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HSJ PartnersPlant-rich diets: A prescription for patient health and NHS sustainability
Evidence of the health benefits of plant-rich diets is abundant, and the dangers of overconsuming meat are well-documented.
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HSJ LocalTrust targets £10m lost from overseas patients
A hospital trust is beginning a “concerted effort” to collect unpaid debts from overseas patients amid the current NHS “financial crisis”.
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CommentPolitical calls to cut immigration are a red flag for the NHS
The NHS relies on global talent. Restricting migration risks staff shortages, longer waits, and poorer care for patients across the UK, writes Ben Simms
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CommentSupporting the NHS’s non-clinical workforce in the wake of immigration curbs
A new Labour Market Evidence Group could help align NHS workforce planning with immigration and skills policy, but risks remain around execution, non-clinical staffing, and quality standards, writes Jon Freegard
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NewsExclusive: NHS managers must undergo ‘cultural intelligence training’ says watchdog
NHS managers should receive “cultural intelligence training” to tackle issues such as “the legacy of the British Empire” and improve the experience of overseas recruits, the National Guardian’s Office has recommended.
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NewsRevealed: Why GP numbers will barely increase under national workforce plan
More than 1,000 medics funded to take GP training every year will not go on to work as fully qualified GPs in England, according to details of the NHS long-term workforce plan obtained by HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: DHSC caught on ‘back foot’ by ‘confused’ visa clampdown
Department of Health and Social Care officials described the announcement of a visa clampdown for health and care workers as “confused at best” and said they were pushing the Home Office to clarify its position, internal emails show.
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NewsAlmost all promised ‘50,000 more nurses’ are international recruits
Ninety-three per cent of the 51,245 nurses who have joined the NHS in the last four years have been recruited from overseas, NHS England’s chief nursing officer revealed yesterday.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Birthday blues
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Making the best of the overseas recruitment surge
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsNHSE expands overseas recruitment drive
NHS England has expanded its drive to increase overseas recruitment, introducing funding for trusts to hire more types of health professionals from abroad.
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News‘Dangerous and unnecessary’ drugs restrictions imposed by government
Global health charities have said the government’s move to block wholesalers from exporting or hoarding two covid antivirals is akin to ‘covid nationalism’.
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NewsRace and deprivation set back medical trainees, GMC analysis finds
New research shared with HSJ has ‘laid bare’ the inequalities experienced by medical trainees, with black doctors more likely to perform worse in exams than any other ethnic group.
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Expert BriefingThe battle over international recruitment
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: A stop-gap with questionable ethics
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsIndependent provider to sponsor 500 visas for Ukrainian refugees
An independent hospital group has announced it will sponsor visas for up to 500 Ukrainian refugees and their families and offer jobs across its hospital group.
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NewsNHS leaders told to accelerate international recruitment as 800 nurses join register in a week
NHS leaders have been urged to seize the ‘big opportunity to maximise support from overseas nurses once again’, with 800 new arrivals set to join the English register next week alone.
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NewsOmicron threat means NHS staff returning from any overseas destination must take PCR test
NHS staff returning from any non-red list country must have a negative PCR test before returning to work, according to latest guidance.
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NewsUK nurses ‘not a feasible solution’ to short-term crisis
Initial savings made by using agency nurses over recruiting internationally could be cancelled out in as little as six months, according to a new Nuffield Trust analysis.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: A deep dive into Hancock’s data dream
Harnessing an opportunity to use the ‘full power of data’ to improve patient care, or a worrying ‘data grab’?