All articles by Nick Kituno – Page 18
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NewsMinisters opposed 48 manager pay deals worth £150,000+ in last three years
Ministers have opposed nearly 50 proposed pay deals for top NHS managers in the last three years – but were only able to block four of them – figures obtained by HSJ have shown.
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NewsJavid hires new patient safety watchdog
The government has lined up a former national guardian for the NHS as the country’s first patient safety commissioner.
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NewsOver half of ethnic minority NHS leaders consider quitting due to racism
Just over half of senior ethnic minority leaders have considered leaving the NHS due to experiencing workplace racism, a survey shared with HSJ suggests.
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NewsGovernment plans ‘single set of management standards’ for the NHS
A government review of health and care leadership has recommended a single set of ‘core leadership and management standards’ for NHS managers.
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NewsCancer recovery target will be missed, says national leader
The NHS will miss its target to return cancer treatment waits to pre-covid levels by next March, a national cancer leader has said.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts where most staff withhold disability status
More than half the staff at eight trusts have either refused or failed to declare whether they consider themselves ‘disabled’, an HSJ analysis has found.
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NewsDisabled staff nearly twice as likely to face performance management
Disabled NHS staff are nearly twice as likely to face formal questions over their ability to do their job than their non-disabled colleagues, an NHS England report has revealed.
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NewsRetired CEO to lead trust with ‘deep-seated’ cultural problems
A trust found by a review to have ‘multiple’ corporate governance problems and ‘deep-seated’ cultural issues has appointed a recently retired chief executive as its new chair.
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NewsCost of living pushing more staff to ‘off-framework’ agencies
Clinicians are increasingly choosing to join ‘off-framework’ staffing agencies which pay higher day rates, pushing up trusts’ costs, according to information shared with HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Computer error’ removed 1,800 patients from trust’s elective waiting list
A trust has discovered 1,800 patients who were removed by mistake from its elective waiting list.
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NewsNHS management overly ‘task focused’, government review finds
NHS management and leadership are overly ‘task focused’, according to briefings by the senior military leader who has carried out a major review of health and care for the government.
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NewsICSs must seek permission to bust £170k pay cap for directors
Integrated care systems must make the case to NHS England and ministers if they want to pay executives more than £170,000, leaked guidance reveals.
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NewsRevealed: The ethnically diverse trusts with all-white leadership
Analysis of new data has identified multiple trusts which appear to have no executives or very senior managers from a minority ethnic background, despite their workforces being relatively diverse.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The inequalities challenge laid bare
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by workforce correspondent Nick Kituno.
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NewsRacial equality report reveals drop in executive board directors from ethnic minorities
The number of executive directors from ethnic minority backgrounds on the boards of English NHS trusts has declined for the first time since records began to be collected four years ago, a report has revealed.
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NewsNew 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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NewsEthnic 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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NewsTwo out of five NHS staff would not recommend their organisation as a place to work
NHS staff are significantly less likely to recommend their organisations as places to work or believe they employ enough people to deliver effective care, the service’s annual staff survey has revealed.
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News£3bn group of hospitals moves to centralise electives
North west London’s acute trusts are exploring whether to set up a new elective orthopaedic centre in the region as they seek to capitalise on the concept of ‘fast-track’ surgical hubs.
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NewsSenior manager pay shows ‘complicated’ ethnicity gap, says government
The government will work with NHS England on commissioning new research into ethnicity pay gaps in the health service, it has said.