Workforce – Page 376

  • News

    Timeline: NHS manager scandals

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    1999 Robert Francis QC acts as counsel for United Bristol Healthcare Trust chief executive Dr John Roylance after he is struck off by the GMC, following the Bristol babies heart scandal. Mr Francis stresses Dr Roylance was not criticised for his work as a practising doctor, but as a manager.October ...

  • News

    NHS leaders on manager regulation

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    “I don’t think any regulatory process should be punitive, that’s not its purpose.” - General Medical Council chief executive Niall Dickson “There are a million ways to do the job which are short of statutory regulation.” - MiP chief executive Jon Restell “We have to consider the issue of people ...

  • HSJ Knowledge

    NHS workforce planning

    2010-03-03T14:41:00Z

    Workforce planning is often described as more of an art than a science. Yet workforce planners are increasingly seeking out and deploying sophisticated scientific methods.

  • Oxfordshire chief exec appointed
    News

    Oxfordshire chief exec appointed

    2010-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Sonia Mills has taken over as chief executive of NHS Oxfordshire.

  • Edward Donald
    News

    Royal Berks chief takes up post

    2010-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust’s new chief executive Edward Donald began work this week, although he does not assume official responsibility for running the trust until 1 April.

  • Give nursing directors greater say on care at board level, says PM's commission
    News

    Give nursing directors greater say on care at board level, says PM's commission

    2010-03-02T17:17:00Z

    Directors of nursing must be fully accountable for the quality of care provided by nurses in their service or organisation, according to a major report on the future of nursing.

  • David Bennett
    News

    Monitor names interim chief

    2010-03-02T16:52:00Z

    Monitor has appointed David Bennett as its interim chief executive.

  • Upcoming HSJ Masterclass: Making best use of allied health professionals
    HSJ Knowledge

    Making best use of allied health professionals

    2010-03-02T11:24:00Z

    Allied health professionals are a key part of the NHS workforce - but are you using yours to best effect? Register for HSJ’s free online masterclass to find out more.

  • Doctors to face annual appraisals under GMC plans
    News

    GMC opens consultation on doctor revalidation

    2010-03-02T10:46:00Z

    Doctors will have to be tested on their performance and undergo annual appraisals under plans to overhaul medical regulation being put out to consultation.

  • Peter Murphy
    News

    Colchester chief to step down

    2010-03-01T16:23:00Z

    The chief executive of a hospital trust has announced he is stepping down - three months after the trust’s chair was sacked by Monitor.

  • Jenny Rogers
    Comment

    Jenny Rogers on NHS staff engagement

    2010-03-01T12:39:00Z

    Every half decade or so, a new wonder idea comes along in management - for instance, learning organisations, business process re-engineering, total quality management, or - aeons ago - management by objectives.

  • NHS Volunteering
    HSJ Knowledge

    Why NHS volunteering is all round value

    2010-03-01T11:29:00Z

    Aintree is one of many trusts that both benefit from and give advantages to volunteers, reports Alison Moore

  • NHS care 'under threat' from working time directive
    News

    NHS care 'under threat' from working time directive

    2010-03-01T10:48:00Z

    The quality of NHS care may be under threat from restrictions placed on junior doctors by the introduction of the 48-hour working week, it has been claimed.

  • The Francis report's 18 recommendations
    News

    The Francis report's 18 recommendations

    2010-02-25T09:49:00Z

    The conclusions of the inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.

  • Mark Britnell on Agenda for Change
    Comment

    Mark Britnell on the future of Agenda for Change

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Agenda for Change does not need to be scrapped and renegotiated - just applied properly

  • Mark Goldman
    Comment

    Mark Goldman on inspiring people

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    “We must reject the idea - well intentioned but dead wrong - that the primary path to greatness in the social sectors is to become ‘more like a business’.

  • NHS London makes lead commissioners directors
    News

    NHS London makes lead commissioners directors

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    NHS London is taking a tighter hold of its many primary care trusts by employing the capital’s lead commissioners as directors of the strategic health authority.

  • Swine flu costs blamed for Improvement Foundation closure
    News

    Swine flu costs blamed for Improvement Foundation closure

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    The now defunct Improvement Foundation blamed its financial woes partly on pressures on primary care trusts to prepare for a second wave of swine flu, a letter seen by HSJ reveals.

  • Nurse specialists 'save money'
    News

    Nurse specialists 'save money'

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    The NHS could save millions by giving all patients with long term conditions access to a specialist nurse, according to the RCN.

  • Lack of compassion for patients
    News

    Staff at Mid Staffs 'lacked compassion'

    2010-02-24T18:27:00Z

    There was a lack of compassion for patients at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, as well as a lack of information provided about patients’ condition, and insensitivity when staff were communicating with patients and their families, the inquiry into the trust found.