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NewsTrust considered stopping sick pay for staff refusing flu jab
A foundation trust considered proposals – which it has now abandoned – to deny staff sick pay if they had time off work with the flu after refusing vaccination.
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NewsRCN to hold elections for new council following mass resignation
The Royal College of Nursing will hold an election “as soon as possible” to recruit a new council, as most current members have decided to stand down.
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NewsCore 999 targets ‘won’t be met for two years’, sector chief warns
Ambulance trusts will not hit most of their new response time targets for “another two years” largely because of significant workforce shortages, a sector leader has told HSJ.
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NewsCQC chief inspector quits to lead nursing watchdog
The Care Quality Commission chief inspector of adult social care Andrea Sutcliffe has been appointed the new chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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NewsExclusive: Examine ‘cost premium’ for smaller hospitals, says major study
A financial premium for remote hospitals, consultant contract changes and ending the practice of separating out services like ambulatory care are among the recommendations from a major study on the sustainability of smaller hospitals.
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Trust prosecuted for asbestos failings
An NHS trust in the West Midlands is to be prosecuted for asbestos failures by the Health and Safety Executive.
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NewsGender balanced boards ‘good for safety’
Gender-balanced boards at NHS organisations result in “better care and safer care”, according to the leader of the Health and Care Women’s Leaders Network.
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HSJ LocalTrust forecasts £32m agency staff spend
A Lincolnshire trust is predicting it will spend £32m on agency staff by the end of the year due to a high vacancy rate and staff turnover.
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NewsChief officer for West Midlands CCG to step down
The accountable officer for Shropshire clinical commissioning group has announced his intention to retire next March
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HSJ LocalEx-occupational therapist appointed chief executive of integrated trust
An acute, community, and social care trust has appointed a former occupational therapist as its chief executive.
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HSJ InteractiveLessons from the last NHS 10 year plan
David Hare explores the lessons the NHS needs to retain from the last 10 year plan as it embarks on the new
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Shifting the tech-tonic plates
The new health secretary’s belief that technology will act as a panacea to the NHS’s numerous problems is worrying, says Andy Cowper
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NewsRCN council lose 'no confidence' vote over NHS pay deal
The Royal College of Nursing Council has lost a vote of no confidence at an emergency general meeting this afternoon sparked by anger over the union’s handling of the NHS pay deal.
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NewsNMC removes barriers for newly qualified non-EU nurses
Non EU-trained nurses and midwives will be able to apply to work in the UK immediately after qualifying, following changes by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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NewsTrainee nursing associates to be counted in staffing levels
Trainee nursing associates will be able to be counted as part of ward staffing levels prompting concerns about the standard of education and safety.
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NewsThousands of NHS staff use speak up guardians
More than 7,000 NHS staff raised concerns with a local freedom to speak up guardian according to the latest data.
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HSJ LocalRedundancies 'not ruled out' as merging trusts target £50m savings
Two trusts have said they cannot rule out redundancies ahead of a merger which aims to deliver savings up to £50m over five years and more joined up patient care.
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NewsHancock announces 10 year plan for patient safety
A new national strategy for patient safety in the NHS will be drawn up alongside NHS England’s long term plan for the health service, it has been announced.
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NewsUpdated: Outstanding FT cites 'unrealistic' funding challenge after baby death
Inadequate funding and unsafe staffing at an outstanding trust contributed to the death of a baby girl last winter, a coroner has found.
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News'Unhealthy competition' for nurses must end, says care minister
An “unhealthy competition” for nursing staff between the NHS and social care sector must end, a government minister has said.