Workforce – Page 296
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CommentReaders' letters - 26 July 2012
Supply and demandYour article, New workforce chief promises staff flexibility, wrongly suggests there has in the past been an “oversupply” of physiotherapists.This is not the case. Short term NHS financial freezes restricted opportunities for new physio graduates for a brief time, prompting cuts of around a third in training places ...
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NewsHealth Education England unveils senior management team
Five directors making up the senior management team at Health Education England have been named today.
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NewsHigh Court stops Alder Hey taking action against 'whistleblower'
A High Court injunction has been issued to prevent Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust from staging a meeting which could have led to the dismissal of a paediatric surgeon who had raised concerns about safety.
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NewsSickness rate among NHS staff falls
Sickness among NHS workers has fallen by just 0.04 per cent in 12 months despite efforts by NHS trusts to reduce the number of days lost.
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NewsNew clinical roles announced at top of Health Education England
Two new senior clinical posts have been created at Health Education England in a bid to link quality of care with future education and training.
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HSJ KnowledgeRapid recovery for sick staff benefits everyone
The longer an employee is off sick with back pain or stress, the less likely they are to return to work. We find out about a system that enables them to return to work sooner, with added benefits for the employer and its patients
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NewsBME staff at risk in transition, commissioning board warned
Black and minority ethnic NHS staff risk being “significantly disadvantaged” in the transfer of employees to the health service’s new structure, senior NHS Commissioning Board executives have said.
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NewsOverseas temporary doctor numbers for Olympics revealed
Doctors from 141 nations have registered to practice in the UK during the competition, figures from the General Medical Council suggest.
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NewsDoctors to have annual skills assessment
Doctors skills are to be reassessed every year to ensure they are fit to practise, the General Medical Council said.
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SupplementsPeople of the future: an HSJ roundtable debate
Encouraging the crew not to abandon the ship is critical for the NHS in these times. Ingrid Torjesen reports on an HSJ roundtable debate, in association with HCL Solutions, over the future of the healthcare workforce.
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NewsCommissioning board names local directors to take 'strategic oversight'
The NHS Commissioning Board has appointed to 16 of its 25 local area team director posts, whose holders are charged with securing “a strategic overview of the system” and overseeing service reconfiguration.
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NewsVacant commissioning board posts endangering transition
Vital appointments to the new commissioning system have fallen further behind schedule, the NHS Commissioning Board has admitted, causing significant knock-on problems for the transition process.
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NewsMid Staffs medical director criticises doctors' 'self-preservation'
Doctors are turning a blind eye to poor practice to protect their own jobs, according to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust’s medical director.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy physician involvement can inspire higher performing healthcare
The level of physician involvement is positively associated with better performing hospitals and improved financial management, write Peter Spurgeon and colleagues.
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HSJ KnowledgeTrial blazers: the benefits of carrying out clinical studies
Evidence suggests being active in clinical studies helps improve trusts’ performance as well as providing a potential source of income. Alison Moore finds out how trusts of all sizes can lead the way in promoting research.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy now is the time to invest in community care
Care in the community will ease nursing pressures and help patients but it is not going to happen by accident, says Peter Carter
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy staff policy should revolve around patient needs
The Royal College of Nursing’s head of policy and international Howard Catton talks to Ruslan Zinchenko about designing staffing policies based on patient need.
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BMA suspends industrial action and joins pensions talks
The British Medical Association has announced it is “suspending plans for further industrial action” and will join talks between other health unions and government about the detail of pension reform proposals.