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HSJ LocalNHS organisations could share workforce to tackle vacancies
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
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NewsFollow NICE safe staffing guidance, says regulator
The latest batch of safe staffing advice from NHS Improvement has told NHS trusts they should follow guidelines previously drawn up by NICE.
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HSJ LocalNursing assistant guilty of claiming pay for bogus shifts
A mental health trust has introduced a new rostering system after a nursing assistant claimed for more than £7,600 for bank shifts he did not work.
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NewsExclusive: Regulator takes action to tackle workforce crisis
NHS Improvement launches nationwide staff retention programme Leaver rates for all clinical staff groups are rising, adding to the NHS’s workforce crisis Forty trusts initially targeted for support More than 30 NHS trusts are to be given targeted support from NHS Improvement to help stem the rising tide ...
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NewsRevealed: 37 trusts targeted to keep staff in the NHS
As part of NHS Improvement’s efforts to reduce the numbers of staff leaving the health service 37 trusts have been chosen to receive targeted support from the regulator.
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NewsThousands of private hospitals and care homes ordered to check fire safety
The Care Quality Commission has told more than 31,000 people working for care homes, independent hospitals and hospices to carry out urgent fire safety reviews following the Grenfell Tower fire.
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NewsExclusive: Third of community hospitals miss staffing targets for two years
32 per cent of trusts not hitting their own targets for nurses in community hospitals Proportion of trusts failing to hit targets has risen in past two years Trusts find it easier to meet targets for night shifts, data suggests NHS Improvement says safe staffing data does not take ...
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NewsNHS in talks with Indian hospital firm to source nurses
HEE in talks with Apollo Hospitals in India about training qualified nurses in NHS Ian Cumming says no agreement has been reached but training would be for a fixed period HEE and Apollo signed a memorandum of understanding in 2015 Talks between Health Education England and one of ...
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NewsHealth Education England chief targets NHS workforce surplus
HEE chief executive said retention was the key factor to improving NHS workforce supply Professor Ian Cumming revealed ambition for UK to be self-sufficient across healthcare professions Flexible working, fall in the pound and EU referendum all factors in losing staff Health Education England’s chief executive has said ...
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Emerging Leaders summit to address workforce crisis
The HSJ Emerging Leaders summits support board level leaders to build and embed future leadership capacity and encourages aspirant leaders to progress their careers in the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: 'Crash' in EU nurses working in UK since Brexit referendum
New data shows “crash” in the number of EU nurses registering to work in UK Professor Jim Buchan warns the situation is the worst for 20 years Fall in recruitment of nursing staff after Brexit could exacerbate existing workforce shortage There has been a “crash” in the number ...
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CommentBrexit is only partly to blame for the nursing shortfall
The fears about Brexit reducing the flow of nurses from the EU are justified but the other half of the picture is that we have been reliant for too long on overseas staff, write Anita Charlesworth and Professor Jim Buchan
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NewsCQC: Social care £2bn not just for cutting hospital delays
Additional government funding for social care this Parliament is “there for social care in its entirety”, not only preventing delays in hospitals, the sector’s chief inspector has said.
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: A reckoning is due
Contact me in confidence here. Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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NewsAnalysis: EU nurses leaving NHS up by a third in a year
Data shows the number of nurses from EU countries who left the NHS increased by 38 per cent in the year to December 2016 The figures come as the NHS faces a nursing workforce shortage that could be exacerbated by Brexit RCN and Cavendish Coalition call for special recognition ...
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NewsWorkforce app targets agency fees costing NHS up to £600m
A social networking app is aiming to cut into the hundreds of millions of pounds NHS trusts pay to temporary staffing agencies.
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NewsTories to prioritise EU health staff in Brexit talks
Tory manifesto makes significant pledges affecting NHS worforce Key commitments to new consultant contract and legislation for safety Manifesto fails to mention pay restraint or action to tackle nursing shortage EU migrants working in the NHS and social care will be made a priority during the Brexit negotiations ...
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NewsNHS faces 'summer of protest' over nursing pay
RCN poll saw 19 per cent turnout with majority in favour of protests and strike action Union threatens to ballot for industrial action if pay cap is not lifted by ministers Action follows mounting criticism of pay restraint policy which started seven years ago The NHS is facing ...
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NewsNew fears over nursing workforce shortages revealed
Nine out of 10 nursing leaders in the NHS say they are worried abour their ability to recruit nurses, according to a survey by the Royal College of Nursing. The RCN has also said it believes there are 40,000 nursing vacancies in the service.
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CommentBuilding a team of teams in the NHS
Like the US army in Iraq, the NHS can restructure its teams to improve its functioning