All Royal College of Nursing (RCN) articles – Page 11
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Carter review sets out plan to save NHS £5bn a year
A law could be introduced to force medical sales representatives to report all financial relationships with hospitals in a bid to drive down NHS procurement costs, a government backed review has said.
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Supplements
Roundtable: How best to identify the leaders the NHS needs
Experts debate how the NHS can enhance leader capabilities
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Exclusive: Four out of five hospitals miss own nurse staffing targets
More than four out of five acute hospitals in England are failing to meet their own targets for nurse staffing, HSJ analysis reveals.
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Unions call an end to NHS pay dispute
NHS unions have officially ended their pay dispute with the government by accepting a 1 per cent pay rise and committing to future talks on reform of Agenda for Change.
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Nursing left off government's shortage occupation list
Government advisers have recommended that nursing is not added to the list of occupations in short enough supply that they can be ‘sensibly’ filled by recruitment outside Europe.
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NICE recommends minimum A&E nurse staffing ratios
Hospitals should ensure they meet minimum nurse to patient ratios in accident and emergency departments according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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New national advisory board to tackle workforce issues
A new national advisory board with a system-wide coordination role for workforce issues is to be created, the NHS planning guidance has revealed.
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Exclusive: Staff shortage fuels recruitment of nearly 6,000 overseas nurses
A shortage of registered nurses to fill an increasing number of posts has driven nearly three-quarters of hospital trusts to recruit overseas, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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Healthcare leaders attack 'scapegoating' of managers
Leading clinicians and patient campaigners have joined two former health secretaries to call for a change in attitude towards NHS managers
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Hospital nursing posts dip for second month in a row
The numbers of nursing staff employed in NHS hospitals has dipped for the second month in a row for the first time since the start of the “Francis effect” on nurse recruitment
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Exclusive survey: HR managers back end to pay restraint
NHS staff should be awarded a pay rise in line with inflation beyond 2015-16, according to a poll of HR managers by HSJ
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Unison to strike on turnout of just 16 per cent
The NHS Confederation has questioned the legitimacy of next month’s planned NHS strike after it emerged that just 16 per cent of Unison members took part in the vote.
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NHS faces strike action after Unison poll
The NHS could be hit by strike action as soon as next month after a majority of Unison members voted in favour of industrial action over pay.
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Supplements
LGBT survey findings: Raise the rainbow flag
HSJ’s staff experience survey findings revealed
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Exclusive: Health leaders demand politicians set out clear NHS mandate
A broad coalition of health and social care leaders will tomorrow call on all political parties to make a manifesto commitment of at least £4bn to fund NHS service changes over the next parliament, HSJ has been told.
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Government seeks round the clock cover for 'no additional pay'
Government ambitions to deliver more NHS services seven days a week without increasing the wage bill have been branded an ‘attack on hard working nurses’.
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Comment
Transform district nursing to stop it facing extinction
The RCN says we might see its demise within 10 years
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Leader
Leaders risk damage to the NHS if they just play to the gallery
Those understanding reform can avoid mistakes
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News
CCGs respond poorly to CQC pre-inspection requests
The majority of clinical commissioning groups are failing to relay concerns about their providers to the Care Quality Commission before inspections are carried out, denying the watchdog intelligence about the quality of hospital services.