Workforce – Page 118
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NewsSpecial measures trust and neighbour to combine acute services
A trust in regulatory special measures will develop a single acute service combined with its neighbouring hospital trust, the pair have announced.
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NewsRevealed: Complaints about ‘manner’ of CQC chief before short-lived resignation
Senior mental health leaders complained about the ‘manner’ in which a senior Care Quality Commission inspector had talked about challenges facing the sector – one week before he announced his resignation to staff, it has emerged.
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NewsCQC inspector changes mind two days after quitting
The Care Quality Commission’s mental health lead inspector has decided to stay in post, two days after announcing his resignation to staff, HSJ can reveal.
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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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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: NHS failing to carry out basic checks on vulnerable
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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Comment'A slave master situation': the lived experiences of NHS BAME staff
Tackling race inequalities will require commitment for the long haul, with locally engaged leadership and staff, including stronger allyship from white leaders and staff. By Shilpa Ross
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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.
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NewsKing’s Health Partners chief to step down
The head of a leading academic health science centre is stepping down after more than a decade in the role.
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NewsNew trust CEO promises to be ‘advocate for diversity’
An NHS leader who worked in health development in Zimbabwe, Somaliland and Pakistan has promised to be a ‘strong advocate for diversity’ after being named chief executive of a northern trust.
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CommentNHS must play its part in the economic recovery too
Michael Wood shares NHS Confederation’ five-point plan for every system - offering leadership, guidance and practical support.
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NewsStevens: NHS must gear up for huge vaccination programmes
The health service needs to prepare for its largest-ever flu immunisation season, and potentially to run a covid-19 vaccination programme in the autumn/winter, Sir Simon Stevens has said.
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News‘We have to aim for an oversupply of nurses’ says RCN chief
The NHS must no longer seek to train ‘the bare minimum’ of nurses, Royal College of Nursing chief executive Donna Kinnair has told HSJ.
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NewsUnions call on government for ‘early’ NHS pay rise
Healthcare unions representing over one million NHS workers have written to the government calling for a boost in pay before the end of the year.
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NewsEx-Capita director appointed chief of NHS support company
An NHS efficiency company has appointed a new managing director.
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NewsEx-NHS Scotland chief joins mental health trust as advisor
A former NHS Scotland chief executive has joined a mental health trust’s board as an advisor.
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NewsTrust CEO slams 'cruel and ineffective' government policy
The chief executive of a London trust has criticised the government over the reinstatement of its “cruel and ineffective” benefits policy.
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CommentEnough empty words: four actions the NHS must take to tackle racism
Professor Partha Kar urges the NHS to make fundamental changes to their approach towards promoting racial equality within care systems.
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NewsA&Es told: prepare for 4 July like it’s New Year’s Eve
Hospitals are planning for surges in A&E “similar to that of new year’s eve” on the night of 4 July, when pubs and restaurants are due to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ PartnersNHS staff online booking for covid-19 antibody tests
There is a growing need from hospital trusts and community providers to deploy a fast, secure, online booking solution enabling all staff to book a covid-19 antibody test. By Lloyd Price