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NHS trust defends chief's pay rise
WORKFORCE: The chairman of a hospital trust which was put in special measures after a major national review of high mortality rates said it would have been a “grave mistake and false economy” not to boost the chief executive’s salary by £25,000.
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NewsExclusive: Work not started on minimum safe staffing levels
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, or NICE, has not been asked to begin drawing up evidence-based minimum safe staffing level tools, six months after it was recommended by the Francis inquiry report, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBerwick nursing adviser says report was 'specific' on staffing
The Berwick report tacitly backed staffing ratios and the regulation of healthcare assistants in its recommendations, according to the senior nurse involved in the NHS patient safety review.
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NewsPopulation boom means '5,000 more midwives' required
Thousands of extra midwives are needed to help hospitals cope with the pressure of a rising birth rate, experts have said.
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NewsBerwick chief: review critics 'miss the point'
Critics who complained the Berwick review into patient safety was too “soft” are “fundamentally missing the point”, one of the review group’s leading members has told HSJ.
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CommentNHS in-fighting is creating a toxic culture
Blame games foster a harmful climate for staff and patients
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NewsMid Staffs trust shake-up 'flawed'
A reconfiguration of healthcare at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is critically flawed, it has been claimed, after it emerged several key managers have never been consulted over their views.
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CommentChris Hopson: Berwick review is an important intervention
Don Berwick’s report outlines the right way for the NHS to move forward
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NewsChief nurse says major problems now harder to hide
England’s chief nursing officer Jane Cummings has said it is now much harder for an NHS hospital to “hide” poor staffing on the scale seen at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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NewsBerwick dashes hopes on minimum staffing levels
The Berwick review into patient safety has stopped short of recommending a minimum safe staffing level for NHS hospital wards.
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NewsBerwick: Staff responsible for neglect should face jail
NHS staff should face jail in cases of “neglect or wilful misconduct”, the high profile review tasked with making zero harm care a reality in the NHS has recommended.
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Junior doctors raise time concerns
Almost three-quarters of junior doctors feel they are so rushed off their feet they do not have time to properly care for patients, a poll suggests.
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NewsFrancis calls for rethink on minimum nurse staffing
The chair of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Public Inquiry has called for a rethink on minimum nurse staffing levels – less than six months after deciding not to recommend mandatory ratios in his landmark report.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow East Kent is making the NHS workforce more inclusive
The trust has benefited from employing staff with learning difficulties
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NewsHalf of Keogh trusts had issues with raising of staff concerns
Staff reported problems raising patient safety concerns at half of the 14 acute trusts investigated in the Keogh review, analysis by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has revealed.
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NewsNurses found guilty over Mid Staffs insulin death
Two senior nurses at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have been found guilty of failing to ensure a patient with diabetes and dementia received vital insulin medication.
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NewsExclusive: CSUs hit by payroll failures
The business capabilities of some commissioning support units are being compromised due to ongoing payroll problems related to the transition to the new NHS organisational structure, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDoctor to stand on pro-NHS ticket
A doctor and former MP is to stand at the 2015 general election to fight the government’s NHS reforms.
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CommentDoctors will solve the A&E crisis, not locums
The balance of emergency staff needs to be addressed
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CommentHow can we make working longer better for staff?
Let’s ensure older NHS employees can work safely and productively