All NHS Improvement articles – Page 3
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NewsBlack bank staff six times more likely to be disciplined
Black British bank workers are nearly six times more likely to enter a formal disciplinary, compared to their white colleagues, NHS England analysis has found.
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NewsNHS England names new regional director
NHS England has appointed a long-serving trust chief executive as its new regional director for the North West, it confirmed today.
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NewsOnly the ‘super wealthy’ can afford to be NHS chairs
Chair and non-executive director roles are becoming harder to fill due to inadequate pay and “onerous” time commitments, research by HSJ has discovered.
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NewsNHSE encourages trusts to take ‘robust action’ against staff involved in ‘civil unrest’
NHS staff must call out discrimination “whether it affects them directly or not” and trusts must take robust action where staff are involved in discriminatory behaviour “inside or outside of work”, NHS England has told local leaders.
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NewsPritchard urges NHS leaders to demonstrate ‘British values’ in face of riots
NHS England chief Amanda Pritchard has condemned anti-immigration riots that took place over the weekend as “deplorable violence, intimidation and thuggery”.
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NewsNew chief nursing officer named by NHS England
Duncan Burton has been appointed as the new chief nursing officer for England, it has been announced.
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News‘Most improved’ trust exits NHSE intensive support
A trust that has spent most of the past decade in regulatory “special measures” has left NHS England’s “recovery support programme”.
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NewsQuarter of minority ethnic bank staff report discrimination
Nearly one in seven NHS bank-only workers say they have been discriminated against by patients and the public in the past year, according to an NHS England survey.
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News‘Dangerous’ to rely on ringfenced inequalities funding, NHSE director warns
An NHS England lead has warned against ringfencing funding meant for systems to tackle health inequalities and has said it is “dangerous” for the NHS to get into a position where leaders only do something when told.
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NewsTrusts and NHSE ‘neglecting whistleblower training’
Trusts and NHS England are failing to prioritise training for senior leaders on listening to whistleblowers — despite repeated findings of serious concerns going unheard — the National Guardian’s Office has said.
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NewsNHSE intervenes over ‘fear and bullying’ in surgery department
Nearly a dozen junior doctors have been relocated from a London hospital’s general surgery department by NHS England, after concerns about a culture of fear, poor support, and reports of bullying.
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NewsDame Ruth May announces retirement
Dame Ruth May is retiring as chief nursing officer for England later this year, it has been announced.
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NewsNHSE U-turns over axing staff mental health support
NHS England has extended a national mental health support service for NHS staff by 12 months, pending a review, just three days after announcing it was axing it.
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NewsStaff mental health support axed by NHSE
A dedicated mental health and addiction support service for secondary care staff is shutting to new patients, as NHS England is set to cut its funding.
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NewsPay rise over 2% risks staff and service cuts, NHSE warns
Pay rises of more than 2 per cent this year risk cuts to staff and activity, unless there is extra government funding, NHS England has warned.
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NewsDisabled staff now twice as likely to face capability review
Disabled NHS staff are more than twice as likely to enter capability processes based on performance than their colleagues, according to NHS England.
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NewsGrowth in minority ethnic NHS staff almost three times greater than increase in white workers
The number of NHS staff from ethnic minority backgrounds has soared over the last five years, rising from less than one in five in 2018 to more than one in four in 2023, according to information released by NHS England.
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NewsLeaked national tech workforce plan proposes local pay rises
The NHS’s new “digital workforce plan” is set to propose that employers be given the ability to make “extensive use” of local recruitment and retention incentives to ensure the service can compete for the most talented technology staff.
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NewsStaff discrimination at record high
Staff have reported the highest ever level of discrimination in the NHS’s annual staff survey, reaching nearly one in 10.
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NewsNew director ‘competency’ requirements unveiled by NHSE
NHS board members must speak up against discrimination, challenge others constructively and help foster a safe culture, under a new NHS England assessment framework.