http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/exclusive-cqc-overhauls-board-and-brings-in-dwp-change-director/5057957.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/exclusive-cqc-overhauls-board-and-brings-in-dwp-change-director/5057957.article Care Quality Commission chief executive David Behan is replacing his entire entire executive director team, including the hiring of a “director of change” who was overseeing the introduction of universal credits, HSJ has learned. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:49 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/flory-loss-of-experience-is-greater-than-ive-seen/5057197.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/flory-loss-of-experience-is-greater-than-ive-seen/5057197.article David Flory has said the current NHS reforms have prompted the greatest loss of management experience of any health service reorganisation he has seen in his career. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/nursing-leaders-say-they-will-act-in-response-to-francis/5058924.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/nursing-leaders-say-they-will-act-in-response-to-francis/5058924.article Nursing leaders have said they will take action following criticism by Robert Francis QC that they have not done enough to respond to his public inquiry report. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:43 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/minister-nervous-about-criminal-sanctions-on-individuals/5058713.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/minister-nervous-about-criminal-sanctions-on-individuals/5058713.article Health minister Lord Howe has said he is “nervous” about the proposal by Robert Francis QC for individual healthcare staff to be liable for criminal sanctions. james.illman@emap.com (James Illman) Thu, 23 May 2013 08:03 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/the-rotherham-nhs-foundation-trust/troubled-rotherham-ft-plans-5m-corporate-savings/5058444.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/the-rotherham-nhs-foundation-trust/troubled-rotherham-ft-plans-5m-corporate-savings/5058444.article Rotherham Foundation Trust is planning to save £5m from its “corporate overheads” as it battles to deliver £50m cost cuts in the next three years. Tue, 14 May 2013 11:33 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/junior-doctors-unaware-on-reforms/5058360.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/junior-doctors-unaware-on-reforms/5058360.article Junior doctors have poor knowledge about health politics and NHS reforms, research suggests. Wed, 8 May 2013 10:08 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/hundreds-of-nhs-directors-to-be-taught-compassion/5058290.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/hundreds-of-nhs-directors-to-be-taught-compassion/5058290.article Hundreds of senior NHS managers will be taught how to be “more inclusive, compassionate and caring” as part of the response to the Francis inquiry. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Wed, 8 May 2013 09:45 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/young-medics-working-lives-bleak/5058191.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/young-medics-working-lives-bleak/5058191.article Almost three in 10 junior doctors are stretched so thin that they do not have time to deliver quality patient care, a poll suggests. Thu, 2 May 2013 10:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/commissioning-reforms-redundancy-count-exceeds-10000/5058119.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/commissioning-reforms-redundancy-count-exceeds-10000/5058119.article More than 10,000 NHS staff have been made redundant in the past three financial years as a result of the government’s commissioning reforms, according to official figures published today. david.williams@emap.com (David Williams) Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:17 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/many-trusts-weak-on-medical-leadership-research-finds/5058029.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/many-trusts-weak-on-medical-leadership-research-finds/5058029.article There is a six fold variation in the amount of time medical directors spend on their board duties, new research into leadership has found. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:57 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/one-in-10-nhs-england-posts-unfilled-as-system-went-live/5058015.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/one-in-10-nhs-england-posts-unfilled-as-system-went-live/5058015.article One in 10 posts at NHS England was unfilled as the organisation took its full powers, despite an “intensive recruitment programme”, board papers show. dave.west@emap.com (Dave West) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:16 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/employers-should-be-required-to-record-hcas-training/5057960.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/employers-should-be-required-to-record-hcas-training/5057960.article Health and care employers should be required to record the training of their healthcare assistants, an influential member of the Lords has said. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:37 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/exclusive-bennett-says-nhs-leaders-not-getting-enough-support/5057819.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/exclusive-bennett-says-nhs-leaders-not-getting-enough-support/5057819.article Sector regulator Monitor’s chief executive has said senior NHS leaders are not well supported. David Bennett said the problem was dissuading applications for critical posts. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/average-trust-director-pay-grew-by-18pc-in-2011-12/5057782.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/average-trust-director-pay-grew-by-18pc-in-2011-12/5057782.article Average pay for provider trust directors increased by 1.8 per cent in 2011-12, according to research shared with HSJ. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/consultant-contract-talks-could-hinge-on-seven-day-working/5057466.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/consultant-contract-talks-could-hinge-on-seven-day-working/5057466.article Employers’ representatives hope to begin negotiation of the medical consultant contract focused on enabling significantly more services to operate at weekends, HSJ has been told. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:12 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/exclusive-market-consulted-about-taking-over-parts-of-mid-staffs/5057689.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/exclusive-market-consulted-about-taking-over-parts-of-mid-staffs/5057689.article The special administrators of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust are to launch a “market engagement exercise” asking whether other providers - including in the private sector - would be interested in taking on its services, HSJ can reveal. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:31 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/involve-junior-doctors-in-it-development-conference-told/5057605.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/involve-junior-doctors-in-it-development-conference-told/5057605.article Health service IT managers should draw on the experiences of junior doctors when designing new processes, one such doctor has said. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:28 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/nurses-to-get-360-degree-feedback-in-drive-to-improve-appraisals/5057464.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/nurses-to-get-360-degree-feedback-in-drive-to-improve-appraisals/5057464.article Nurses are to be asked to give feedback about the performance of their colleagues and seniors to contribute to appraisals, as part of a series of initiatives announced to improve nursing care quality. