All Workforce articles – Page 437
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HSJ Knowledge
National IT programme: stepping into the unknown
Chief deployment officer at Connecting for Health Claire Mitchell talks to Stuart Shepherd about risk taking and realism in her role
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HSJ Knowledge
We survey managers on the past, present and future of the NHS
Over 1,600 managers gave HSJ their views on the past, present and future of the NHS. The results reveal that, while most plan to stay in the service until they retire, 80 per cent think the NHS will not remain free at the point of demand
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Comment
Neil Goodwin on developing NHS leaders
The new leadership framework provides a coherent national approach to senior managerial development across the English NHS.
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HSJ Knowledge
Raj Persaud on authoritarianism
Where does excessively authoritarian leadership come from? This intriguing question was posed in a paper by Dr James Crouse and Dr Douglas Stalker in the journal Psychoanalytic Psychology.
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Comment
Calls for clarity on GP contracts
I read with some interest your article about the government's proposals to consult on extending GP opening hours, particularly as there are no minimum opening hours - or more crucially - consultation hours in general medical services or most personal medical services contracts, writes Jonathan Weaver
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HSJ Knowledge
Campaign for NHS anniversary bank holiday
In the NHS's 60th anniversary year, prime minister Gordon Brown should announce a public holiday to celebrate the service - something every Briton uses and needs, writes Rachael Jolley
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News
Start planning now for junior doctor recruitment, warns BMA
Hospital trusts must start preparing now for junior doctor recruitment if they are to avoid the 'catastrophe' of last year, the British Medical Association has warned.
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News
Brown promises to support NHS staff
The prime minister has promised the government's priority for 2008 will be to support NHS staff in tackling infection and improving access to services.
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News
Consultation to extend GP opening hours
The government is today expected to launch a 13-week statutory consultation to change the GP contract to ensure the average practice is open for an extra three hours a week.
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HSJ Knowledge
Handling sick leave in the NHS
Sickness absence is a costly problem in the health service and clear steps must be taken to record and manage it, says Jog Hundle
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News
Government ignored warnings over medical training reforms
The government sidelined two top medical advisers to rush through the doomed online recruitment system for junior doctors, MPs were told last week.
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News
Move to stop NHS re-hiring sacked executives
Glowing references for sacked senior managers could be banned in a government clampdown on embarrassing pay-offs.
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News
Connecting for Health will be leaderless for months
The Department of Health will not appoint a new chief for NHS Connecting for Health until spring 2008 at the earliest.
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HSJ Knowledge
HSJ review of the year: jobless doctors, lethal bugs and a £1.8bn pile of unspent cash
A year with more than its fair share of drama saw medics on the streets, C difficile in the wards, Blair and Hewitt on the way out - and an embarrassing surplus in the bank. By Richard Vize
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HSJ Knowledge
Creating the perfect acute hospital
Judges for the HSJ Award for acute healthcare organisation of the year said if you pulled together all the best practice around the country, you would have the perfect trust. So what would it look like, asks Daloni Carlisle
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HSJ Knowledge
Protecting lone workers in the health service
New legislation on employee health and safety and a large cash injection from the government have made protecting lone workers a hot topic in the health service. Michael Carrington explains
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HSJ Knowledge
Ken Jarrold on improving the NHS through story telling
We live in an increasingly diverse and secular society yet the Christmas story remains a powerful force presented in Nativity plays, cards, music and above-average church attendances. It is a reminder of the power of story telling.
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HSJ Knowledge
International recruitment complications
The Court of Appeal's decision to outlaw Department of Health plans to limit the number of applications from international medical graduates has important implications for the 2008 recruitment round, write Nick Chronias and Afrene Campbell
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News
Scotland sets out NHS workforce plan
The Scottish government has published its NHS workforce plan for 2008-09, which includes the training numbers for doctors and nurses.
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HSJ Knowledge
Survey of readers on the NHS's past, present and future
The fact that the NHS exists is its greatest strength, according to a survey of over 1500 NHS managers. When surveyed about the NHS's past, present and future, a third said its very existence is its greatest asset, closely followed by the fact that care is free at the point ...