All Education/training articles – Page 55
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NewsDoctors to have annual skills assessment
Doctors skills are to be reassessed every year to ensure they are fit to practise, the General Medical Council said.
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HSJ KnowledgeTrial blazers: the benefits of carrying out clinical studies
Evidence suggests being active in clinical studies helps improve trusts’ performance as well as providing a potential source of income. Alison Moore finds out how trusts of all sizes can lead the way in promoting research.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy staff policy should revolve around patient needs
The Royal College of Nursing’s head of policy and international Howard Catton talks to Ruslan Zinchenko about designing staffing policies based on patient need.
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NewsJunior doctors raising patient safety fears
One in 20 junior doctors is concerned about patient safety at the place where they train, it has emerged.
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Taunton and Somerset partners with local college
WORKFORCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust is supporting the training of 30 new assistant practitioners in partnership with a local college.
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NewsExclusive: new workforce chief promises staff flexibility
Health Education England will give commissioners the freedom required to create flexible workforces that meet their own local needs, its new head has promised in his first interview since being appointed.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to support the leaders of tomorrow
A social network is enabling medical students to gain supported experience in non-clinical environments to boost their leadership skills, write Harpreet Sood, Claire Lemer and Emma Stanton.
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HSJ KnowledgeValuable experience: internships in the healthcare sector
Three students share their experiences of internships within organisations in the healthcare sector.
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CommentNigel Crisp: the most precious commodity of all
On achieving a workforce skill mix to safeguard healthcare.
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HSJ KnowledgeA few words on self-management
Multilingual peer educators in north west London are helping people in hard to reach communities manage their diabetes, say Sunder Chita and colleagues.
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HSJ KnowledgeA framework for nurturing leadership skills in doctor training
Doctors’ postgraduate training is the perfect time to nurture an understanding of the leadership framework, explain Amy Brockbank and her North Western deanery colleagues.
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NewsKeogh outlines junior doctor death-rate measures
Patients are put at risk when junior doctors start work, the NHS medical director conceded as he outlined measures to end the so-called health service “killing season”.
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Princess Alexandra enrols new apprentices
WORKFORCE: Eleven more members of staff have been enrolled on the Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust’s apprenticeship scheme.
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Staff and student training upgade at James Paget
WORKFORCE: James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust is spending £500,000 upgrading education and training facilities for existing staff, and also medical and nursing students.
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NewsIan Cumming to lead Health Education England
National director of quality Ian Cumming has been named as the first chief executive of Health Education England.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow an MBA programme is helping staff to lead more effectively
Clinical and non-clinical leaders in London are thinking more strategically and commercially thanks to an MBA programme that helps staff be more effective in the workplace.
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East Surrey tests out its major incident preparedness
WORKFORCE: Staff at East Surrey Hospital have carried out their latest training exercise to test the hospital’s plans for dealing with a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident.
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Ward changes at Pilgrim to improve care
Cardiology patients at Lincolnshire’s Pilgrim Hospital are to be concentrated on one ward to improve patient care.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow international health links can help the NHS workforce develop
Brenda Longstaff explores how health links between the NHS and developing countries deliver benefits to the NHS workforce.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to make equality and diversity a central part of your organisation
Three leaders discuss how they are working to make equality and diversity part of their organisation’s DNA.