All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 8
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NewsMore than nine out of 10 hospitals fail to publish registers of interest
Only 5 per cent of NHS hospital trusts published a register of interests for their senior staff despite it being a contractual obligation.
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NewsDavid Dalton: Use NHS trusts not management consultants to solve problems
The NHS should stop spending money on management consultants and instead pay well performing trusts to help turnaround troubled organisations, Sir David Dalton has told HSJ.
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NewsNHS told not to stockpile medication ahead of a 'no-deal' Brexit
NHS organisations should not spend money on “unnecessary” local stockpiling of medicine ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit.
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BMA vows tougher line on consultant contract after pay award
A senior figure within the British Medical Association has suggested the union will take a tougher stance with the government over planned reforms to consultant contracts.
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HSJ InteractiveTackling the accident and emergency challenge
Break down the accident and emergency challenge into manageable chunks and then deal with them one at a time, says Jonathan Patrick
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NewsExclusive: Staff report 'dictatorial' culture in maternity department
An independent review of a trust’s maternity department has highlighted staff concerns about a “strong dictatorial culture”.
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NewsHancock decries 'tribal barriers between managers and clinicians'
Tribal barriers between clinicians and managers should be broken down, the new health secretary Matt Hancock has said today.
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NewsNHS trusts face widespread vacancies at board level
More than a third of NHS trusts had at least one board level vacancy last year with more than half of directors in post for less than three years, according to new research.
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CommentLeadership vacancies in the NHS
An upcoming report has found that the role of leaders is changing as we move towards integrated care with significant efforts needed to build a pipeline of leaders, say Saffron Cordery and Suzie Bailey
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NewsMedical examiners will be 'one step removed' from NHS trusts
New medical examiners tasked with reviewing hospital deaths from next April will not be employed by the NHS provider in which they will be based, in order to safeguard their independence, HSJ has learned.
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CommentThinking big: lessons for the NHS on large scale change
The time is ripe for NHS to spread and scale innovation, creating a lasting movement for change. By Anna Charles and Joe McCannon
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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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NewsHSIB demands national implant reform in first report
A new national system of scanning prosthetic implants before they are put into patients should be created by the government, the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has said.
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NewsSafety chief warns no reason not to act on first report
The head of the new Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has said there is no reason why national bodies cannot implement recommendations it has made in its first report.
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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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NewsNHS 'must turn on all the taps' to meet workforce gap
The NHS workforce needs to grow by between 3 and 5 per cent a year for the next decade but is on course to fail that target, the head of Health Education England has warned.
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HSJ InteractiveWhat benefits can biosimilars bring to the NHS?
Alison Moore reports on an HSJ roundtable which explored how the biosimilars market can be expanded, what the potential benefits and challenges are, and what needs to be done to increase uptake
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CommentRisks to the NHS when referring to private hospitals
With numerous systemic patient safety problems in private hospitals, the NHS cannot shirk its responsibility if patients are harmed in private hospitals, says Colin Leys
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CommentHow can pharma support NHS service change?
Steve How, Paul Midgley and Oli Hudson, of the Wilmington Healthcare Consulting Team, find some answers in NHS England guidance for commissioners
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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.