All Workforce articles – Page 428
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News
GPs urge PCTs to remain flexible
Primary care trusts will have to negotiate with family doctors over how to implement extended hours locally after the overwhelming majority of GPs voted to accept the government’s proposed deal.
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Comment
Your Humble Servant: carry on nurses
To: Don Wise, chief executiveFrom: Paul Servant, assistant chief executiveRe: Ooh you are awful, but I like you
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GPs fail to help with appointments audit
Primary care trusts have been unable to complete an audit of the number of GP appointments provided by practices because GPs have refused to hand over the information, following British Medical Association advice.
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HSJ Knowledge
1948: creation of a new workforce
In 1948 the NHS opened its collective doors to be faced not only with an inherited waiting list of around half a million patients and a clamour for spectacles and false teeth, but also an almost immediate staff shortage.
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Government in court over GP pensions
The government's decision to cap GPs' pensions was due to be scrutinised in the High Court today.
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HSJ Knowledge
Healthcare jobs dropped from shortage occupation list
The Border and Immigration Agency has said it will be removing 38 healthcare occupations from the national shortage occupation list.
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HSJ Knowledge
New deal for healthcare staff working unsocial hours
Negotiators for NHS Employers and the NHS trade unions have recently reached a significant milestone. After many months of discussion, proposals have been agreed for a new system of pay enhancements for Agenda for Change staff whose standard working week includes work in the evenings, early in the morning, at ...
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS Employers rejects CV falsification reports
NHS Employers has responded to reports of CV falsification in the NHS, saying that the NHS conducts rigorous employment checks and patients can have confidence that the staff who treat them are who they say they are and that they have the appropriate qualifications.
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HSJ Knowledge
New immigration rules restrict access to medical training
The Home Office has announced changes to immigration rules that will restrict new international medical graduates' access to UK post-graduate medical training.
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Promote volunteering in the health service, report urges
A report examining volunteering in public services has identified service users as a largely untapped source of volunteers.
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HSJ Knowledge
Agency workers: who is in charge around here?
A recent court case brought by an agency worker highlighted the need to widen the protection of temporary employees. Stuart Jones investigates
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Work experience in the NHS
Opening its doors to students interested in NHS careers must be a fundamental element of a trust's long-term workforce strategy, says Foluke Ajayi
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HSJ Knowledge
Can senior managers really make a difference?
Do successful NHS managers have skill or luck to thank? Blair McPherson takes a closer look at what really determines which organisations sink and which swim
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Training scheme for low-paid healthcare staff
Public sector union Unison has launched an initiative to improve training and learning opportunities for low-paid members.
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Calls for action over global health worker shortage
A shared worldwide commitment is needed to tackle the shortage of healthcare workers, the First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health has said.
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HSJ Knowledge
Ken Jarrold on taking a look in the mirror
Understanding ourselves and other people is one of the most important management skills and is very useful in building and sustaining a productive and satisfying working life. Some people have natural self-awareness and empathy; most of us have to work at it.
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HSJ Knowledge
Doctor-manager relationships: the big fight
NHS hospital power has long been in the hands of two sets of people: managers and clinicians, and tension has occasionally spilled out of the ring. In the latest article in our series on 60 years of the NHS, Daloni Carlisle looks at the dynamics
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Comment
Andrew Jones on extending primary care
As I opened the envelope from the British Medical Association, I found myself reflecting on a tumultuous few months. The envelope in question contained a justification of the GPs' committee's negotiating stance on extended hours and a form for voting on enhanced payments options.
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News
Views sought on revalidation of doctors
The government has launched a consultation seeking views on changes to the revalidation of doctors and the functions of the General Medical Council.
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Wales launches new mental health training programme
The Welsh Assembly today announced funding for new training at Swansea University that will allow nurses, occupational therapists and psychologists to become 'approved mental health professionals'.