All Education/training articles – Page 76
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Graduates clamour for NHS management roles
The credit crunch has led to a massive increase in the number of graduates applying to become NHS managers, the NHS Institute has said.
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PCT director jailed for CV lies
A former primary care trust director has been jailed for lying on his CV.Lee Joseph Whitehead, 44, of White End Park, Bucks, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for lying to employers including Stoke on Trent PCT.
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NHS Medical Education England appoints chairman
Sir Christopher Edwards has been appointed as chairman of NHS Medical Education England.
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Mark Simmonds on developing young clinical leaders
The profile of NHS clinical leadership has risen considerably in recent times, but the concept is not a new one. Arguably, it rests at the heart of working as a doctor.
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NHS leadership programmes: what do they offer?
Leadership is a hot topic in the NHS. Lord Darzi mentions it no fewer than 50 times in High Quality Care for All. Why is it then that many clinicians are reticent about leadership and how can leadership training help?
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Deadline for Medical Education England job extended
The appointment of a chair to a new medical education body recommended by health minister Lord Darzi has been delayed amid fears the role is seen as a 'poisoned chalice'.
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Steve Feast on leading care across boundaries
Achieving world class outcomes for patients challenges clinicians to ensure all parts of care pathways operate effectively and co-operatively.
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HSJ Knowledge
Developing NHS budget holders
To turn NHS managers into great budget holders, it is crucial to improve their knowledge, confidence and motivation. Louvain Coxall explains
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Bringing business leaders to the NHS board table
An innovative scheme is allowing managers in big companies to put themselves forward as non-executive directors in the NHS - getting themselves valuable experience for their CVs, as well as bringing their skills and business acumen to trust and PCT boards
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Alan Johnson warns NHS not to slash training
Slashing training budgets in reaction to the credit crunch would be a 'false economy', health secretary Alan Johnson has told trusts.
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HSJ Knowledge
Better NHS training, improved NHS productivity
Effective training can have far-reaching benefits, as an initiative at one trust has demonstrated
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South Essex Partnership foundation trust secures university status
A mental health trust has fought ‘discrimination’ to become the first community-based NHS organisation to gain university trust status.
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Junior doctors need better supervision
Hospitals are relying too heavily on unsupervised trainee doctors for procedures that could be carried out by non-medical staff, according to the incoming chair of the postgraduate medical education training board.
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Academic health science centre race begins
Trusts hoping to form academic health science centres have been set a January deadline for applications.
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New way of learning could improve child safety
A 'systems approach' to learning from serious case reviews could help identify what leads to good or poor practice in safeguarding children, according to a report by the Social Care Institute for Excellence.
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David Levy on world class commissioning's training implications
World class commissioning has already had a significant impact on primary care trusts and their development.
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Britain 'faces pharmaceutical industry skills gap'
A report by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry says a lack of skills will threaten the long-term future of biomedicine in the country.
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HSJ Knowledge
GMC must nip rotten medics in the bud
The General Medical Council has stood for high professionalism for 150 years but exposures of malpractice suggest it must push on with its modernisation to regain public and professional confidence
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HSJ Knowledge
World class commissioning online debate
Click here to watch HSJ’s online debate on world class commissioning now!
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Peter Reader on medical revalidation
As a GP, it seems to me that I have been waiting for a significant chunk of my active medical career for revalidation to finally happen, and I am not that fresh off the starting blocks.