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NewsPensions strife threatens staff terms deal
Industrial strife over pensions reform is set to further frustrate trusts’ attempts to introduce changes to staff terms and conditions.
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NewsDH's information chief Christine Connelly resigns
The Department of Health’s chief information officer Christine Connelly has resigned, it was announced today.
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NewsTraining budget protection supported by government
Billions of pounds set aside for staff training could in future be ring-fenced after the government declared support for “protected” education budgets.
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More than 100 staff apply for Mutually Agreed Resignation at 5 Boroughs
WORKFORCE: More than 100 of the foundation’s 2,200 staff have applied for the mutually agreed resignation scheme, latest board papers show.
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Sussex Partnership FT inherits 250 staff
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust boosted its workforce by 246 in April following its takeover of new services under the transforming community services programme.
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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership offer staff physio to combat sickness absence
WORKFORCE: The foundation is to offer physiotherapy services to help staff with musculoskeletal problems, in an effort to reduce its sickness absence levels.
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NewsNo revolt on pensions after government talks pledge
MPs have waved through plans to raise the state pension age for women despite strong opposition, after the government offered to hold talks with critics about how the change would be introduced.
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NewsDoctor warns over mental health care 'vacuum'
There is a “massive problem” of depleting numbers of mental health doctors, a leading psychiatrist has warned.
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NewsHalf of NHS staff pessimistic on patient care
Patient care is set to get worse in the next few years, according to nearly half of NHS staff surveyed in a government poll.
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Surrey and Borders Partnership to inform national policy on equality and diversity
WORKFORCE: The mental health FT has been selected as a member of the Department of Health’s “trust reference group” on equality and diversity.
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NewsClare Chapman resigns from DH
The Department of Health’s workforce director Clare Chapman has resigned.
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NewsTrusts to be held to account for training funds
Providers will be held much more heavily to account for their investment in training, the government has announced.
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NewsGovernment stands by pension change
The government is on course for an autumn showdown with the trade unions after Treasury chief secretary Danny Alexander insisted ministers would not back down over plans to reform public sector pensions.
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Bare midriffs banned at hospital
WORKFORCE: A hospital trust has warned staff against wearing clothes that expose their “midriff” or “excessive cleavage”.
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Calderstones reports 36 incidents to Health and Safety Executive
PERFORMANCE: The foundation reported 36 incidents leading to injuries which lasted more than three days to the Health and Safety Executive in 2010-11, board papers show.
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NewsLower qualified pathology workforce ‘could make 25 per cent savings’
The government’s pathology tsar has said the discipline could save 15-25 per cent of its costs by reducing the proportion of highly qualified staff it uses to perform junior tasks.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy a framework for NHS managers is crucial to effective services
Far from cutting bureaucracy in the NHS, large scale cuts to management risks the delivery of the many new initiatives the service will be required to fulfil. Ruth Spellman outlines a way forward.
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CommentThe government shouldn't simply leave the past behind
The government is in a tough spot at the moment, but it can be eased if it heeds the lessons of the NHS Plan era, argues House of Lords independent member Nigel Crisp.
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CommentClinical services should do their bit for efficiency, as well as productivity
Although lower than other public sector departments, the NHS still has massive efficiency savings targets to meet. A good start would be to address value for money in clinical procedures, write Christopher Peters and Stephen Chadwick.
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Chair steps down at Milton Keynes
WORKFORCE: The chair of Milton Keynes primary care trust has stepped down after more than eight years in the role.