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CommentHunt: Scrap national waiting time targets
Jeremy Hunt sets out his vision for the post-covid NHS
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NewsHospital chief issues warning over staffing under second peak
A lack of childcare provision for key workers during a second covid-19 peak would have a “major impact” on the national NHS workforce, an acute hospital chief executive has warned.
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Trusts ordered to publish progress on BAME covid assessments
Local NHS leaders have been ordered to complete risk assessments for all staff who are at risk of covid-19 within the next month, amid concern some are not acting fast enough.
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NewsEx-nurse appointed CEO of hospital trust
Salisbury NHS FT has appointed a former nurse as its new chief executive officer.
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News‘Requiring immediate action’: The patient safety issues hidden in unpublished reports
These are some of the serious findings of external reviews of NHS services from recent years, previously unpublished but now released to HSJ.
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NewsPandemic had ‘significant’ impact on AHP learning
The covid-19 pandemic had a “significant” impact on the ability of hospitals to offer and deliver clinical placements for allied health professionals, the membership body for the 14 different AHP professions has warned.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The domino effect
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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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Watch out for that trend
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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NewsIncoming HEE chief: ‘White leaders under pressure’ to prove black lives matter
The NHS must directly confront the issue of “white privilege”, take responsibility for the fact that some from a minority ethnic background believe the service contains “racist” organisations, and stop looking for reasons not to tackle discrimination, leading NHS figures have told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalCovid risks prompt single health and care workforce bank
A rural health economy is establishing a single staff bank which all NHS and care home organisations in its patch can access.
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NewsStudent nurses could get cash support as Hancock disputes ‘wrong’ pay claims
The government is in discussions over providing financial support to some student nurses whose clinical placements have been delayed by the covid-19 outbreak, HSJ understands.
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NewsTrust unfairly dismissed staff member after ‘hatchet job’
A trust chief executive ‘inexplicably’ became involved in the case of a member of staff which ended in their dismissal after a ‘hatchet job’ disciplinary process, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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NewsRevealed: People Plan’s proposal to tackle local workforce crisis
Regional ‘people boards’ are to be recommended for all regions in England by the unpublished People Plan for the NHS.
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NewsGovernment releases BAME report it denied existed
The government today published the second part of its covid-19 risk review — despite two weeks ago implying it did not exist when HSJ revealed it had been suppressed.
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CommentWe must offer patients hope, even if we can't offer timely treatment
With no capacity for any operations other than the urgent and emergency, waiting list growth looms large over patients, writes Polly Dickerson.
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NewsStaff shortage leads to emergency reconfiguration of stroke services
A hospital is to stop providing acute stroke services from the end of this month after all but one of its specialist stroke nurses handed in their notice.
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NewsExclusive: Independent hospital group cuts staff hours and salaries
A major independent health provider is cutting the hours and pay of its staff, although it has moved to protect the workforce at many of its hospitals in what was described as a ‘very last-minute reprieve’.
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NewsExclusive: Government’s social care directorate restored after four-year gap
A dedicated director general for adult social care has been appointed in government for the first time since 2016.
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NewsCurrent cash envelope not enough to deal with covid aftermath, says CEO
Mental health funding provided by the government’s five-year settlement will not be enough to deal with an expected surge in demand after the coronavirus pandemic, according to a trust chief executive.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Back to normal is not good enough
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 ...