All articles by Annabelle Collins – Page 37
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News‘Vulnerable’ patients die after food terminology confusion
NHS Improvement has issued an alert following the death of two patients and hundreds of other incidents where people with swallowing difficulties were given inappropriate food due to staff confusion.
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NewsThreatened heart unit relocates to meet new standards
A major hospital trust is to relocate its children’s heart services to ensure it meets new standards set by NHS England.
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NewsWorkforce warning as government makes cancer pledge
The Royal College of Radiologists has urged the government to fund more training places for clinical oncologists, following data revealing that workforce shortages are set to worsen over the coming years.
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NewsHome Office rubber stamps EU workers' rights
EU workers employed by the NHS will be granted “settled status” after five years living in the UK under plans revealed by the government today.
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NewsExclusive: Ministers drawing up plans for new staff 'offer'
Ministers and NHS leaders are holding discussions to draw up a new “offer” to the NHS workforce to help boost staff retention, HSJ understands.
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NewsRegulator to 'tighten the screws' on agency spending
NHS Improvement has launched a new crackdown on NHS agency staff spending prompting warnings the ambitions could be “undeliverable in practice.”
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NewsUpdated: Government to scrap visa cap for non-EU doctors
The government is to remove its tier two visa cap for non-EU doctors and nurses, the Home Office has confirmed.
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NewsVisa cap is 'not logical' and threatens patient care
The government’s tier two visa cap is “not logical” and is “threatening patient care and safety”, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNHS forced to overspend on staff to protect patient care
Operational pressures have forced NHS organisations to overspend on pay costs for the third year running with almost £1bn overspent on bank staff alone.
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NewsMen 'disproportionately represented' in highest pay bands
Men are disproportionately represented in the highest pay bands for Agenda for Change despite an overall favourable pay gap towards women, an analysis shared with HSJ has revealed.
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NewsChief nursing officer to retire after 40 years in the NHS
Jane Cummings has announced she will retire as chief nursing officer for England after six years in the role and nearly 40 in the NHS.
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NewsNHS Improvement 'has not been on the pitch enough'
NHS Improvement needs to “engage more actively with the work of NHS Digital and NHS England” to speed up digital transformation in the NHS, the chair of the regulator has said.
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HSJ LocalNew academy to recruit nurses with 'exceptional academic ability'
A nursing academy designed to attract and retain students with “exceptional academic ability” to improve patient safety is being launched at Exeter University in collaboration with local NHS trusts.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust chief executive to step down after 10 years
The chief executive of York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust will retire at the end of this month after more than a decade in the role.
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News'Substantive' review of junior doctors' contract to go ahead
A review of the terms and conditions of the controversial junior doctors’ contract, which led to nationwide strike action will start in August, HSJ understands.
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NewsStaff shortages delay new locum rates rollout
Attempts to reduce locum medical spending in London are being hampered by concerns over staffing shortages, with one major trust delaying adoption of new lower pay rates.
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NewsHEE accepts it is an employer of junior doctors
Health Education England has accepted it is a joint employer of junior doctors alongside NHS trusts, an employment tribunal was told today.
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NewsBill to protect staff from assault 'sends message' to employers, says MP
The bill to protect healthcare and emergency services workers from assault will “send a message to employers” to take incidents more seriously, one of the MPs behind it has told HSJ.
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NewsRevealed: New money for 15 trusts to trial flexible working
Fifteen NHS trusts have been selected by the Department of Health and Social Care to receive funding for pilot projects to enable flexible working.
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News'Golden hellos' offered to postgrad nurses to fill staffing gaps
Some postgraduate nurses will be offered £10,000 by the government to tackle staff shortages in specific areas of nursing.