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HSJ LocalLondon teaching trust says non-clinical staff must go to work as normal
One of the largest teaching trusts in England has told its non-clinical staff to go into work as normal, as it continues to plan its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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GMC defers revalidations until next year due to coronavirus
Doctors due to revalidate their licences between now and September have been told to delay doing so until next year and focus on their frontline duties.
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Expert BriefingUrgent covid-19 legal changes explained
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentOrganisations can better support NHS staff suffering from stress
To improve NHS staff wellbeing, there is a need to move away from calling for greater individual resilience and towards improved change and support at an organisational level, says Ian Tegerdine.
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Expert BriefingVentilators alone are not enough — the NHS needs staff
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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NewsCovid-19 staff rules relaxed after ‘disaster’ concern
NHS staff can stay in NHS-reimbursed hotels to enable them to continue to work and avoid the national 14-day household isolation policy, NHS England has announced today.
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NewsNHS staff ‘can access covid-19 testing’, government insists
NHS staff are to be given access to testing for covid-19, the government said this morning, but it remains unclear how the policy will be applied.
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NewsAnaesthetists prepare to join ICUs ahead of coronavirus peak
Anaesthetists are set to join intensive care units to help with a potential staff shortage in critical care as a result of increasing coronavirus cases, the professions’ leaders have said.
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NewsExclusive: Doctors told not to fear reprisal during coronavirus outbreak
NHS national leaders are set to reassure doctors they will be supported by their employers and should not fear regulatory reprisals, within reason, if they end up working outside their areas of expertise during the coronavirus outbreak.
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CommentWhat does the NHS staff survey really tell us?
The quality and safety of patient care the system delivers depends on the wellbeing, morale and sustainability of frontline staff members. By Gordon Forbes
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NewsIllustrated: How every trust fares on ‘workforce’ and ‘quality’ risk ratings
For the previous 10 years, analysts Listening into Action have produced a scatter map based on NHS staff survey results, plotting trust ‘performance’ and ‘trend’.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts which will struggle most to deliver quality care in 2020
The trusts which are likely to face the fiercest struggle to deliver quality care in the immediate future have been identified through an analysis carried out exclusively for HSJ.
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HSJ LocalChief leaps to larger neighbour
The Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust has hired a new chief executive from a neighbouring acute provider.
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NewsStevens sets ‘stretching’ 19pc target for BME staff at NHSE/I
Black and minority ethnic staff will make up 19 per cent of all pay bands within NHS England and Improvement by 2025, Sir Simon Stevens has pledged.
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NewsMedical students and new doctors could be drafted in to fight coronavirus
Final year medical students could be drafted in to work in hospitals and first year doctors have their responsibilities extended if the NHS comes under severe pressure from increasing coronavirus cases, the chief medical officer has said.
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NewsSpecial measures trust can keep trainees after hiring overseas doctors
A trust in quality special measures is set to retain its trainee doctors after addressing regulators’ concerns by recruiting several doctors from overseas.
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NewsNHSE/I: Too high doctors’ pay will hamper long-term plan delivery
NHS chiefs have backed a 2 per cent pay rise for doctors — but warned anything higher would hinder the ability to deliver on long-term plan commitments.
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NewsThe HSJ Value Awards 2020 finalists revealed
Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 21 May 2020 in Manchester Central, Manchester
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News‘Two to three years’ before we have enough staff, says trust chief
The head of a mental health provider has said it “could be two to three years” before staffing supply for child and adolescent services meets demand, following new criticism of its services by the care quality regulator.
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Expert BriefingCrackdown on OAPs has desired outcome
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.