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HSJ LocalChildren’s hospital appoints new chief executive
A strategy and operations director has been appointed to lead a children’s hospital after serving as its acting CEO.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Winter of the ‘cancer catastrophe’?
This week we dig into the latest NHS performance data, including the first detailed snapshot of how the NHS is coping this winter.
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HSJ InteractiveIn current times, how can the NHS best support honesty when things go wrong?
Pandemic and backlog pressures may make candour more challenging but do not make it any less essential, the panel at a recent HSJ webinar argued. Claire Read reports
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HSJ LocalChair of troubled trust to step down just months after CEO’s exit
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust’s chair has announced he is stepping down, just two months after its CEO also announced her resignation.
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NewsStaff who refuse covid vaccination may see ‘impact upon their pay and pension’
NHS staff who have to be redeployed because they refuse to be vaccinated against covid may be forced to ‘compete’ for a new role and could find their pay and pensions affected if their transfer becomes permanent, according to new NHS England guidance.
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NewsFemale ambulance staff subjected to ‘macho and sexualised’ culture
A ‘macho’ culture within ambulance trusts is leading to widespread abuse of female staff.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: ICSs go for continuity candidates
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsPatients face ‘inevitable rationing’ as one in four psychiatry posts not substantive
Psychiatry is facing a ‘double whammy’ of chronic consultant shortages where patient care is being rationed and under-pressure doctors are working with ‘hands tied behind their backs’, a leading clinician has warned.
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NewsStaff flu vaccine uptake down on last year, despite winter fears
Early uptake of the flu vaccine by frontline NHS staff slumped this year, with only two in five having received it by the end of October, official figures show.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The last thing the NHS needed
NHS staff are facing the prospect of another difficult winter. The Omicron variant, an accelerated booster campaign and expectations of elective recovery will be an immense challenge for a completely exhausted workforce.
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NewsSearch for ‘low ego’ leader across four trusts with £3bn income
NHS England is seeking a chair with a “low ego and high emotional intelligence” to lead what will be the largest group of trusts under a shared chair.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Omicron in the capital
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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Pay of medical directors and senior ICS managers to be reviewed
The government has asked the senior salaries review body to “give particular consideration” to the pay of medical directors and very senior managers at integrated care systems as part of the 2022-23 pay round.
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Trust promises jobs to partners of new consultants
A trust is attempting to boost its recruitment of senior medics by offering ‘guaranteed’ jobs to the partners of those consultants offered a substantive post.
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NewsOmicron threat means NHS staff returning from any overseas destination must take PCR test
NHS staff returning from any non-red list country must have a negative PCR test before returning to work, according to latest guidance.
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CommentHow to make sure good analysts really can 'save more lives than a good anaesthetist'
When I think of ‘good analysts’ I picture someone striving to ‘improve decision quality’ for system leaders. Such good analysts really can save lives, writes Andi Orlowski
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HSJ InteractiveEmployee wellbeing: How can the NHS support staff through peak demand, and develop a resilient workforce during times of stress?
An HSJ webinar, held in association with SAP, delves into how reliably supporting wellbeing across the workforce is a multi-faceted challenge. Claire Read reports
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News‘Humiliated’ trust staff complain of ‘unprofessional behaviour’ and ‘lack of compassion’
‘Unprofessional’ behaviours, a lack of compassion, and tension among staff and managers are all contributing to pockets of ‘poor culture’ at an acute trust.
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HSJ LocalRacism allegations levelled at major trust’s managers
A large acute trust has rolled out a series of training courses on ‘unconscious bias’ and other equality and diversity issues, after allegations of racism were made against managers.
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NewsMessenger: ‘excellent leadership’ evident in ‘many parts’ of NHS
The Messenger review of NHS leadership, announced by the health secretary in October, will examine the ‘pay and incentives’ offered to the service’s most senior figures.