All Health Service Journal articles in March 2022
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HSJ Local
Hospital group’s ‘collective brand’ may help DGHs recruit, say chiefs
Two district general hospitals are planning a major clinical reconfiguration and developing a “collective brand” which they hope could ease their staffing problems, their leaders have told HSJ.
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HSJ Interactive
HSJ webinar discussed if the NHS is getting the most out of its staff banks?
in association with On demand recording now available Using bank staff has helped many NHS staff reduce agency costs and ensure shifts are filled. Over the last few years many trusts have set up their own staff banks and had some success in ...
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Comment
How the NHS can help tackle the UK’s skills gap
The skills gap in the UK is widening, affecting more than just recruitment. However, University Hospitals Morecambe Bay Trust has found T Levels to be an ideal tool in helping to tackle this issue, writes Ray Olive
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Comment
The 'John Lewis' model can help save general practice
An employee ownership trusts model offered as a choice, could help stabilise an increasingly fragile general practice ecosystem, write Tim Harrison, James Morrow and Stefan Scholtes
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News
NHSE warned of ‘inaccurate’ and ‘unethical’ investigation into man’s death
An independent investigation into the death of a man with autism and learning difficulties in NHS care may never be published in full as his sister has rejected several drafts as inaccurate, telling NHS England they were ‘totally unethical’.
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CEO Interview
CEO Interview: Glen Burley, South Warwickshire FT, Wye Valley Trust and George Eliot Hospital Trust
This is the latest in a series of interviews with provider chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.
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Podcast
HSJ podcast: Inside the Shropshire maternity scandal
It’s been a sobering week for the NHS, with the long-awaited review of the NHS’s latest safety scandal and the annual Staff Survey both being published.
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HSJ Interactive
Shaking off the shackles of the hospital
HSJ, in association with Cisco, brought together a group of experts to discuss how taking a “smart” approach across a health and care economy could enable integrated care systems to deliver care closer to home. Jen Trueland reports
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HSJ Interactive
Workforce planning across ICS’s
Thinking differently about workforce, including having hybrid models of employment, where people work for both health and social care, can help deliver care closer to home
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Regime change
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: A final wake-up call for ministers
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
New chief for trust that is ‘so far ahead on integration’
A London trust whose chief executive is headed to a provider in the South West has appointed a successor.
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News
Every ICS expected to break even in ‘harsh’ new regime
Every health and care system — including those carrying huge deficits going into the pandemic — will be told to deliver financial balance in 2022-23, according to draft guidance seen by HSJ.
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HSJ Interactive
How can the NHS normalise digital patient engagement?
Patient-facing digital communication has become more commonplace during the pandemic, but some see even greater potential for such an approach
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HSJ Partners
Managing med-tech supply chains: future proofing the healthcare system
Med-tech supply chain management has recently gained traction across the news. The industry should look to continue to re-build their supply chains, so that they can be more agile and flexible to respond to potential future issues
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News
Ethnic minority career opportunities still lower than four years ago
A smaller proportion of NHS staff from ethnic minority backgrounds believe they are given equal opportunities for career progression or promotion than in the last four years, the NHS Staff Survey reveals.
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News
‘Ideologically driven’ NHSE maternity model causing national tension
A policy ‘at the heart’ of NHS England’s efforts to improve maternity care is under question after being sharply criticised by an independent inquiry, and is the subject of major tensions within NHSE and midwifery, HSJ understands.
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News
Revealed: The best and worst trusts to work at, across every sector and region
HSJ has analysed the 2021 Staff Survey results to reveal the best, and worst, trusts to work at, according to their staff.
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Daily Insight
Daily Insight: Can’t get (much) satisfaction
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Staff survey: Community, ambulance, specialist and social enterprise
Which trusts have the most staff who would recommend them as a place to work? Full results for community, ambulance and specialist trusts, and for social enterprise providers, from the 2021 NHS Staff Survey.