All Workforce articles – Page 266
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS leaders show courage under fire
Developing resilience has become vital for health leaders
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NewsExclusive: NMC to get new legal powers to re-open cases after Mid Staffs
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to be granted new powers by the government to allow it to re-open closed fitness to practise cases, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsWorking time rules 'hit treatment'
Rules aimed at ensuring doctors do not work long hours are leading to cancelled operations and clinics for patients, a government-ordered review has found.
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NewsUnison seeks ballot for NHS industrial action
The largest healthcare union has warned of a “winter of unrest for the NHS” as it revealed plans to ballot members for industrial action.
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NewsBar on multiple directorships dropped to aid trust takeovers
The Department of Health plans to change the law to allow chairs of NHS trusts to serve on the boards of more than one organisation, in a move it says could smooth the takeover process for unsustainable providers.
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NewsNHS pay deal will cost £150m say employers
The government’s decision to impose a pay deal on NHS staff will nevertheless cost the service an extra £150m a year, NHS Employers has told HSJ.
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NewsCameras for ambulance staff urged
Ambulance crews should carry body-worn CCTV cameras to prevent thousands of ‘disgraceful’ assaults on frontline staff each year, according to a new report.
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NewsSir Robert Naylor to chair HSJ inquiry into future of NHS leadership
Stephen Dorrell among panel members
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NewsReview reveals failings by nursing regulator in Mid Staffs cases
The Nursing and Midwifery Council failed to properly investigate 17 former nurses at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust according to an audit by the Professional Standards Authority.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to improve care for older people: HSJ readers' ideas
HSJ readers share their ideas
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NewsCQC set to run list of 'unfit' directors
A register of poorly performing NHS directors is to be set up and maintained by the Care Quality Commission to prevent “unfit” managers working and moving between health and care providers.
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NewsFemale GPs outnumber male counterparts
Female GPs have outnumbered male GPs for first time, according to official figures.
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NewsExclusive: Hunt opens door to wider pay reform negotiations
Jeremy Hunt has suggested the government would be willing to drop its call for a freeze on incremental pay progression
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NewsExclusive: 'Cost neutral' Francis policy has cost £2.5m
More than £2.5m is being spent piloting a government scheme to make aspiring student nurses work as healthcare assistants for a year before university courses
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NewsNHS could face £500m bill over VAT changes, experts warn
The NHS could face an increased tax bill of at least £500m from 1 April when HM Revenue and Customs attempts to standardise across all government departments the rules for reclaiming VAT on outsourced services, experts have warned.
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NewsGPs warn of 'workload disaster'
More than half of GPs are considering early retirement because of extremely heavy workloads, a British Medical Association poll suggests.
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CommentWe need a new language around whistleblowing
Making raising concerns safer and more effective
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