All Workforce articles – Page 359
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NewsHSJ survey: Will you still be in your job in two years' time?
HSJ is interested in learning what health service leaders are planning for their careers, following government plans to scale back PCT functions and replace SHAs with an independent board by 2012.
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NewsPCTs to lose responsibility for GPs
Primary care trusts will have their responsibilities radically stripped back under plans being developed by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsPCTs falling out of love with management consultants
More than half of primary care trusts feel they “rarely” or “only sometimes” get an acceptable return on their investment in commissioning advice from management consultants.
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CommentDoctor numbers: all trained up, nowhere to go?
Expanded training means there is an emerging glut of doctors - what should be done?
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NewsChair steps down at PCT with £12.8m overspend
A primary care trust under pressure to save £20m this year has lost two members of its board.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Vital Conversations
If a topic can’t be avoided here are tips on getting talking, says Rachel Hooke
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NewsManagers fear World Cup impact
The World Cup could cost the British economy up to £1bn in lost production as staff take time off to follow the tournament, a report has warned.
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NewsMillions spent on NHS bonuses in Scotland - Lib Dems
Millions of pounds were spent on NHS bonuses in Scotland last year, the Liberal Democrats have said.
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NewsGreat Ormond Street chief faces calls to quit
A letter of no confidence calling for the resignation of the boss at Great Ormond Street Hospital has been signed by more than 40 consultants, according to the BBC.
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NewsCumbrian ambulance staff offered counselling
Ambulance staff who attended the crime scenes after the shootings in west Cumbria will be offered a counselling service to cope with the aftermath of the event, the ambulance service said.
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CommentPete Mason on the dangers of NHS strategy secrets
Ask the three people nearest to you in your workplace if they can clearly state what your organisation stands for and is trying to achieve. If they can articulate it, is the answer consistent from person to person?
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HSJ KnowledgeMeet your organisation's economic challenges through ‘collective difference’
Trusts that embrace diversity in their recruitment and staff development will be the best placed to meet the economic challenges, says Rob McCargow
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NewsASBO issued to patient who faked illness
A homeless man with over 70 aliases, who became an expert at faking illness so he could gain overnight admittance to hospitals, was issued with a three year criminal ASBO.
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NewsScotland NHS cuts 'will overstretch workforce'
Cuts to the NHS in Scotland could lead to a overstretched and demoralised workforce, health service unions have said.
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HSJ KnowledgeYour redundancy rescue plan
Part two in our look at job loss explains how - when the initial shock has passed - it can be an opportunity to advance your career, as Michael Moran explains
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NewsShort GP appointment times 'hit diagnostic ability', survey claims
Doctors are struggling to diagnose patients because appointment times are too short, a survey of 200 GPs suggests.
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LeaderWe need the NHS Confederation – now here’s the sort of leader that it needs
Steve Barnett’s resignation as the chief executive of the NHS Confederation is a cause for sadness - he is a well-liked man - but it is also an opportunity.
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CommentMark Britnell on increasing NHS productivity
The new health secretary, Andrew Lansley, has already gone on public record to suggest that £15-20bn in efficiency savings may be needed.
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NewsBarnett's resignation prompts call for strong NHS Confederation
Managers are urging the NHS Confederation to ensure it provides the health service with a strong, independent voice following the resignation of chief executive Steve Barnett.
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CommentSteve Preston on NHS employee engagement
What is employee engagement? There are many views on this buzzword. A simple definition is “a result that is achieved by stimulating and directing employees’ enthusiasm for their work and directing it toward organisational success”.