Workforce – Page 450
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News
Derby City PCT appoints public health director
Dr Andrew Wakeman has been appointed as the new director of public health at Derby City primary care trust.
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HSJ Knowledge
The impact of the civil standard of proof in fitness to practise hearings
Changes in the standard of proof used in General Medical Council fitness to practise panel hearings could lead to serious difficulties. Sophie Kemp explains
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HSJ Knowledge
Creating a culture of commitment in the healthcare sector
Look for Steve Onyett's column in HSJ's training and development supplement on 21 February.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS sick leave: supporting staff well-being
To cut sickness absence, employers must encourage workers to live healthier lives and provide programmes to help the long-term ill back to work, says Ben Willmott
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HSJ Knowledge
Ali Mohammed on job satisfaction
What makes you get up and come to work each day? Is it the challenge of the job? The working conditions? Recent Department of Health research suggests 10 usual suspects as answers, including 'having the skills and equipment needed to do my job', 'being treated with respect, trusted and listened ...
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News
Trusts urged to recruit anti-infection staff
Hospitals have been pressed to employ up to five extra specialist staff as part of a government strategy to improve infection control.The government has set aside up to £45m to be invested in the scheme, out of a £270m fund identified in the comprehensive spending review for reducing healthcare-acquired infections.
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Strong endorsement for Tooke workforce review
Proposals to scrutinise strategic health authorities' performance on workforce planning have won overwhelming endorsement from the NHS.
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government's infection control strategy
Hospitals have been told to recruit up to five extra specialist staff as part of a government strategy to improve infection control. The government wants up to£45million to be invested on the scheme, out of a£270million fund identified in the comprehensive spending review for reducing healthcare-acquired infections. But trusts are ...
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Tooke delivers verdict on medical training
The final report on the inquiry into Modernising Medical Careers has been published today.Led by Sir John Tooke, the report proposes the creation of a new body, NHS Medical Education England, to manage postgraduate medical training.
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HSJ Knowledge
Prison welfare to healthcare
Louise Berktay talks to the people working to drive up healthcare standards at a Birmingham prison
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HSJ Knowledge
National IT programme: stepping into the unknown
Chief deployment officer at Connecting for Health Claire Mitchell talks to Stuart Shepherd about risk taking and realism in her role
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HSJ Knowledge
Raj Persaud on authoritarianism
Where does excessively authoritarian leadership come from? This intriguing question was posed in a paper by Dr James Crouse and Dr Douglas Stalker in the journal Psychoanalytic Psychology.
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Comment
Neil Goodwin on developing NHS leaders
The new leadership framework provides a coherent national approach to senior managerial development across the English NHS.
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HSJ Knowledge
We survey managers on the past, present and future of the NHS
Over 1,600 managers gave HSJ their views on the past, present and future of the NHS. The results reveal that, while most plan to stay in the service until they retire, 80 per cent think the NHS will not remain free at the point of demand
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Comment
Calls for clarity on GP contracts
I read with some interest your article about the government's proposals to consult on extending GP opening hours, particularly as there are no minimum opening hours - or more crucially - consultation hours in general medical services or most personal medical services contracts, writes Jonathan Weaver
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HSJ Knowledge
Campaign for NHS anniversary bank holiday
In the NHS's 60th anniversary year, prime minister Gordon Brown should announce a public holiday to celebrate the service - something every Briton uses and needs, writes Rachael Jolley
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News
Start planning now for junior doctor recruitment, warns BMA
Hospital trusts must start preparing now for junior doctor recruitment if they are to avoid the 'catastrophe' of last year, the British Medical Association has warned.
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Brown promises to support NHS staff
The prime minister has promised the government's priority for 2008 will be to support NHS staff in tackling infection and improving access to services.
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News
Consultation to extend GP opening hours
The government is today expected to launch a 13-week statutory consultation to change the GP contract to ensure the average practice is open for an extra three hours a week.
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HSJ Knowledge
Handling sick leave in the NHS
Sickness absence is a costly problem in the health service and clear steps must be taken to record and manage it, says Jog Hundle