All articles by Annabelle Collins – Page 28
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NewsNew money to strengthen PCN nursing leadership
The chief nurse of England Ruth May has announced new plans to strengthen nursing leadership in the NHS in a keynote speech today.
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HSJ LocalThree CCGs appoint joint chief
Three Leicestershire clinical commissioning groups have, for the first time, appointed a joint chief executive who will also lead the local sustainability and transformation partnership.
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HSJ LocalTreatment centre caps patient stay length over safety concerns
A treatment centre which recently changed provider will only be taking on clinical work with “at most a one-night stay” for the next few months to ensure patient safety.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust to ban GMC concern medics
A rural trust is rowing back on hiring locum doctors with General Medical Council restrictions, after a non-executive director questioned the “high number” of such staff being employed.
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HSJ LocalWhistleblowing director returns after 18 months on ‘special leave’
Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group’s medical director, who was at the centre of a bullying and whistleblowing row, has returned to work after more than 18 months on “special leave”.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: A ticket to work
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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HSJ Local‘Toxic’ CCG appoints new chair
A clinical commissioning group, which has been the subject of concerns about staff culture and bullying, has appointed a new chair.
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NewsMinisters warned off ‘aggressive’ immigration stance
Ministers have been warned their “aggressive approach” towards EU workers who don’t apply for new immigration status by next year is wrong and could affect the health and social care workforce.
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NewsHospital gets draft ‘inadequate’ rating
One of three high security mental health hospitals in England has received an “inadequate” rating in a draft report from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsManagers most likely to say mental ill-health caused sick leave
NHS managers are most likely to cite stress, anxiety and depression as the cause of their sickness absence, according to the latest NHS data.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Is the pressure on the People Plan?
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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NewsHEE medical director: New junior doctors feel unprepared for work
More needs to be done to help junior doctors prepare for their work in the NHS, according to Health Education England’s medical director.
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NewsTrust resorts to piecemeal approach to 'position itself well' for capital funding bid
A teaching trust is considering slicing its £367m capital bid into a series of smaller projects in an attempt to “position itself well” for the next wave of government allocations.
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NewsICS to lose managing director in the autumn
The managing director of a ‘first-wave’ integrated care system is to step down in the autumn, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalTrusts turn to artificial intelligence to tackle staff shortage
Two East Midlands trusts are trialling the use of artificial intelligence tools to diagnose breast cancer in a bid to mitigate the national shortage of radiologists.
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NewsTrusts face ‘barriers’ to apprenticeship funding
Trusts are unable to take full advantage of subsidised training under the government’s apprenticeship levy because the scheme is not flexible, HSJ has been warned.
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HSJ LocalTrust starved of capital cash for maternity censured by CQC
A trust whose capital bid to improve its maternity services has been repeatedly turned down by government has been told by the Care Quality Commission to make urgent improvements to the obstetrics department after an inspection prompted by three serious incidents.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Why your trust needs an OT
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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HSJ Local‘Black alert’ declared at Midlands teaching trust
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has declared a black alert and is urging staff to prioritise patient discharges.
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NewsMedical leaders must tackle 'untouchable' doctors
Medical leaders need to prevent and tackle “problematic subcultures”, which can include groups of “divas” who are viewed as “untouchable”, new General Medical Council research has concluded.