Workforce – Page 129
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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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HSJ LocalLong-serving chief executive steps down
The chief executive of a community and mental health trust will step down after 18 years, it has been announced.
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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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HSJ InteractiveLeadership Q&A: Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Heath and Care System
The board of Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust explain how the role of independent chair will lead the Integrated Care System Leadership Group and help shape the vision of transforming health and social care across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
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NewsMinisters push back radical shake-up of professional regulators
Ministers will not reduce the number of professional regulator bodies until further work and a second public consultation have been carried out.
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NewsDalton appointed automation tsar
Former NHS Improvement chief executive Ian Dalton is now heading a government task force charged with automating public services.
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HSJ InteractiveRoundtable: Top chief executives on driving diversity and their evolving purpose
Some of HSJ’s top 50 chief executives explore both the pressing issues of diversity and inclusion, and how their own roles are changing in an environment of competing demands
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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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NewsTop GP provider to close practice after ‘big reduction’ in doctors
The prominent GP “super partnership” Modality will close one of five GP surgeries it runs in Hull, which it says will make its services in the city safe and sustainable.
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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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NewsNew chairs for STP and ICS
Two healthcare systems in the South East have appointed independent chairs.
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NewsNew charter launched to help trusts deal with safety incidents
NHS staff are requiring “significant” amounts of support after being involved in patient safety incidents, prompting a national body to draw up a new charter for how trusts should respond.
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NewsDirectors of nursing to be paid directly for clinical placements
Thousands more clinical placements will be delivered via money being paid directly to directors of nursing rather than via commissioning contracts, England’s chief nursing officer has announced.
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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.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Is safe staffing about skill mix or numbers?
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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NewsNHSI programme reducing staff turnover, it reveals
NHS Improvement’s national programme to improve workforce retention has resulted in the lowest nursing turnover rate since 2014, it has said.
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CommentCancer waiting times: We need to break the cycle
Dr Fran Woodard on how waiting standards continue to decline as cancer services buckle under pressure