Workforce – Page 316
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NewsMid Staffs A&E to close at night
The accident and emergency department at Stafford Hospital is to close overnight due to inadequate permanent medical cover.
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Blogs
Macho macho management
Three quarters of the NHS workforce is female, half of GPs are women but commissioning is man’s work, according to workforce figures. Is this consciously unfair, or a simple by-product of the current climate?
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SupplementsGet the skills - an HSJ training and development supplement
With clinicians taking more of a driving seat in commissioning, this special HSJ supplement looks at the skills required in this new role, and how they can be gained.
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SupplementsNew ways of working: an HSJ report on Leadership and Workforce
What are the new skills that will be required of managers, leaders and the frontline workforce post-reform?
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to measure activity and workforce planning for clinical research staff
A workforce planning tool for clinical researchers adapted from US clinical research centres has helped staff in the UK with widely accepted metrics that provide recognised, valuable data and evidence, as members of the UK Clinical Research Facility Network intensity working group explain.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow scenario planning can inspire creative approaches to innovation
Supporting and organising efforts to create and use innovative technologies is more difficult than ever but a recently developed set of future scenarios may help spur some creative planning, write Clive Savory, Joyce Fortune and Geoff Peters.
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NewsLack of female CCG leaders puts future success of NHS at risk, report finds
The lack of female clinical commissioning group leaders presents a “risk” to the financial and organisational success of the NHS, a centrally-funded report has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeFrom middle to higher ground: teaching the leaders of the future
Middle leaders – the chief executives of the future – must be taught the behaviours required for a successful stint at the top, says Lubna Haq.
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NewsNHS workers vote to strike
NHS staff and managers have voted to strike at the end of the month in protest at planned changes to public sector pensions.
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News
'Amicable resolution' to United Lincs whistleblower saga
A trust has reached an “amicable resolution” with a former chief executive who was sacked after whistleblowing to NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson about pressure to meet government targets.
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NewsExclusive: equality concern as eight in 10 CCGs led by men
An HSJ analysis has revealed the great majority of emerging clinical commissioning groups are led by men.
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NewsSocial enterprise staff deals could create 'two tier workforce'
Health unions are warning of a growing “two tier workforce” as social enterprises replace NHS terms and conditions with their own employment packages.
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NewsLack of hospital surgery networks risking more child deaths
It is “vital” that paediatric surgery networks are established across the country to reduce the risk of child mortality, according to a major patient safety report.
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NewsGovernment increases pensions offer by '8 per cent'
The government has made unions a renewed offer on pensions that it claims equates to an 8 per cent increase on previous proposals.
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NewsWhistleblowers challenge government over protection
A group of NHS whistleblowers plans to challenge the government over the level of protection provided to staff who raise concerns.
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NewsPublic sector workers step up pensions campaign
A rally taking place today will be joined by public sector workers as a union campaign against the government’s controversial pension reforms gathers pace, with threatened strike action across the UK just a few weeks away.
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NewsFunding 'confusion' undermining public health reforms, warn MPs
Confusion surrounding the government’s public health budget is “undermining confidence” in its ability to deliver a competent strategy in this area, the Commons health committee has warned.
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NewsEmployers tells DH to make pensions plans more 'progressive'
NHS Employers has sent the government detailed advice on how to exempt nearly half of staff from requirements to pay more towards their pensions next year.
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CommentLeading the charge for change? An HSJ Summit review
Each year, HSJ hosts an annual policy summit for the most influential people in health. This year, we asked NHS primary care trust staff side lead Alyson Brenchley to attend and record her impressions.
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NewsChair appointed to HEE steering group
A chair has been appointed to oversee the development of the new body that will be responsible for NHS workforce education and training.