Workforce – Page 278
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NewsTrusts plan cuts to clinical posts, survey finds
Many healthcare providers are planning staff reductions to help cut costs, while some are concerned they already have too few to meet demand, the HSJ/NHS Employers survey shows.
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NewsNHS staff morale holds up despite pressures, say HR directors
Morale among NHS staff is holding up despite challenges including funding constraints, the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry, government reforms and reductions to pay and conditions, according to human resources directors.
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LeaderLeader: NHS pay bill needs reform alongside services
HSJ’s survey reveals HR directors’ frustration
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CommentHR Barometer commentary: contracts must change
NHS HR leaders are working hard to deal with a number of challenges
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HR Directors Barometer: Respondents' comments
Below are some most interesting comments from HR directors in response to the joint survey by HSJ and NHS Employers:
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SupplementsUp and running − an HSJ efficiency supplement
Examing different ways NHS trusts have improved efficiencies and reduced costs
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CommentPrepare for the workforce boom
The DH has to face up to 20,000 future unemployed hospital doctors
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NewsEmergency medicine taskforce established under health education 'mandate'
A taskforce has been established by Health Education England to investigate how it can incentivise trainee doctors to work in emergency medicine.
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NewsGovernment plans 'talking' pilot to improve NHS culture
Nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals could be expected to hold monthly sessions to discuss the pressures they face as part of a government backed initiative to improve culture and compassion across the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgeHR management in the changing NHS landscape
Why pooling and sharing resources is the answer
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NewsNursing leaders say they will act in response to Francis
Nursing leaders have said they will take action following criticism by Robert Francis QC that they have not done enough to respond to his public inquiry report.
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NewsMinister 'nervous' about criminal sanctions on individuals
Health minister Lord Howe has said he is “nervous” about the proposal by Robert Francis QC for individual healthcare staff to be liable for criminal sanctions.
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CommentWhy DH civil servants will spend a month on the front line
The civil service is too remote from the reality of life and work in the health service
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HSJ KnowledgeHow NHS Change Day 'went viral’
Lessons from the event’s effective social media strategy
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CommentReaders' letters - 17 May 2013
Occupational health services should be an integral part of the NHS workplace
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SupplementsEnsuring workforce compliance: case studies
The experiences of a locum doctor - and at the procedure from a trust’s point of view
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SupplementsPatient safety will improve only through dialogue
Getting from ‘discussion’ to ‘dialogue’ is crucial if major change is to be achieved but the pressurised climate of the NHS makes this a challenge, writes Claire Read
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Troubled Rotherham FT plans £5m 'corporate' savings
Rotherham Foundation Trust is planning to save £5m from its “corporate overheads” as it battles to deliver £50m cost cuts in the next three years.
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HSJ Local
New chief operating officer for Leicester hospitals
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Leicester has appointed Richard Mitchell as chief operating officer.