All Nursing articles – Page 11
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NewsNHS fails to spend £150m of apprenticeship levy
The NHS failed to spend over 70 per cent of the £200m NHS apprenticeship levy, planning guidance published today said.
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NewsLocal NHS must give more support to PCNs, says government adviser
Local leaders have not provided enough support or investment to primary care networks, according to a senior GP who led a government review.
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CommentTrust is as important as money or staff for community services reform
Trust is needed as well as money and staff to deliver an unprecedented reform in community servicesservices, writes Matthew Winn as NHS England’s national director.
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NewsDavid Behan steps up calls for multiyear funding settlement
Health Education England’s chair has stepped up calls for government to give it a multiyear funding settlement in 2020, after a period of “annual budget setting”.
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HSJ LocalHospital’s staff shortages and poor culture persist, says CQC
Problems with culture, racism and staff shortages compromising safety have persisted at one of England’s three secure hospitals, the care regulator has warned.
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Expert BriefingScoring points with international recruitment
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, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsCQC did not see damning maternity report for three years
The Care Quality Commission has said it only saw a damning report into a series of failings in a trust’s maternity services three years after it was written.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts told to join forces to boost overseas recruits
Trusts have been told to collaborate with others to increase the “efficiency and scale” of international recruitment, in new national guidance shared with HSJ.
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NewsIntegration pioneer trust hires director to join up services
A trust whose chief executive is also in charge of commissioning for its patch has appointed a director tasked with helping “join together” health and care services.
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CommentHow short-term healthcare and social support keeps frail patients out of hospital
Elaine Wilson and Johannes Dalhuijsen shed light on the Sunderland Recovery at Home service that provides urgent and intermediate care for patients who are housebound and cannot visit their GP or other healthcare services
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HSJ LocalTrust dropped university after it failed nursing standards
A mental health and community trust had to select a new provider for its nursing training, after the university it had initially picked failed to meet the national regulator’s standards.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Is the centre finally about to get serious on workforce?
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, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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CommentMake 2020 the decade of healthy ageing
As larger numbers of people live longer, the UK government needs to take urgent action to support people in later life in view of a broken social care system, exhorts Anna Dixon
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Expert BriefingChristmas come early?
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, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsExclusive: Staff assaults and killings spark investigation of 20 providers
Safety inspections have been carried out at 20 health and care providers, in response to a high level of assaults, including three staff killed by patients in the last five years.
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NewsGovernment announces partial U-turn on student nurse funding
All nursing students will receive a cost of living grant of at least £5,000 with up to £3,000 extra available for regions or specialisms “struggling to recruit”, the government has announced.
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CommentInternational comparisons highlight the challenges for the NHS
If the UK is to maintain its efficiency gains while strengthening the resilience of the NHS it must integrate and innovate across health and care, writes Dr Layla McCay
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CommentThe parties’ dividing lines on health and care
There is some surprising agreement amongst the three major English parties when it comes to the NHS. But once you move away from the core of acute and primary care there are stark differences too, argues Sally Warren.
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NewsStaff told to leave hospital’s flats to make way for new nurses
An acute trust has given notice to staff to move out of accommodation they have used for “some years” to make way for international recruits.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Filling the leaky bucket
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, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...