Ensuring that all NHS workers have a good grasp of written and spoken English is an essential part of the patient safety drive, as Rosemarie Simpson explains
Christina Pond looks at why healthcare employers need to develop a motivated, flexible and highly skilled workforce
Many workers - not just professionals in the substance misuse field - come into contact with people with drug problems. Whether they are hospital receptionists, youth workers or community support officers, they need the right skills and knowledge to carry out their work.
Upskilling the existing healthcare workforce is a way to improve services and enhance career progression, writes Tess Green
More and more healthcare employers are realising that apprenticeships offer a workforce development solution that supports new ways of delivering services and improving patient care.
Many organisations have a healthy employee development programme in place. But how many of these ensure their strategy embraces the entire organisation - including those who may need to brush up on their literacy or numeracy skills? Chris Pearson explores why a whole organisational approach to literacy, language and numeracy matters
Community support nurses have been adding their input to a role redesign exercise at South Birmingham primary care trust.
There is a lot to be said for sharing best practice, learning from others and having an opportunity to give feedback directly to those who can make improvements. That is why Skills for Health and the Department of Health have developed six national demonstrator sites to show how workforce tools and strategies can help healthcare managers address local and regional needs.
