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Ballot over pay rise could lead to strikes in September
Trade union Unite is to ballot its NHS members on industrial action over the government's staged pay rise for health workers, instead of the flat 2.5 per cent increase recommended by the pay review body. The ballot is planned for mid-August, raising the possibility of strikes from mid-September. The union ...
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Modernising temporary staffing
A drive to revolutionise temporary staffing at.Homerton Hospital trust.has resulted in.tangible benefits for patients and staff, as.Jennie Negus and Karen Daniels explain
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David Lee on improving crisis services
'One of the most visible differences in mental health services today compared with the 1990s is the development of crisis resolution teams'
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Make a splash with your merger: planning for success
To succeed in the mergers and acquisitions game, trusts must plan carefully, say Martin Jacobs and Steve Saunders
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Age discrimination: understanding the law
While cases are still being heard in the courts and employee victories are making headlines, Shirley Wright and Adele Aspden warn the NHS against forcing any employees to retire
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Legal briefing: defending equal pay claims
The introduction of Agenda for Change.has sparked numerous claims of unequal pay in the health service. Tina Elliott discusses the legal foundation of such claims and how trusts are defending them.
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Leadership Fellows award scheme opens for applications
The HF is looking for a new batch of 16 talented people for its Leadership Fellows scheme.
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Staff cuts in social care 'not affecting patients'
The overall number social services staff has dropped in England but care has not suffered, according to figures from researchers at the Information Centre for health and social care.However, the number of social workers employed by local councils increased in 2006, compared with 2005.
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SHAs' £117m training raid attacked
Strategic health authorities are raiding over £117m from this year's training budgets, HSJ has learned.
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New age networks
In just two years, NHS Networks has established itself as a generator of co-operation and innovation. Edna Robinson and Sue Cavill report
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Mental Health Alliance divided over clinical roles
The Mental Health Alliance, which was formed to oppose the Mental Health Bill, has split following a dispute over planned changes to staff roles.
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Resignation over MTAS row 'could weaken' BMA
The resignation of British Medical Association chair James Johnson could weaken the power of the doctors' union, according to the NHS Confederation.
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Violent patients: legal dilemmas
The NHS has a.legal duty to provide 'reasonable services', but this does not include a legal duty to continue the services if the patient is being unreasonable.
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New ways of working progress report is launched by CSIP
The new document is aimed at everyone working in mental health and looks at ways staff can share responsibility and work more flexibly within teams.
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A flexible approach from new ways of working
The new ways of working programme.is about developing enhanced and new roles for mental health staff so as to deliver effective, person-centred care in a way that is personally and organisationally sustainable.
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New ways of working regional workshops
Following a national launch on 25 April, there will be a series of.regional launches to support the implementation of new.ways of working throughout the summer.
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Senior appointments: Mascie-Taylor tipped to land new NHS medical director role
Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust medical director and former acting chief executive Hugo Mascie-Taylor tops the shortlist for the new NHS medical director, HSJ understands.
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DoH scales down 'unfair' junior doctor selection system
The controversial selection system for trainee hospital consultants has been drastically scaled down amid mounting anger from junior doctors.
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New management teams tackle commissioning
Six management teams have been appointed to manage the North East's 12 primary care trusts after fears that last year's mergers did not go far enough to encourage strong commissioning.
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Have trusts turned the corner, or just papered over the cracks?
As a raft of swiftly implemented cost-cutting measures hits home, panic over NHS finances has largely subsided. Alison Moore looks at the implications of breaking even