All Workforce articles – Page 85
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NewsExclusive: Major delays for new NHS England covid service
A key expansion of services for patients recovering from coronavirus has been delayed by several months, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Thousands still being denied PPE for procedures with ‘high covid risk’
Thousands of frontline workers delivering treatments where the risk of transmitting coronavirus is heightened are still being denied personal protective equipment, according to multiple unions and professional bodies.
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HSJ LocalCluster of never events has sparked ‘great deal of soul searching’ says trust CEO
An acute trust’s record of eight never events in the last six months has raised concerns that quality standards have slipped since it was taken out of special measures.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Ready, steady, test your staff
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night - and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce. ...
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News£150m extra for new list of covid asks from GP practices
NHS England has announced £150m additional primary care funding, earmarked for a range of covid-related service improvements.
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NewsConfusion and tensions over PCNs despite their ‘early operational success’
Major system challenges have been uncovered during primary care networks’ first year of operation, according to a study for the National Institute for Health Research.
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NewsCritical care nursing ratio diluted for second wave
Intensive care specialists have given their blessing to a diluting of the nurse-to-patient ratio in critical care for the second wave of covid in the UK — but they have warned the measure is ‘not sustainable in the long term’.
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NewsGPs given wearable ‘mood monitoring’ devices in wellbeing drive
Wearable devices will monitor the mood of all 70 staff at a large GP practice, in a trial aimed at improving employee health and wellbeing.
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NewsNHS England reinstates central control powers as covid risk rating is increased
The NHS has been returned to the highest level of risk on its emergency preparedness framework, a move which allows national leaders tighter control over local resources and decision making.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Very low’ uptake of covid death payments by families of health and care staff
The families of fewer than half of the 547 NHS and social care staff who have died from covid are on course to benefit from the government’s £60,000 compensation package, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsTrust chief steps down to join national covid testing team
The chief executive of a hospital trust is standing down to join national work on testing for covid-19, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalCQC orders staffing and safety improvements at trust scrutinised over deaths
A mental health trust has been told to make ‘urgent improvements’ by regulators after a fourth inpatient death occurred with similar themes to three other patients dying within 12 months.
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CommentThe lack of diversity in the AHP workforce is fuelling inequality
We need to guarantee immediate support for anyone facing inequality, discrimination or micro-aggressions and create an environment where there are safe spaces to discuss actions and solutions to a problem, writes Karin Orman
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Doctors accuse trust of caving to political pressure to reopen ‘unsafe’ A&E
Senior clinicians say their trust board has caved into political pressure by making an ‘unsafe’ decision to re-open a small emergency department — having previously suggested this would not happen if there was a second wave of coronavirus.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Fall in training set to have major impact on future workforce
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night - and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsTeaching hospital’s new boss leaves ‘after 57 days’
A new site chief for King’s College Hospital left the organisation shortly after joining, amid significant turnover in the foundation trust’s executive leadership team, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalNHS England launches investigation into staff concerns at leading trust
NHS England has commissioned an independent investigation into allegations raised by staff at a leading cancer trust.
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CommentPromoting equality and diversity through the BAME Staff Network
Kettering’s goal is to drive positive change that will impact equality, diversity, and inclusion amongst staff, and promote a safe and confidential environment to raise any issues and concerns, writes Carol Verner
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NewsExclusive: Pandemic exposing managerial ‘skills deficit’
The pandemic is threatening to expose a skills deficit among NHS managers, research exclusively shared with HSJ warns.
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CommentCovid made the NHS realise the value of HR departments
In many ways the critical link between the health and wellbeing of NHS staff and patient care has been brought into sharp focus by the pandemic, highlighting the importance of HR in protecting and promoting positive relationships at work, writes Richard Saundry.