All Workforce articles – Page 193
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NewsTrusts with dangerous staffing levels face NHS Improvement intervention
NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey says NHSI will demand evidence on workforce changes Regulator will develop a “safeguard” to prevent nursing associates substituting for qualified nurses Ruth May confirms nursing associates will also be counted separately to nurses in care hours metric Health economies and NHS providers’ ...
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NewsMackey: I'll cut locum doctors pay 'if I have to'
NHS Improvement chief executive says regulator will take tougher approach to medical locum spend It may further reduce the pay cap in future if necessary Regulator will use locum cost data to identify unsustainable services NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey has told HSJ the regulator will now ...
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NewsExclusive: Trusts will not be 'intimidated or bullied', says Mackey
Jim Mackey says he wants to give “the keys back to providers” to run their organisations NHS Improvement will hold people to account “professionally” with no bullying or aggression On clinical leadership, Mr Mackey said he “couldn’t care less” what people’s background was if they have the right skills ...
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HSJ LocalFormer directors will not be pursued over unauthorised payments
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust made three sets of additional payments to non-executives that were not approved by health secretary Two NEDs refused to repay the money and will not be pursued by the trust NHS Improvement accepts concerns over “continuity of oversight” Two former non-executive ...
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CommentWhat's holding clinicians back from leadership roles?
The Nuffield Trust’s new survey shows that much is still to be done to encourage clinicians to pursue strategic positions
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NewsCut medical locum rates or close services, Stevens tells trusts
Trust leaders have been told to close services that cannot be run without paying locum doctors a rate worth more than £150,000 a year.
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LeaderUpdated: What Jeremy Hunt really thinks about NHS managers
There is a rule that all good journalists should abide by: if you get something wrong, correct and apologise, and do it quickly.
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NewsHealth secretary says STPs unlikely to reduce nurse numbers
Jeremy Hunt says he would be surprised if STP areas are able to reduce nurse numbers Health secretary says lesson of Mid Staffordshire scandal was wards need to be properly staffed New roles should assist qualified nurses and not serve as substitutes, he says Jeremy Hunt has told ...
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NewsHunt: Introducing NHS general management may have been a 'mistake'
Jeremy Hunt launches bid to increase NHS managers with clinical backgrounds Mr Hunt rejects idea that non-clinical managers were needed to take control of hospitals Government will look to reverse changes to medical training made after introduction of the European working time directive Introducing a general “manager class” ...
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NewsHunt: Regulation 'necessary' for new nursing role
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has been asked by the government to regulate the new nursing associate role.
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NewsDepartment of Health offers £220k salary for new commercial chief
Department seeks pharma heavyweight to lead on commercial strategy Post holder will lead renegotiation of the pharmaceutical pricing regulatory scheme Salary would make post holder one of the department’s highest earners The Department of Health is recruiting for a new chief commercial officer, with a £220,000 basic salary ...
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HSJ LocalNHS 'opt out' pension scheme deemed legal
Pensions Regulator rules East and North Hertfordshire Trust’s new opt-out pension scheme as legal Despite criticising a similar scheme earlier this year, NHS Pension Board says trust is “entitled to engage its staff” on “alternative employment” offers Trust says the scheme appears “successful” and is considering extending offer ...
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NewsHundreds of 'core' posts could be cut under STP proposal
Nottinghamshire STP indicative workforce changes include 12 per cent cut in band five and similar roles Workforce appendix suggests 24 per cent increase in community and primary care workforce Plan aims to cut 200 hospital beds over the next two years Hundreds of band five nursing, social worker ...
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NewsNHS staff 'quitting to stack shelves', warns provider chief
NHS Providers chief says health service wages are “uncompetitive” Chris Hopson warns trusts are “seriously worried” about retaining vital staff if pay restraint continues Survey shows concerns about retention of staff at all levels Trusts deserve great credit for driving down deficits, Mr Hopson says Staff in lower ...
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HSJ LocalTrusts create joint executive board
City Hospitals Sunderland and South Tyneside foundation trusts appoints joint executive leadership team The 12-strong executive management team is made up of directors from both trusts and went live on 21 November It will be responsible for running all hospital and community services across the region, but with boards ...
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NewsNational officials 'ensuring' STPs plan 'right skilled' staffing
NHS England “ensuring” an STP “will put in place the right skilled workforce” Draft STP plan proposed savings through “reduction of nursing grade input” NHS England has told HSJ it is working with a sustainability and transformation plan on ”ensuring they will put in place the right skilled ...
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NewsEU staff honoured at HSJ Awards
Six people have been honoured with a special HSJ Award for NHS staff from the EU.
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HSJ LocalFormer hospital trust director pleads guilty to corruption
A former hospital trust director has admitted corruptly awarding an IT contract while in the role.
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HSJ LocalTrust director faces CQC review after 'irregular' payoff deal
Roger Wilson signed the exit deal for Jeanette Parkinson in 2012 A review of the deal found the senior midwife had been “significantly overpaid” Mr Wilson denies any “impropriety” and CQC panel will now consider the case An NHS director who agreed an “irregular” exit payment for a ...
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CommentThe three actions that are essential to prevent NHS collapse
These steps are essential if the NHS is to belatedly design services around the needs of the modern UK population