All Workforce articles – Page 3
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NewsResident doctors vote for strike action
Resident doctors in England have voted in favour of industrial action and urged the health and social care secretary to negotiate a new pay deal, the British Medical Association has announced.
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CommentManagers want to be as accountable as doctors
As the NHS prepares for sweeping reform, regulation and development of its managers must be central to lasting, effective change
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NewsConsultancy called in to review trust's staff 'experience'
A trust grappling with concerns over culture has commissioned an independent review into staff experience.
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CommentAs the UK prepares for war, we prepare to care
With the new Strategic Defence Review pledging to prepare the UK for future conflict, health services must consider how well they are able to support those who have served in the Armed Forces. Amanda Shepard, chief executive of The Poppy Factory, looks at how specialist employment support can help veterans ...
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NewsTrusts to be monitored on local recruitment
Trusts will be monitored on how many staff they recruit who live locally and are unemployed, under 10-Year Health Plan proposals.
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NewsThe deadlines and targets in the 10-Year Plan
A private funding business case for health centres, and publishing minimum employment standards, are among the first dated objectives in the 10-Year Health Plan.
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News‘Irrelevant’ training will stop next year, vows 10-Year Plan
The government’s 10-Year Health Plan has vowed to stop “repetitive” and “irrelevant” training that takes up NHS staff time.
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News10-Year Plan: Key policies revealed
The key new policies revealed in today’s 10-Year Health Plan – across finance, performance, tech, workforce, innovation and care quality.
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CommentSupporting the NHS’s non-clinical workforce in the wake of immigration curbs
A new Labour Market Evidence Group could help align NHS workforce planning with immigration and skills policy, but risks remain around execution, non-clinical staffing, and quality standards, writes Jon Freegard
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NewsEight in ten trusts more likely to appoint white staff to jobs
Eight in 10 trusts are significantly more likely to appoint white applicants than applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds after shortlisting, new NHS England data has revealed.
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NewsEx-leaders of Letby trust arrested
Three former senior leaders of the trust where babies were murdered by Lucy Letby have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.
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NewsCharity CEO to replace trust’s chair of 12 years
The CEO of a road safety charity has been appointed chair of a major teaching trust.
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Expert BriefingOn Call: Cuts now, claims later
Essential insights into the latest workforce challenges facing NHS staff. Analysis on the key questions around recruitment and retention, staff wellbeing, and equality, diversity and inclusion. By HSJ workforce correspondent Nick Kituno.
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NewsExclusive: Performance-related pay proposed in 10-Year Plan
Government will create a new “opt-in” alternative NHS staff employment contract, to offer pay-for-performance bonuses and “ultra flexible” working, according to drafts of the 10-Year Health Plan.
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HSJ PartnersFrom healthcare assistant to registered practitioner: career ladders that work
With budget cuts biting and recruitment challenges mounting, NHS trusts are under pressure to do more with less. But what if the answer to futureproofing your workforce lies not in external hires, but in the talented, committed people already within your organisation?
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The £1bn question hanging over ICBs
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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NewsManager pay rise must wait for new performance scores
Trusts and integrated care boards must withhold this year’s pay rise for senior managers until their performance segment under NHS England’s new assessment framework is published.
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NewsTrust accused of ‘highly inappropriate’ physician associates policy
A union has criticised a hospital trust for “jeopardising patient safety” by issuing “highly inappropriate” instructions for resident doctors to approve prescription requests from physician associates.
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NewsNHS Providers launches bid to prevent resident doctor strikes
NHS Providers wants to lead a redesign of resident doctor employment structures to bring back “elements of ‘the Firm’” approach, its new CEO has said.
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CommentWhat's ailing NHS staff? We aim to find out
Kathy Rowan argues that publicly funded research is crucial to tackling the challenges facing health and social care staff - including improving wellbeing, retention and boosting productivity - leading to better outcomes for patients, service users and the UK economy