All articles by Annabelle Collins – Page 10
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The trouble with training
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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NewsCQC to inspect first ICSs this summer
The Care Quality Commission has revealed the first two integrated care systems that it will inspect, as part of a pilot, this summer.
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NewsRegulatory ‘burden’ has increased despite promises, say trust leaders
The majority of trust leaders have reported an increase in the ‘burden’ put on them by regulators, citing more demanding ‘ad hoc’ requests during heightened operational pressure.
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NewsHunt demands ‘challenging’ productivity improvements in return for training cash
The chancellor has told HSJ he has agreed “ambitious improvements in productivity” with NHS leaders as part of negotiations for the long-term workforce plan.
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News‘Once in a generation’ workforce plan promises 300,000 more NHS clinicians by 2036
The NHS will be funded to undertake the ‘biggest recruitment drive in health service history’, the government has pledged.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Birthday blues
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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NewsNursing strikes over as ballot falls short
The Royal College of Nursing’s ballot for further strike action in the English NHS has not met the required threshold, putting an end to any further nursing strikes for the immediate future.
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NewsLegal right to visit patients proposed by government
The government has proposed new legislation to make patient visiting a legal right and also give the Care Quality Commission fresh powers to enforce it.
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HSJ LocalTrust insists ‘our data is correct’ despite waiting list ‘grip’ concerns
An external review of waiting list management at a large acute trust has found several serious problems – including ‘pop-up’ patients and thousands of cancelled appointments each week – but concluded they were no worse than would be found at ‘most NHS trusts’.
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NewsFour new CQC directors named after long delay
The Care Quality Commission has finally been able to appoint four new non-executive board members — one of whom will be the chair of Healthwatch England — after months of delays.
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NewsNHSE merger halts plan to boost district nurses
Plans to procure more district nursing courses to start this September have been paused because of the merger of Health Education England into NHS England, HSJ understands.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Making the best of the overseas recruitment surge
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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NewsNHSE expands overseas recruitment drive
NHS England has expanded its drive to increase overseas recruitment, introducing funding for trusts to hire more types of health professionals from abroad.
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NewsThousands excluded from NHS pay rise in ‘two tier system’
Tens of thousands of outsourced staff are at risk of missing out on part of the NHS pay deal agreed with government, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Nurses divided
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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HSJ LocalStaff suspended after ‘sleeping in patient’s bed’
Staff were suspended by their trust after they were found to have been sleeping in a patient’s bed, a Care Quality Commission report has revealed.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Barclay gains breathing space
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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NewsWatchdog hits out at DHSC ‘ambiguity and delay’
The national patient safety commissioner has hit out at government for failing to confirm her budget a month into the financial year, warning that she is ‘incredibly limited’ in what she can achieve.
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NewsSafety reporting overhaul faces fresh delay, despite Barclay’s ‘personal interest’
Fresh concerns have been raised about the launch of the national incident reporting system, despite Steve Barclay taking a ‘personal interest’ in hitting the tight timetable, HSJ has learned.
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NewsStaff will get pay deal uplift in ‘summer’
The government will implement the pay deal it has agreed with Agenda for Change unions, with staff due to receive payments in the summer, it has announced.