All Staff wellbeing articles – Page 43
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HSJ LocalAcute trust’s BME staff feel ‘ignored and disenfranchised’
Black and minority ethnic staff at Blackpool hospitals trust feel “ignored and disenfranchised”, saying management has failed to deal with concerns about racist language.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Kind and clear
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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NewsMega-merger trust unfairly dismissed head of HR
A hospital trust involved in a merger with two other trusts has lost the second employment tribunal claim brought by a redundant senior manager this year.
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NewsChair orders review of whistleblowing concerns
The chair of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has commissioned an independent review, following allegations the trust failed to properly investigate concerns around asbestos exposure.
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NewsFuture HEE staff strike following ‘extremely tough’ negotiations
A number of staff who are being transferred to Health Education England went on strike this week, following “extremely tough” negotiations between trade unions and the arm’s-length body.
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CommentThe NHS lags behind international peers on workforce
The UK lags international peers on investment in workforce and needs to start catching up, argues the NHS Confederation’s Layla McCay.
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NewsCommunity trust upgraded to ‘outstanding’
A community trust has been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: A closer look at supervision
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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NewsDoctors will be incentivised to work in unpopular trusts
Health Education England has revealed plans to incentivise trainee doctors to work in hard to recruit for areas and specialities.
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NewsUnion asks Hancock to intervene over bullying claims
Concerns from “dozens” of consultants over their trust’s handling of bullying allegations have been escalated to the health and social care secretary by a medical union.
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NewsUnion ballots for strike over company’s cleaning crew cuts
A union is balloting its members over strike action at a hospital trust, amid claims the number of staff cleaning theatres is being cut.
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CommentStigma around medical burn-out is killing doctors, don't let it happen in your trust
With healthcare staff facing stress and burn-out in a stretched out healthcare system, NHS leaders can take simple steps to foster a workplace culture that enables staff to raise issues without fear, says Amandip Sidhu
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CommentWhat about the patients? Experience is the weakest of the three arms of quality
This week: Annie Laverty, chief experience officer, Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust
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CommentWhy the NHS's new ‘Windrush Generation' must get a better deal
Ben Simms on the NHS’s dual role in helping both international recruits and the countries they hail from
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NewsChief people officer: Prioritise NHS staff for mental healthcare
The NHS’ chief people officer has said NHS staff should be prioritised for receiving mental healthcare because of the “stressful” nature of the job.
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CommentMaking the NHS a fairer and more supportive environment
Seen as ’outsiders’, overseas and BAME doctors are disproportionately referred to GMC and lack support, note Doyin Atewologun and Roger Kline
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NewsFired consultant wins right to appeal after Bawa-Garba report released
A consultant has won the right to appeal his employment tribunal, after fresh evidence was unearthed about his department during the fallout from the Bawa-Garba case.
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NewsNHS chiefs 'must call out racists and homophobes'
Three leading NHS trust chief executives have called on their peers to directly challenge communities whose racist and homophobic views often lead to the abuse of NHS staff.
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News‘Toxic’ CCG’s improvement plan pledges whistleblowing review
A clinical commissioning group accused of having a “toxic” culture will bring forward a review of its whistleblowing policy and give “even more support” to staff pursuing bullying and harassment cases, an improvement plan has recommended.
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NewsNHSE sets first targets to cut BME disciplinary cases
The first NHS targets for reducing the disproportionate share of black and minority ethnic staff being subject to disciplinary cases have been set by NHS England, which has also told trusts to reduce unnecessary disciplinary action overall.