All Staff wellbeing articles – Page 31
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NewsStaff face losing annual leave for post-trip quarantine
NHS staff and healthcare professionals returning from an overseas trip from high risk countries may have to take unpaid annual leave to cover the 14-day self-isolation period, according to new guidance.
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CommentGriffiths: Covid recovery is NHS’ greatest challenge
What is important now is that the size of the problem is recognised, the complexity understood and sufficient time and capacity given to support those doing all they can to put the needs of their patients first. By Marianne Griffiths
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NewsHancock: ‘busting bureaucracy’ will help NHS staff
Matt Hancock has launched a “bureaucracy busting call for evidence” from healthcare staff, alongside publication of part of the long-awaited NHS People Plan.
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CommentCompassionate leadership must become NHS’ blueprint
Covid-19 has changed the NHS and social care, precipitating rapid transformation at a time of enhanced pressure and personal and professional challenge, writes Maz Fosh.
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NewsTackle ‘bias’ against overseas doctors or risk shortage warns regulator
The NHS must tackle the discrimination faced by overseas medics as an essential part of renewed efforts to improve retention as fewer doctors arrive in the UK from abroad, the chief executive of the General Medical Council has told HSJ.
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CommentIs 'Gold Command' the right way to manage the NHS's response to covid?
In an environment where the evidence is changing rapidly and new standard operating procedures are developed every few days, transparent, timely and inclusive communication is essential. By Dr Ahmed Seedat, Dr Oliver Johnson and Dr Elizabeth Tissingh.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Pay boost omission deals 'psychological blow' to junior doctors
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night - and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsTrust with 10pc of all covid deaths has ‘relatively low’ fatalities, according to CCG
A trust that is recording one in 10 covid hospital deaths in England has been described as having a ‘relatively low’ number of fatalities from the virus by its lead commissioner.
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Comment'Scared, but not alone': caring for staff during covid-19
Annie Laverty summarises seven core needs of staff that emerged during the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsFour in 10 anaesthetists fear for safety of their hospitals, poll finds
More than four in 10 anaesthetists are not convinced their hospitals would be able to provide safe services should there be a second wave of covid-19, a new survey has indicated.
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HSJ LocalMajor acute trust launches investigation into bullying during covid crisis
A major teaching hospital trust has launched an investigation into a complaint of bullying during the covid crisis raised on behalf of more than 30 staff.
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NewsChief nurse: Thousands of nurses ready to come to England despite covid
NHS England’s overseas nursing recruitment will gather pace ‘very rapidly’ despite the ongoing global covid-19 pandemic, its chief nursing officer has said.
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NewsOne in four managers working 20+ hours overtime during pandemic
Nearly a quarter of NHS managers have been working more than 20 hours a week in unpaid overtime during the coronavirus pandemic, while two-thirds say they do not believe they can take time off in lieu, new data has revealed.
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NewsExclusive: Nearly 200 NHS staff at support organisation face redundancy risk
An NHS commissioning organisation is set to put nearly 200 staff at risk of redundancy as part of a major restructure and faces allegations about its use of expensive interim management and consultancy.
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NewsHospital remains on diversion 10 days after covid outbreak
A hospital in the prime minister’s constituency remains on diversion for emergency ambulances and admissions 10 days after a covid-19 outbreak among its staff.
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NewsOverseas nurse recruitment soars, but regulator warns of ‘stormy waters ahead’
Over 60 per cent more overseas professionals from non-EU countries joined the nursing and midwifery register in England during 2019-20, than in the previous three years, an HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsGo on holiday, says NHS England
NHS England and NHS Improvement have taken the highly unusual step of reminding local leaders of the need for staff to take holidays, despite the pressures of the covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsPM’s hospital closed to emergency patients after staff covid outbreak
A London hospital in the prime minister’s constituency has closed to emergency ambulances and admissions following a coronavirus outbreak among staff.
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NewsTrusts and unions make 'urgent' call on staffing
The main representative bodies for both healthcare staff and employers have, in a highly unusual move, declared “urgent” joint priorities for workforce.