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HSJ KnowledgeThe wisdom of crowds: your views on 24/7 working
We asked for readers’ opinions on making 24/7 working successful
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HSJ KnowledgeA crisis is brewing in the NHS workforce
The skills deficit must be dealth with to meet tomorrow’s challenges
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CommentMichael White: Conferences reveal NHS hopes and fears
Conference season highlights testing times for public sector policy
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NewsNew law will lead to prosecutions for poor care, says Lamb
The government will introduce a law to allow healthcare providers to be prosecuted for neglect and poor care, the care services minister Norman Lamb has indicated.
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HSJ Knowledge'The system needs to get smarter' − achieving 24/7 care
The NHS fails to meet people’s OOH needs
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CommentStaff equality and patient safety are intrinsically linked
Using lessons in safety to tackle prejudice
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NewsLive discussion: Moving towards 24/7 working in the NHS
Join HSJ’s expert panel for a live discussion on 24/7 working in the NHS at 1pm today.
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NewsNMC backs revalidation plans despite concerns
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has approved plans for the revalidation of the profession - provided the new system can be shown to be worth the cost.
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NewsDoctors 'must be free to innovate' says MP
Doctors should be free to innovate and be given greater opportunities to find cures for cancer, a Conservative MP has urged.
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SupplementsQuality of care - Prizing the individual
Imagine for a moment that you’re jetting off to warmer climes, writes Sandra Stark.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe NHS is a treasure, and it should be invested wisely
Using appreciative inquiry to achieve success
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SupplementsQuality of care special report – Putting the past into the present
Learning about key episodes from the history they have lived through is just one way of truly empathising with dementia sufferers, as Claire Read explains
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NewsSurvey suggests staff concern about quality and pressure
A survey suggests healthcare workers are concerned their organisation could have similar problems to those seen at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, and worries about pressure and bullying.
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BlogsCareer advice: be opinionated, abrasive and intolerant
Seven tips for reaching the top of the tree in your profession
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NewsRoyal college to say hospital reconfiguration is 'inevitable'
Reconfiguration of hospital services is “inevitable” if better standards of hospital care are to be achieved, a major Royal College of Physicians report is expected to say.
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Blogs
Leadership is about taking responsibility
Leadership isn’t just about grand visions and great strategies or inspiring staff. Often leadership is simply about taking responsibility.
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NewsExclusive: College plans back to work scheme to ease GP shortage
The Royal College of GPs is proposing to set up a back to work scheme to create a “short term surge” in GP numbers and help fill what it says is an urgent shortage.
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Foreign doctors could be tested under new rules
New rules could see doctors arriving from the continent made to prove their English language skills are up to scratch.
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NewsWarning over short term contracts
The government has issued a warning to hospital trusts that use short-term contracts to avoid paying tax.