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NewsJab mandate a ‘massive task and distraction’, trust warns
Delivering the covid vaccine mandate has become a “massive task and distraction” for frontline managers and HR staff, a trust’s director of workforce has said.
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News‘We have done our own risk assessments’: the NHS staff defying the vaccine mandate
NHS workers protesting against the requirement for all patient-facing staff to be vaccinated against covid have told HSJ the government is relying on “brute force” to push the “soul destroying” measure through and that it sets a “dangerous precedent” which could undermine the principle of “informed consent”.
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NewsTrust rated ‘outstanding’ three times in a row
A trust has become the first mental health and community provider in the country to be rated “outstanding” overall by the Care Quality Commission three times in a row.
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NewsMaternity service safety threatened by staff vacancies and mandatory vaccination, warns trust
A trust has warned it could be forced to restrict maternity services due to a high midwife vacancy rate, and large numbers unvaccinated among the current staff.
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NewsTrust appoints integrated care director as acting CEO
A mental health and community trust has appointed its executive director for integrated care as acting chief executive.
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NewsTrust appoints interim CEO on substantive basis
A London trust has appointed a hospital chief executive on a substantive basis.
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NewsTrust calls for ‘compassion’ towards unvaccinated staff as they face dismissal
A trust has warned that many of its unvaccinated staff remain unpersuaded despite the prospect of dismissal, and there are ‘very limited’ opportunities for redeployment.
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NewsSearch for ‘low ego’ leader across four trusts with £3bn income
NHS England is seeking a chair with a “low ego and high emotional intelligence” to lead what will be the largest group of trusts under a shared chair.
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NewsNational plan needed to end discrimination against disabled NHS staff, say leaders
NHS England’s programme to tackle discrimination against disabled staff and patients is “fairly limited” and needs to “go up a couple gears”, according to two senior leaders.
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NewsTrust’s directors scapegoated psychiatrist over patient’s death, tribunal finds
A mental health trust ‘scapegoated’ a psychiatrist over the death of a patient amid systemic issues, an employment tribunal has found.
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NewsTwo acute trusts to share a chair after NHSE appointment
Two acute trusts in north London will share a chair following an appointment by NHS England.
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NewsSpecial measures trust appoints police and fire chief as new chair
A mental health trust that was placed into NHS England’s new ‘recovery support programme’ this summer has appointed a new chair.
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NewsOne in four now waiting more than four hours in A&E, leaked data reveals
Waiting time performance in London’s accident and emergency departments has fallen further since August, which was an all-time low, leaked data indicates.
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NewsHospitals consider ‘risky’ dilution of ICU nursing ratios
NHS trusts in London are looking to dilute their intensive care nurse-to-patient ratios due to workforce shortages, according to a leading critical care nurse.
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NewsPrivate provider’s takeover of urgent service sparks union opposition
A private organisation’s takeover of a hospital’s urgent treatment centre has sparked opposition from staff and trade unions.
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NewsHospital trust makes chief permanent after two years
England’s most high-profile hospital trust has appointed its interim chief executive on a permanent basis after two years.
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NewsTwo trusts to share chief executive
Two trusts in north London are set to share a chief executive.
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NewsNHS manager admits defrauding trust out of £800,000
A former senior IT manager has admitted to defrauding an NHS trust out of more than £800,000 and will face sentencing later this month.
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NewsRevealed: the London trusts yet to vaccinate a quarter of their staff
There is a gap of around 30 percentage points in staff uptake of the covid-19 vaccination between different London trusts, according to figures seen by HSJ.
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NewsTribunal ‘astonished’ by trust’s handling of legitimate race discrimination concerns
A children’s nurse who raised legitimate concerns over racial discrimination at a major London trust was suspended and victimised by her managers for doing so, an employment tribunal has ruled.