All Education/training articles – Page 71
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HSJ Knowledge
Nursing standards
In September 2010 the Nursing and Midwifery Council launched their standards for pre-registration nursing education.
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HSJ KnowledgeTurn around destructive behaviour at work
With cost cutting and competition for resources, it is easy for negative attitudes to prevail and productivity to suffer. That downward workplace spiral can be reversed by following four simple steps, say Phil Bardzil and Shelly Rubinstein
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to make clinical commissioning work
In Kent, clinicians and managers are working together as teams to concentrate expertise on specific clinical areas
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NewsCross-sector clusters set up to fast-track NHS innovation
The government has announced the creation of 17 new bodies designed to help speed up the implementation of innovative ideas at the frontline.
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CommentNHS Top Leaders: cream of the crop rises to the top
The Top Leaders programme is nearly ready to finish identifying the leaders it believes have the greatest potential to make an impact on care in the NHS
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NewsTrusts under pressure to safeguard frontline jobs
Trusts could be expected to protect frontline jobs and training as part of negotiating a public sector pay rise of just 1 per cent.
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NewsNew doctors to be tested on prescriptions
An assessment is being developed to test doctors on their knowledge of medicines to help prevent prescribing errors.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow NHS trusts can raise their overall performance
Upping overall performance is a shared task, say Peter Noble and colleagues
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS managers on a mission in Sandhurst manoeuvres
The foundation trust regulator asked Sandhurst Academy to give managers an insight into the military ‘chain of understanding’. Helen Mooney reports for duty
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to spot the NHS leaders of the future
With budget pressures escalating, organisations need to identify those worth developing as tomorrow’s leaders. Mike Hay explains the best way to do this
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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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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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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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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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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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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.