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:14 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/royal-college-voices-concerns-over-uk-paediatric-services/5057201.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/royal-college-voices-concerns-over-uk-paediatric-services/5057201.article Hospital care for sick children at weekends and in evenings needs to be better organised to ensure senior staff are available when needed, according to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/majority-of-letbs-authorised-with-conditions-by-health-education-england/5057194.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/majority-of-letbs-authorised-with-conditions-by-health-education-england/5057194.article The majority of new Local Education and Training Boards will require on-going support and monitoring by Health Education England, it has emerged. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/non-foundation-trusts-to-face-51-per-cent-saving-target/5057181.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/non-foundation-trusts-to-face-51-per-cent-saving-target/5057181.article The NHS trust sector is looking to cut £1.5bn from its cost base this year in a squeeze that could prompt questions about the viability of some organisations, David Flory has revealed. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/investigation-raises-questions-over-uk-pathology-services/5057118.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/investigation-raises-questions-over-uk-pathology-services/5057118.article Improvements are needed to the way pathology departments across the country are organised and quality assessed, a Royal College of Pathologists investigation has found. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Mon, 8 Apr 2013 08:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/almost-900-consultants-receive-excellence-awards/5057030.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/almost-900-consultants-receive-excellence-awards/5057030.article Almost 900 medical consultants in England and Wales have been awarded clinical excellence awards for 2012, it has been announced. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Thu, 4 Apr 2013 12:12 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/francis-response-the-teacher-barring-system-coming-to-nhs-management/5056766.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/francis-response-the-teacher-barring-system-coming-to-nhs-management/5056766.article The government said yesterday that a “barring” regulation system for teachers – introduced last year – could form the basis of a proposed system for senior NHS managers. HSJhas looked at the basics of the Teaching Agency system, and how it might apply in the NHS. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:03 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/francis-response-no-statutory-regulation-for-healthcare-assistants/5056709.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/francis-response-no-statutory-regulation-for-healthcare-assistants/5056709.article Healthcare assistants will not face statutory regulation, the government has announced, but they will be subject to national minimum training and a code of conduct. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:22 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/home/francis-report/francis-response-civil-servants-must-have-frontline-experience/5056703.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/home/francis-report/francis-response-civil-servants-must-have-frontline-experience/5056703.article All Department of Health ministers and civil servants will in future have to have “real and extensive frontline experience of caring for patients”, according to the government response to the Francis report. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:49 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/home/francis-report/francis-response-failing-managers-could-be-barred/5056706.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/home/francis-report/francis-response-failing-managers-could-be-barred/5056706.article Senior NHS managers and non-executive directors who “let their patients and the NHS down” could be barred from holding high-level positions in future, under proposals set out in the government’s response to the Francis report. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:45 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/tweeting-doctors-should-give-id/5056688.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/tweeting-doctors-should-give-id/5056688.article Doctors must identify themselves by name on Twitter if their profile alludes to their profession, new guidance suggests. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:14 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/caring-experience-could-be-compulsory-for-new-nurse-recruits/5056686.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/caring-experience-could-be-compulsory-for-new-nurse-recruits/5056686.article Ministers are considering whether to require aspiring nurses to complete a year’s caring experience before they are accepted onto a degree course. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:42 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/ban-on-gagging-clauses-is-smoke-and-mirrors/5056326.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/ban-on-gagging-clauses-is-smoke-and-mirrors/5056326.article High level announcements about restrictions on the use of confidentiality clauses have “limited significance” but may help to clarify their effect for staff, lawyers have told HSJ. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:42 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/dh-on-course-for-biggest-underspend-this-parliament/5056390.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/dh-on-course-for-biggest-underspend-this-parliament/5056390.article The Department of Health is this year on course for its biggest annual underspend in the current parliament – with none of the unused budget due to be carried over for future use, today’s Budget revealed. crispin.dowler@emap.com (Crispin Dowler) Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/policy/nhs-national-communications-director-resigns/5056356.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/policy/nhs-national-communications-director-resigns/5056356.article Colin Douglas, director of NHS communications for the Department of Health, has resigned, HSJ has learned. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:07 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/nicholson-says-gagging-order-ban-will-be-applied-retrospectively/5056313.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/nicholson-says-gagging-order-ban-will-be-applied-retrospectively/5056313.article Sir David Nicholson has told MPs a ban on “gagging” of NHS staff will be applied retrospectively, suggesting relevant confidentiality agreements no longer apply to those who have signed them in the past. david.williams@emap.com (David Williams) Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:56 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/local-briefing/analysed-rising-temporary-nursing-costs/5056194.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/local-briefing/analysed-rising-temporary-nursing-costs/5056194.article HSJ Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine this year’s rise in temporary nursing costs at a time when agency spending seemed to be under control. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:26 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/nhs-pay-rise-could-result-in-radical-savings-plans/5056282.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/nhs-pay-rise-could-result-in-radical-savings-plans/5056282.article The government’s decision to give NHS staff a one per cent pay rise could push NHS providers to seek further cuts in terms and conditions, HSJ has been told. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:59 GMT