All Bullying articles – Page 10
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Tories to prioritise EU health staff in Brexit talks
Tory manifesto makes significant pledges affecting NHS worforce Key commitments to new consultant contract and legislation for safety Manifesto fails to mention pay restraint or action to tackle nursing shortage EU migrants working in the NHS and social care will be made a priority during the Brexit negotiations ...
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Minister orders investigation of trust following nurse's suicide
CQC will be asked to consider reviewing NHS disciplinary processes during inspections Imperial College Healthcare Trust to commission investigation into nurse’s dismissal after health minister intervenes Nurse Amin Abdullah died outside Kensington Palace in 2016 Disciplinary processes in the NHS are to come under the microscope after a ...
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NHS should not tolerate 'return to bad days' of bullying
NHS Improvement chief says trusts should not “tolerate a return to the bad days, if that ever existed, even if it was perceived to exist – they shouldn’t tolerate it” Mackey: “I would encourage people, if they’re on the end of something that doesn’t feel right, to challenge it” ...
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Teaching trusts placed on watchlist over bullying and leadership concerns
Two trusts under GMC “enhanced monitoring” over concerns from trainees about their paediatrics departments Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust had serious concerns raised by trainees Two teaching hospital trusts have been placed on a General Medical Council watchlist after investigations ...
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Major hospital rated inadequate for second time
Whipps Cross rated inadequate for a second time Staff told CQC about bullying at the hospital Barts Health Trust to remain in special measures The Royal London has rating upgraded to requires improvement Whipps Cross Hospital, the main acute site for Barts Health Trust, has been rated inadequate ...
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Exclusive: Trusts will not be 'intimidated or bullied', says Mackey
Jim Mackey says he wants to give “the keys back to providers” to run their organisations NHS Improvement will hold people to account “professionally” with no bullying or aggression On clinical leadership, Mr Mackey said he “couldn’t care less” what people’s background was if they have the right skills ...
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South Coast trust in special measures after serious leadership failings
QUALITY: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust is to be placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission rated it inadequate.
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Whistleblowing manager given £240k payout in wake of bullying claims
WORKFORCE: A senior manager who made accusations of bullying by the chief executive at a Yorkshire acute trust was given a £240,000 exit package two years after being placed on “special leave”, figures in the trust’s board papers reveal.
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'Highly unsatisfactory' ambulance trust braced for tough CQC report
PERFORMANCE: An ambulance trust is braced for a highly critical inspection report and possible regulatory action after initial feedback highlighted serious failings and a lack of accountability in the organisation.
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'Bullying and blame culture' poses risk to patients at maternity unit
“Significant concerns” raised about behaviour of consultants and senior midwives at County Durham and Darlington FT Report says “finger pointing” culture meant staff were reluctant to raise concerns Trust working with NHS England on improvement plan PATIENT SAFETY: Care of mothers and babies is being put at risk ...
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Exclusive: 'Relationship breakdown' at teaching trust could threaten patient safety
“Breakdown in relationships” between St George’s vascular and interventional radiology teams risked causing harm to patients External review found standards of behaviour “far below” what was expected Senior consultant suspended by trust on Tuesday St George’s has asked Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT to help it run its vascular ...
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NHS staff survey: more staff working extra hours
Follow HSJ Live for more analysis and reaction The percentage of NHS staff reporting that they are working extra hours has reached a five year high according to the NHS staff survey results published on Tuesday.
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Carter to back new measure of nurse productivity
Carter to call for new “principal” measure of nursing deployment to be introduced from April “Care hours per patient day” derived from nursing and healthcare assistant hours per inpatient Review expected to call for “national people strategy” to tackle absenteeism, bullying and turnover Will also back clampdown on use ...
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Low staff morale and high use of restraint at mental health trust, CQC says
PERFORMANCE: Low staffing levels and an ‘unacceptable variation’ in the use of restraint at West London Mental Health Trust has caused the Care Quality Commission to call for the trust to make improvements.
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Worcestershire trust’s bullying policy ‘not fit for purpose’
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust’s policy for dealing with bullying and harassment is ‘not fit for purpose’, an independent review has found.
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Police clear Colchester trust of data ‘manipulation’ claims
PERFORMANCE: Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has been cleared of wrongdoing, following a police investigation into allegations of cancer data ‘manipulation’.
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Rose misses the chance to tackle bullying and inequality
Report is remarkable for what it doesn’t say
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Report: Bullying and 'blame culture' prevalent across ambulance trust
WORKFORCE: Bullying is prevalent across the London Ambulance Service and the trust has a ‘blame culture’ in which bullies are perceived to have been rewarded, an independent review has found.
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Exclusive: Quarter of DH civil servants want to leave in next year
Almost a quarter of civil servants working in the Department of Health want to leave within the next 12 months or as soon as possible, according to an internal staff survey.