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NewsFrancis response: No statutory regulation for healthcare assistants
Healthcare assistants will not face statutory regulation, the government has announced, but they will be subject to national minimum training and a code of conduct.
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NewsFrancis response: Civil servants must have 'frontline experience'
All Department of Health ministers and civil servants will in future have to have “real and extensive frontline experience of caring for patients”, according to the government response to the Francis report.
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NewsFrancis response: Failing managers could be barred
Senior NHS managers and non-executive directors who “let their patients and the NHS down” could be barred from holding high-level positions in future, under proposals set out in the government’s response to the Francis report.
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NewsTweeting doctors 'should give ID'
Doctors must identify themselves by name on Twitter if their profile alludes to their profession, new guidance suggests.
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NewsCaring experience could be compulsory for new nurse recruits
Ministers are considering whether to require aspiring nurses to complete a year’s caring experience before they are accepted onto a degree course.
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HSJ Local
New medical director appointed at Gateshead FT
WORKFORCE: A specialist in gynaecological cancers has been appointed as the new medical director at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead.
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HSJ Local
Luton CCG names AO
STRUCTURE: NHS Luton CCG has appointed Carol Hill as accountable officer.
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HSJ KnowledgeChallenges faced by NHS clinical directors
Clinical director can be a lonely role but it is essential to safety
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NewsBan on gagging clauses is 'smoke and mirrors'
High level announcements about restrictions on the use of confidentiality clauses have “limited significance” but may help to clarify their effect for staff, lawyers have told HSJ.
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HSJ KnowledgeTrust will underpin change in the new NHS
Managers and staff need to be open with each other
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LeaderWho guards the NHS’s reputation now?
David Nicholson’s letter to directors prompts two questions
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NewsDH on course for biggest underspend this parliament
The Department of Health is this year on course for its biggest annual underspend in the current parliament – with none of the unused budget due to be carried over for future use, today’s Budget revealed.
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NewsNHS national communications director resigns
Colin Douglas, director of NHS communications for the Department of Health, has resigned, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe challenge of building mutual trust
Trust is essential to delivering change in the NHS
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NewsNicholson says gagging order ban will be applied retrospectively
Sir David Nicholson has told MPs a ban on “gagging” of NHS staff will be applied retrospectively, suggesting relevant confidentiality agreements no longer apply to those who have signed them in the past.
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NewsAnalysed: rising temporary nursing costs
HSJ Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine this year’s rise in temporary nursing costs at a time when agency spending seemed to be under control.
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HSJ Knowledge
Developing a patient-centred culture through strong leadership
Why employee engagement is the key
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NewsNHS pay rise could result in 'radical' savings plans
The government’s decision to give NHS staff a one per cent pay rise could push NHS providers to seek further cuts in terms and conditions, HSJ has been told.
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Blogs
If the shark doesn’t get you HR will
Managing an employee’s sick leave and return to work is never straightforward once you look into their individual circumstances.