All Royal College of Nursing (RCN) articles – Page 16
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Escalating staff tensions feared as Osborne squeezes pay
George Osborne’s clampdown on pay on the eve of today’s (Wednesday 30 November) national public sector strike comes as managers are fearful of worsening staff tensions.
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Strike cancels thousands of operations
Thousands of operations and appointments across the NHS are being cancelled and rescheduled as a result of Wednesday’s strike, the government has confirmed.
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Circle to run Hinchingbrooke hospital
A private company has been given the final go-ahead to take over the running of a debt-ridden NHS hospital.
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Assura Medical staff told to give chlamydia tests to family and friends
A private company which has taken over NHS sexual health services in Teeside instructed staff to hand out chlamydia tests to family and friends in a bid to hit screening targets, a leaked memo has revealed.
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Training budgets enforcer may lack 'authority'
The body being established to hold trusts to account for how they spend £5bn of education and training funding may lack sufficient “authority”, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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Large variation in nursing skill mix, figures show
Figures obtained by HSJ reveal a large difference in staff skill mix between different hospital trusts.
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Mental health patient recalls rise as community teams struggle
A dramatic rise in the number of people with serious mental illness being recalled to hospital has led to concern that community mental health teams are overstretched.
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Union ballots a million workers on pensions action
Over a million public sector workers including NHS managers, nurses and other healthcare staff are being balloted this week on strike action over pensions changes
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Unison 'will not campaign' against all reconfigurations
A senior Unison figure has revealed to HSJ that the union is prepared to accept some hospital reconfigurations.
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RCN agrees not to ballot over pensions immediately
The Royal College of Nursing has decided not to ballot members for industrial action for now, but has warned it could do so if pensions talks fail.
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Flexible hospital visits claim defended by Carter
A nurses’ leader who suggested relatives of the elderly should be encouraged to help care for loved ones while in hospital has moved to defend his comments.
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Rebecca Leighton returned to nursing register but with restrictions
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has issued Stepping Hill nurse Rebecca Leighton with an interim order allowing her to work as a nurse but restricting her practice while it carries out a full investigation into the theft of drugs.
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Foundation trusts consider moving away from national pay deal
Foundation trusts are showing an unprecedented willingness to publicly consider moving away from nationally negotiated staff terms and conditions.
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Health unions unite to warn government over pensions
Unions representing workers across the health service have warned they could stage coordinated industrial action if agreement cannot be reached on the future of the NHS pension scheme.
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NHS unions meeting to discuss joint walk out
Unions representing health service workers at all levels are meeting this afternoon to discuss potential industrial action over changes to the NHS pension scheme.
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Acutes target community assets worth almost £3bn
Acute trusts – many of them financially troubled – are set to inherit community service assets worth £2.7bn, creating the possibility property will be offloaded to hit short term savings targets, HSJ can reveal.
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NHS Direct launches 90-day consultation
NHS Direct has launched a 90-day consultation with frontline staff on increasing out of hours working.
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New talks to begin on NHS pension contributions
Health service unions are to enter into discussions with Department of Health officials on increasing public sector pension contributions, ministers have announced today.
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Maternity services need radical reform - RCOG
Maternity services should be radically reformed so that women receive the best care in the right place, according to a group of leading health experts.
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HSJ Knowledge
Simple steps in reducing wastage can have serious savings for NHS budgets
The big question in the health service is, where can the NHS make savings without compromising patient care? GS1 UK health sector manager Roger Lamb highlights examples where simple technology is reducing drug and stock wastage