All NHS Confederation articles – Page 34
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NewsManagers need to be 'open' with staff about redundancy risk
NHS managers must be honest with staff about the possibility of redundancies when they talk to them about the need to improve productivity, workforce experts have told delegates.
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LeaderLansley must keep information flowing while NHS targets ebb away
Andrew Lansley’s keynote speech at this week’s NHS Confederation conference could be the largest audience of health service managers he will ever address as health secretary.
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NewsMembership model failure has made Confed 'stronger', says chair
The NHS Confederation has emerged from the failure of the NHS Employers’ membership scheme a stronger organisation, according to its chair Sir Keith Pearson.
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NewsPool NHS and social care budgets, says Confed acting chief exec
Pooled health and social care budgets should be considered in order to help get through the public sector spending squeeze, NHS Confederation acting chief executive Nigel Edwards has said.
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NewsTrusts should be ‘thinking big’ in their savings plans
Organisations making cash-releasing savings must embrace large scale change and “think big”, a myth-busting report by the NHS Confederation warns.
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NewsGovernment must heed restructuring lessons, says Confed
The government should be “held accountable” for the results of its plans to restructure the health service, the NHS Confederation has said.
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NewsGPhC appoints communications chief
Hugh Simpson has been appointed as the new director of policy and communications at the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
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SupplementsIncreasing NHS efficiency: it's time to get tough
Enforcing savings while raising quality is not easy - but that is the challenge
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NewsScottish health boards tap into public spirit
Following the first direct elections of members of the public to Scottish health boards last week, Don Redding asks if England’s primary care trusts could soon follow suit
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LeaderWe need the NHS Confederation – now here’s the sort of leader that it needs
Steve Barnett’s resignation as the chief executive of the NHS Confederation is a cause for sadness - he is a well-liked man - but it is also an opportunity.
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NewsBarnett's resignation prompts call for strong NHS Confederation
Managers are urging the NHS Confederation to ensure it provides the health service with a strong, independent voice following the resignation of chief executive Steve Barnett.
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NewsConfed ex-chair moved to safeguard money
The NHS Confederation’s recently departed chair has told the Charity Commission the organisation’s financial reserves must not be used to bail out NHS Employers.
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NewsNHS Confederation chief executive Steve Barnett resigns
Steve Barnett, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, has resigned and will step down next month.
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NewsNHS 'facing significant change' - Confed
NHS Confederation policy director Nigel Edwards has said the health service faces significant changes under the new government.
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NewsDH seeks solvency assurances from NHS Employers
The Department of Health is seeking assurances that NHS Employers is solvent before it will sign a new contract, after serious concerns were raised over its management and finances.
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NewsNHS Confed trustees ‘misled’ over failed scheme
Financial risks and apparent conflicts of interest related to NHS Employers’ failed membership scheme were missed due to the perception it had an “unstoppable momentum”, a report leaked to HSJ reveals.
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NewsNHS Confed welcomes Andrew Lansley's appointment
The NHS Confederation has congratulated Andrew Lansley on his appointment as health secretary.
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NewsAmbulance trusts shun urgent care centres
Commissioners have criticised ambulance trusts for not delivering appropriate patients to urgent care centres instead of A&E departments in some parts of the country.
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NewsFormer NHS Employers director revives scrapped HR scheme
Former NHS Employers director Sian Thomas has launched a human resources membership service based on her model abandoned by the NHS Confederation.
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NewsNHS Confederation appoints ‘hands on’ chair
NHS East of England chair Keith Pearson has been appointed as the new chair of the NHS Confederation.