All Health Service Journal articles in March 2021 – Page 11
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News
Daily Insight: Short on managers, but not for long
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Staff who refuse covid vaccine face 'one-to-one’ with managers
NHS England has called for line managers to have one-to-one conversations with staff who have refused the covid vaccine by next week, to discuss its ‘powerful protective effects’.
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Comment
Budget lacks clear direction of travel for health and social care
The chancellor’s “whatever it takes” pledge must include the resources to tackle the long-term ramifications of the pandemic, argues Eleanor Roy
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Podcast
HSJ podcast: Realpolitik and the NHS’ next big plan
In a last minute controversial intervention, Matt Hancock has torpedoed plans in Lancashire to consolidate emergency services.
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HSJ Local
‘Elements of abuse’ witnessed at ‘inadequate’ private hospital
The Care Quality Commission has rated a Suffolk mental health hospital ‘inadequate’ after finding some interactions between patients and staff ‘demonstrated elements of abuse’.
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Daily Insight: Jam today, thinly spread toast tomorrow
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Government recommends 1pc pay rise for NHS staff
The government has recommended a headline 1 per cent pay increase for NHS staff next year.
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Big cities and staff lag on vaccine uptake
Major urban areas are trailing in the vaccine rollout, with health systems covering London, Birmingham and Manchester reporting lower uptake than the rest of England, new NHS data reveals.
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Comment
Empowering future leaders of the NHS
Lisa Rodrigues shares insights from her training sessions with NHS graduate trainees on compassionate care
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Comment
Housing must be at the heart of the vision for health
Paul Burstow discusses the crucial link between housing and health that missed its spot in the recent white paper
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News
Immigration rules changed so NHS can access 'best and brightest' managers
NHS managers and directors are among the roles being added to the shortage occupation list, with most healthcare professionals now deemed to be in shortage in the UK.
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Comment
Blame intolerant Britain for the NHS’ lack of progress on racial equality
Yvonne Coghill reveals the complexities inherent in the race equality agenda and the challenges faced in changing the culture within the NHS
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News
Regulator reveals ‘concerns’ over Babylon’s ‘chatbot’
A regulator has admitted “concerns” over the software Babylon Healthcare uses in one of its digital health solutions and is exploring how to address this.
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Number of CCGs to be cut by a fifth next month
More than a third of proposed “integrated care systems” will still contain more than one clinical commissioning group next year, analysis shows.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: Ramping up international recruitment in a pandemic
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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News
‘Severe risk’ of doctors cutting hours or retiring early after tax relief frozen
Experts are warning of a ‘severe risk’ doctors may scale back their hours or retire early after the Budget delivered a “kick in the teeth” five-year tax relief freeze.
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News
Daily Insight: Less covid, less cash
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ Local
Healthcare professional arrested on suspicion of murdering stroke patient
A healthcare professional at Blackpool Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a stroke patient.
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News
NHS budget to fall by £9bn next year as covid funding is scaled back
NHS England’s budget for 2021-22 will be cut by £9bn compared to the current year as the Treasury scales back its planned spending on the coronavirus pandemic.
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HSJ Local
Former NHS chief executive to chair hospital trust
Sir David Nicholson, former NHS England chief executive, has been appointed to chair a second acute trust in the Midlands, it has been announced.