All Education/training articles – Page 70
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NewsTrusts target staff sickness to save money
Trusts are making radical changes to pay and allowances to try to reduce costs and increase productivity without deviating from Agenda for Change.
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CommentKen Jarrold on motivating NHS managers
The latest annual health check ratings raise some important and difficult questions. It is time to think again about performance management.
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HSJ KnowledgeTalent development: achieving mental toughness
In these demanding times talent development has a powerful tool at its disposal, says Judith Krichefski
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NewsNursing to become degree only profession
The government has rubber stamped plans for nursing in England to become a degree only profession
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NewsFT staff governors lack skills to take on boards
Foundation trust staff governors feel disempowered and lack skills to scrutinise boards, unpublished research commissioned by the NHS Confederation suggests.
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NewsMedical graduates 'poorly prepared'
New research has shown medical graduates are poorly prepared for working on hospital wards.
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NewsGP revalidation scheme calls for patients' views
Leaflets are being distributed by the Royal College of GPs to inform patients about the revalidation system for doctors.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to assess leadership potential
An assessment centre approach made sure managers had the skills needed in a new foundation trust - and turned up a few surprises as well, says Jane Pepe
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NewsDH proposals threaten trainee medic posts
A major shake-up of the way trainee doctors are funded could see hospitals cut training posts for junior doctors and swap their posts for nurses, HSJ has been told.
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CommentCarmel Gibbons on NHS leadership in the recession
Inspiring leaders required to steer NHS through tough times. Excellent opportunities for creative individuals. Others need not apply
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NewsCutting NHS jobs is a costly ‘blunt tool’, says NHS Employers
Using redundancies to save money “is a blunt and expensive tool”, NHS Employers is warning.
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CommentNoel Plumridge on medicine’s gender balance
Supposing it were possible for an observer from 50 years ago to be miraculously teleported into one of today’s NHS hospitals - what would seem most different?
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NewsNurses accused of professional protectionism
The chairman of the Royal College of GPs has criticised nurses for “professional protectionism”, saying they are undermining the development of a new type of medic.
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HSJ Knowledge
Carers and medical training
Michael Yousif looks at how carers’ experiences can be incorporated into psychiatric training
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Practice leaders programme
The practice leaders programme was conceived early last year by the primary care task force of NHS Education South Central.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to champion patient dignity
Privacy and dignity champions from across your workforce can enhance the patient experience, explains Alison Moore
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HSJ KnowledgeKeep track of NHS training needs
Any system for managing learning and development must be able to change over time, says Arif Ahmed
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NewsTraining blamed for hospital deaths
Death rates in hospitals are more to do with poorly trained medical staff than complications from major surgery, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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NewsNHS managers’ career progress barred by prejudices, confidential study finds
Candid accounts of managers held back in their careers through prejudice and discrimination have been revealed in a confidential Department of Health investigation.
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E-learning and the hygiene code
Health and social care providers have worked steadily to improve standards, but many still have a long way to go. According to the Care Quality Commission one in five NHS trusts does not comply with at least one of the three standards relating to the hygiene code. Louise Pasterfield examines ...