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CommentDivide and rule on NHS pay would be disastrous
The government’s proposed settlement to resolve the current wave of industrial action sows the seeds of some incredibly difficult and possibly decisive changes to NHS pay in the future, write Anita Charlesworth and James Buchan
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NewsTrust told to pay more than £200k over dementia patient’s death
A hospital trust has been told to pay almost a quarter of a million pounds after pleading guilty to failing to provide safe care to a patient with advanced dementia who fatally injured himself.
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NewsFraud probe reveals ‘full time’ contractors had second jobs
More than a dozen staff meant to be working ‘full time’ at NHS Digital were found to be doing other jobs at the same time, an investigation by fraud officials has revealed.
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HSJ Local‘Insufficiently curious’ leaders ‘tolerated’ safety failures
Leaders at a mental health trust tolerated high levels of safety incidents and accepted verbal assurance with ‘insufficient professional curiosity’, a critical report has found.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The human cost of clearing lists
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Magna Carta to ‘mandated support’
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsChildren getting ‘conveyor belt’ care due to waiting list pressure
The pressure to tackle long waiting lists in children’s community services is impacting care quality, clinical leaders have warned.
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HSJ InteractiveLeadership Q&A: Independent Health Group
The role of chief operating officer involves working in a newly formed board, delivering agreed operational objectives with a great but small team, and being at the heart of the organisation, says Independent Health Group’s chief executive officer, Claire Damen
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HSJ InteractiveValues-based leadership once again takes centre stage
Values and collaboration were at the heart of the judges’ considerations for HSJ’s Top Chief Executives 2023
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HSJ InteractiveJudging HSJ’s Top Chief Executives
HSJ’s list of the top chief executives in the NHS was judged by some of the service’s leading figures
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NewsNew number one trust CEO revealed
The overarching theme of HSJ’s 2023 ranking of the NHS’s leading provider trust chief executives is one of change. Twenty-four of the names in the top 50 are new when compared to the 2022 list, although some have appeared in the rankings during previous years. In association with ...
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HSJ PartnersMaking virtual wards a reality
Technology-enabled virtual wards can be an important component of successfully and sustainably addressing the discharge to assess challenge
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The NHS needs a productivity plan, not a workforce one
The second in a new weekly column by commentator Steve Black. Historic workforce plans have ignored productivity. Most discussion seems to assume that the plan must demand far more clinical staff to drive up NHS activity while ignoring other factors
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NewsPay deal may lead to band 9s being paid more than senior managers
The pay offer made to NHS staff on the Agenda for Change payscale by government yesterday could see an increasing number of senior leaders paid less than the staff they manage, the managers’ union has warned.
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NewsNHS warned ‘cramming’ A&Es with medics is not working
The NHS’s efforts to prop up emergency departments with thousands of additional medical staff has been the wrong approach to solving the crisis in these services, experts have argued.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: More consultants, more allowance, more pay
Your essential update on health for the week.
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CommentNHS staff told to comply with new ‘Lineker laws’
Medics and managers unite against proposed rules that could stop them looking clever, compassionate and fabulous on social media. Julian Patterson reports
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HSJ Local‘Covert filming could get you prosecuted’, trust warns staff after undercover exposé
An ambulance trust that was the subject of a documentary involving covert filming by an employee has warned staff they could be subject to ‘disciplinary action and even prosecution’ if they take this type of action.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Shameful’ £500m cut to workforce and reform budgets
Government is set to cut its planned spending on adult social care workforce, reform and integration by at least £550m, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ PartnersEmbracing a modern approach to data in the NHS
In order to achieve their long-term goals, NHS bodies must adopt a modern data platform that enables advanced analytics for more targeted care and empowers patients by giving greater control over their own health data