All Workforce articles – Page 415
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Simon Fradd on Darzi vs the GPs
Sixty years ago, the medical profession took on Nye Bevan and lost - are we about to do the same thing again?
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HSJ Knowledge
Information Centre publishes staff earnings estimates
The NHS Information Centre has published its latest estimates of NHS staff earnings. The estimates are based on earnings between January and March 2008 and are compared with estimates from the same period in 2007.
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HSJ Knowledge
Julia Tybura on new NHS values
I am proud Zenon has reached the ripe old age (in consultancy years) of 10 and I am delighted that at last month's NHS Confederation conference we had many clients, colleagues and friends celebrating with us.
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HSJ Knowledge
How HR can bring the house down
In the NHS, backstage functions like human resources must adapt if they are to keep pace with the changing demands of service users, says Chris Roebuck
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News
Soaring birth rates put midwives under pressure
The Royal College of Midwives has warned soaring birth rates are putting midwives under 'huge pressure'.Commenting on official statistics revealing a 16 per cent increase in births between 2001 and 2007, RCM general secretary Dame Karlene Davis said: 'The number of midwives is not keeping pace with the increasing birth ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Developing the endoscopy practitioner role
Angela Gardiner explains the benefits of developing the role of endoscopy practitioner and outlines the training available
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News
News in pictures: women surgeons
The portraits of six female surgeons go on show today at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. The photographs, by Jane Brettle, mark the work of female surgeons who have played a major role at the college and helped raise the profile of women in surgery.
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Darzi drives doctors to scale the dizzy heights
The next stage review makes a priority of getting more clinicians into leadership roles. Alison Moore explores the implications of the workforce strategy for clinical professionals
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News
Gay clergy find a welcome in NHS chaplaincy
The NHS is more welcoming to gay clergy than the Church of England, new research on hospital chaplains suggests.
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News
Darzi calls for skills to tackle challenge of lifestyle diseases
Primary and community care organisations must strengthen their skills and infrastructure to tackle 'lifestyle diseases' such as obesity, Lord Darzi told an HSJ conference this week.
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News
Hospital at night model adopted by 80 per cent of trusts
Almost 80 per cent of NHS trusts across England, Wales and Scotland are now using the Hospital at Night method of teamworking, a survey by NHS National Workforce Projects shows.Four NHS trusts piloted the techniques in 2003, but now Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and countries in the EU have ...
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Comment
Jo Davis on the ambassador chairman
There's a lot more to being a trust chairman than just chairing board meetings. One of the most important roles, without a doubt, is that of ambassador.
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News
Independent Reconfiguration Panel appoints chief
Richard Jeavons has been appointed as chief executive of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.
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HSJ Knowledge
Dame Carol Black on clinical responsibility
My interest in the changes in the NHS workforce has mostly focused on frontline staff - participants in the millions of clinical encounters that are at the heart of the service.
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HSJ Knowledge
Bucking the absenteeism trend
Managing sickness absence in the NHS can be tricky, but there are steps managers can take to protect productivity and staff well-being. Jane Fraser explains
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News
NHS is a better employer of clergy than church, study claims
The NHS is a better employer of clergy than the Church of England, especially for people who are gay, according to new research.
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HSJ Knowledge
Recruitment questions: overseas staff in the NHS
A few years ago, the service was in the spotlight for plugging staffing gaps with overseas workers. Now restrictions have been imposed as vacancies evaporate. Is the NHS right to aim for a 'self-sufficient' workforce?
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HSJ Knowledge
A look inside a care trust plus
North East Lincolnshire is home to England's first care trust plus. Stuart Shepherd spoke to its ambitious - and entirely local - leader
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News
Unite to consult on strike action
Unite has confirmed it is looking at balloting NHS members on taking strike action over pay.The union's health sector workers will consider a ballot for industrial action in the autumn in protest over the recent three-year pay deal.
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HSJ Knowledge
Future NHS: the heat is on
As the population changes, the web transforms our relationship with information, medicines emerge to suit individuals' genomes and the planet warms, the NHS faces momentous challenges. By Daloni Carlisle