Nick Kituno
Nick is a workforce reporter who joined HSJ in July 2019. He covers south London. Prior to joining HSJ, Nick was a local news reporter in south London for nearly two years.
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NewsGo on holiday, says NHS England
NHS England and NHS Improvement have taken the highly unusual step of reminding local leaders of the need for staff to take holidays, despite the pressures of the covid-19 pandemic.
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PM’s hospital closed to emergency patients after staff covid outbreak
A London hospital in the prime minister’s constituency has closed to emergency ambulances and admissions following a coronavirus outbreak among staff.
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King’s Health Partners chief to step down
The head of a leading academic health science centre is stepping down after more than a decade in the role.
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Stevens: NHS must gear up for huge vaccination programmes
The health service needs to prepare for its largest-ever flu immunisation season, and potentially to run a covid-19 vaccination programme in the autumn/winter, Sir Simon Stevens has said.
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Location picked for new PM-backed hospital
The location of a new specialist emergency care hospital, which is part of a £500m project and one of six hospital rebuilds pledged by the prime minister, has been agreed by local leaders.
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Ex-NHS Scotland chief joins mental health trust as advisor
A former NHS Scotland chief executive has joined a mental health trust’s board as an advisor.
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Teaching trust’s top nurse leaves after 15 years
A major teaching hospital trust’s chief nurse has stepped down after 15 years.
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Trusts could get public kite mark for race equality, says NHSE
A new “race equality mark” which would be given to trusts demonstrating they are furthering the careers of ethnic minority staff is being contemplated by NHS England officials.
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Trusts ordered to publish progress on BAME covid assessments
Local NHS leaders have been ordered to complete risk assessments for all staff who are at risk of covid-19 within the next month, amid concern some are not acting fast enough.
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Incoming HEE chief: ‘White leaders under pressure’ to prove black lives matter
The NHS must directly confront the issue of “white privilege”, take responsibility for the fact that some from a minority ethnic background believe the service contains “racist” organisations, and stop looking for reasons not to tackle discrimination, leading NHS figures have told HSJ.
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Government releases BAME report it denied existed
The government today published the second part of its covid-19 risk review — despite two weeks ago implying it did not exist when HSJ revealed it had been suppressed.
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Exclusive: Independent hospital group cuts staff hours and salaries
A major independent health provider is cutting the hours and pay of its staff, although it has moved to protect the workforce at many of its hospitals in what was described as a ‘very last-minute reprieve’.
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Stevens and local NHS chiefs join Black Lives Matter calls
NHS England chief Sir Simon Stevens has said the Black Lives Matter movement and covid-19 have brought ‘stark and urgent’ focus to the problems black, Asian and minority ethnic people face.
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NHS’ workforce race equality lead to retire this year
NHS England’s workforce race equality director is to lead plans to support black, Asian and minority ethnic staff across London during the covid-19 pandemic, before retiring later this year.
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Government calls in ICS chair to plot next steps for social care
The chair of an integrated care system and former local authority director has been appointed as the lead of a new government covid-19 social care taskforce.
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Trust chief: I have been ‘culpable’ and ‘complicit’ on BAME issues
A trust chief has told staff she has been “culpable” and “complicit” when it comes to understanding the inequality and discrimination faced by black, Asian and minority ethnic people.
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Major trust’s workforce chief to leave after four years
A major teaching trust’s workforce chief is set to leave her role after four years in the post, HSJ has learned.
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Hancock says trusts must decide on paying for covid overtime
New guidance agreed by the NHS and unions suggests staff should always be paid for overtime work during the coronavirus pandemic – but stops short of making it compulsory.
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Private NHS contractor announces pay increase
A private health contractor which outsources staff to the NHS has announced a pay rise for its employees which it says will bring them in line with current Agenda for Change rates.
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Consider redeploying staff vulnerable to covid-19, employers told
NHS staff who are deemed vulnerable to covid-19 may need to be redeployed, a new risk reduction framework backed by NHS England tells employers.
