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News‘Disgraceful’ regulator’s 10-year case delay
A regulator overseeing 340,000 professionals breached a psychologist’s human rights by letting their fitness-to-practise case go on for a decade, amid widespread very long delays, it has emerged.
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NewsNHSE U-turns over axing staff mental health support
NHS England has extended a national mental health support service for NHS staff by 12 months, pending a review, just three days after announcing it was axing it.
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NewsAbusive patients told ‘we have the right not to treat you’
A trust’s CEO has warned patients they could be refused treatment and asked to leave if they become abusive towards hospital staff.
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HSJ PartnersThe NHS’s productivity conundrum – why tech investment alone won’t solve the problem
Investing in NHS tech must prioritise effective training and address wider productivity challenges to avoid repeating past mistakes and ensure sustainable improvement, writes Karina Malhotra
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NewsSix ICBs require staff to work from office at least one day per week
Six integrated care boards have policies which require hybrid working staff to be in the office either one or two days per week.
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NewsLeaders urge review of single-word CQC ratings after headteacher death
Trust chiefs have collectively called for the Care Quality Commission to review its use of single-word inspection ratings, following MPs’ calls for an overhaul of Ofsted ratings for schools.
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NewsDisabled staff now twice as likely to face capability review
Disabled NHS staff are more than twice as likely to enter capability processes based on performance than their colleagues, according to NHS England.
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HSJ PartnersThe role of AI in decreasing cognitive and workload burdens for NHS healthcare professionals
The transformative power of artificial intelligence will not only empower NHS healthcare professionals by reducing cognitive and workload burdens but will lead to better patient care and outcomes
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NewsGrowth in minority ethnic NHS staff almost three times greater than increase in white workers
The number of NHS staff from ethnic minority backgrounds has soared over the last five years, rising from less than one in five in 2018 to more than one in four in 2023, according to information released by NHS England.
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HSJ PartnersFostering healing environments
Wendy Korthuis-Smith discusses the crucial role of psychological safety in healthcare
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NewsTrust ordered to make second £400k-plus payment to a whistleblower
A trust which last year was ordered to pay a whistleblowing nurse nearly £500,000 must now give a surgeon £430,000 to compensate him for the racial discrimination and harassment he faced after raising patient safety concerns.
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NewsJust a quarter of CQC staff believe its leaders have the right values
The latest staff survey results for the Care Quality Commission suggest a significant drop in confidence in the regulator’s leaders.
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CommentSustaining the, apparently, unsustainable
Anita Charlesworth and Malte Gerhold explore the impact of last week’s budget on the NHS.
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HSJ InteractiveHow NHS organisations can increase the health and wealth of their local communities
A recent HSJ webinar explored how NHS organisations can leverage their position for maximum benefit in their communities
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CommentDigitising patient flow is the key to releasing operational capacity
Mary Fleming, CEO, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals FT, writes about the digital solutions undertaken by the trust to tackle patient flow challenges, and thus enhance care, staff wellbeing, and operational efficiency
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NewsStaff discrimination at record high
Staff have reported the highest ever level of discrimination in the NHS’s annual staff survey, reaching nearly one in 10.
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CommentNational bodies must improve their 'unintelligent' use of staff survey data
As the NHS prepares for the release of its annual staff survey results, the challenge lies in leveraging this data to drive meaningful improvements in healthcare, writes Matthew Winn
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NewsMorale falls at nearly all ICBs
Which integrated care boards receive the highest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, which saw a fall in support at nearly all ICBs, as they go through restructuring.
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CommentGovernment focus on ‘woke’ and ‘waste’ is undermining the NHS’s reputation
Strategic and effective communications is at the heart of high-performing organisations in the NHS. Challenges in diversity, budgets, and tech demand effective action for improved public engagement, say three NHS comms leaders.
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NewsTop earners to pay less into NHS pension from April
Top earners will soon pay less into their NHS pension each year, the government has confirmed.