overall increases in staff vacancy rates and, in particular, a significant increase in the rate of vacancies for registered nurses.
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HSJ Local
East Riding chair to lead Humber PCT cluster
WORKFORCE: East Riding of Yorkshire Primary Care Trust chair Karen Knapton is to be chair of the Humber PCT Cluster, incorporating Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire PCTs, and North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus.
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HSJ Local
Hull chief executive to run Humber PCT cluster
WORKFORCE: Hull Teaching Primary Care Trust Christopher Long is to be chief executive of the Humber PCT Cluster, incorporating Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire PCTs, and North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus.
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NewsPublic sector executives face performance reviewed pay
Executives in the public sector should have 10 per cent of their pay held back and awarded only through good performance at the end of the year, under “radical” proposals by a government-commissioned report.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex Hospitals Trust reviews nurse skill mix
WORKFORCE: Western Sussex Hospitals is reviewing the skill mix among its nursing staff, after finding it has higher than average numbers of senior nurses compared to lower grades.
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HSJ Local
Dorset hospital FT heads for £3.1m deficit
FINANCE: Dorset County Hospital is on track to beat its cost improvement plan target for 2010-11 – but has admitted that most of its savings for the year are “non recurrent”.
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HSJ Local
Norfolk and Waveney FT chief takes role at Suffolk Mental Health Trust
STRUCTURE: Suffolk Mental Health Partnership Trust has announced Aidan Thomas as acting interim chief executive from Monday 14 March.
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NewsWebsite launched to send messages to NZ health workers
A website has been set up for people to send messages of solidarity to health workers in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the aftermath of the earthquake last month.
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HSJ Local
York FT moves towards acquisition
STRUCTURE: Two sets of NHS trusts at different ends of the country are considering merging in response to the threat of falling income and the need to achieve foundation status.