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NewsHSJ backs healthcare science awards
Annual healthcare science awards launched Backed by HSJ to recognise role in delivering NHS priorities Deadline for entries is 17 February Enter the awards The contribution of healthcare scientists is to be recognised in the annual Chief Scientific Officer Awards. This year the awards are being supported ...
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LeaderLet’s aim for 50:50 by 2020
Is an equal gender split on NHS boards within the next four years a reasonable target?
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News30,000 nurses due for revalidation in just three months
Almost 5 per cent of England’s nursing workforce are due to undergo revalidation in the first quarter of 2016-17, official papers reveal.
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NewsStevens: Negotiations on delayed GP contract deal are 'well advanced'
NHS England chief executive said delayed national GP contract will be ‘reasonable’ to all sides Simon Stevens confirms ‘package’ of measures to help primary care due next month NHS England expects GP funding to be increased through co-commisioning as well as from national agreements NHS England chief executive ...
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Royal colleges wade into junior contract talks
Six royal colleges and 15 medical associations warn of “long term damage” without negotiated deal Private letter sent in support of a deal as Acas talks continue Government warned against spreading resources “more thinly” Both sides in the junior doctors’ contract dispute have been urged to reach a ...
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NewsMore than a quarter of trusts asked to breach agency cap
More than a quarter of trusts ask Monitor permission to breach “ceiling” on agency spend in September Nearly a quarter are successful New price cap due to take effect next week More than a quarter of trusts asked Monitor to increase their agency spending cap last year, HSJ ...
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CommentSeeking the heat: junior doctors must take affirmative leadership action
We must produce a more equitable and universal approach to developing leadership talent, writes Dr Alex Till
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CommentTaking staff on a journey
A new year’s resolution for every leader who wants to achieve financial balance in 2016? Actually listen to your staff. By Peter Thomond
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NewsCarter to back new measure of nurse productivity
Carter to call for new “principal” measure of nursing deployment to be introduced from April “Care hours per patient day” derived from nursing and healthcare assistant hours per inpatient Review expected to call for “national people strategy” to tackle absenteeism, bullying and turnover Will also back clampdown on use ...
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NewsExclusive: Government offers major concessions in bid to break junior doctors dispute
Leaked letter from Sir David Dalton reveals significant change in stance from NHS Employers and government New offer includes limits on Saturday working and enhanced Saturday pay for some doctors Negotiations were scheduled to continue today between NHS Employers and BMA The government has offered major concessions to ...
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NewsNICE leak reaction: Trusts should use guidance says college president
Royal College of Emergency Medicine president says scale of A&E understaffing could be 50 per cent Dr Cliff Mann says trusts should use leaked NICE guideline to conduct gap analysis on nurse staffing levels CQC expects providers to use “any tool they deem appropriate” to ensure safe care ...
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CommentTaking the workforce challenge early on
Can we set the tone early in 2016 for the health service to tackle its workforce challenges
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CommentThe truth about the doctors' dispute
Public opinion has so far has been sympathetic to junior doctors, but these shallow sentiments could easily switch
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NewsExclusive: NICE experts called for minimum staff ratios in leaked guidance
Guidelines for A&E safe staffing, leaked to HSJ, recommended minimum nurse/patient ratios Documents suggest lower nursing numbers linked to poor patient outcomes Ratio recommendations were made despite government resistance Read the guidance Suppressed NICE safe staffing guidance for hospital emergency departments called for the NHS to implement minimum ...
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NewsNICE leak: A&Es could be understaffed 'half of the time'
Leaked NICE document suggests current NHS practices for estimating demand are inadequate Guidance says trusts should overstaff departments against historical trends Overcrowding in UK emergency departments is “common” and linked to poor outcomes Read the guideline NHS accident and emergency departments in England may be understaffed as much ...
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HSJ KnowledgeSafe staffing for nursing in A&E departments: the full NICE safe staffing guideline
HSJ has reproduced the safe staffing guideline for accident and emergency departments from NICE from a leaked document
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HSJ KnowledgeSafe staffing for nursing in A&E departments - appendix 1: Evidence to recommendations
HSJ has reproduced the safe staffing guideline and appendix for accident and emergency departments from NICE from a leaked document. To protect the identity of our source, HSJ has not made the original documents available. The document obtained by HSJ was labelled as the final guideline and was completed following ...
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CommentExpert view: Leaked safe staffing guideline demands action from the NHS
HSJ’s patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern argues that NICE’s leaked accident and emergency recommendations mean providers must take action.
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NewsSafe staffing leak: How we got here
HSJ has today published the final safe nurse staffing guidance for accident and emergency departments produced by NICE. We have covered this important story since the beginning. Here we recap the main events to get you up to speed.
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NewsBMA suspends strike action
The British Medical Association has announced that it has suspended next week’s planned industrial action by junior doctors.