All Workforce articles – Page 365
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to lead through transition
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson said recently that managers have performed “heroics” over the past few years and made the NHS a much better service.
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NewsGP and midwife vacancies rising
The NHS is finding filling vacancies for GPs and midwives in England tougher than for any other job within the public healthcare sector, figures have revealed.
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NewsBid to avert health driver strikes
Last-ditch talks will be held today to resolve a dispute over plans to privatise the work of health staff who drive patients to and from hospitals.
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NewsCQC tells United Lincs to improve on dignity and workforce support
An acute trust has been told to improve standards on quality and safety following an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentConsultant spending under fire
The media reported en masse government figures revealing the NHS spent more than £300m on management consultants last year, though not all pointed out that it represented less than half of 1 per cent of the service’s budget.
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NewsBids deadline nears for PCT social enterprises
Primary care trusts wanting their provider arms to become social enterprises will have to get their bids in by the end of next month, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsLansley attacks 'damage morale and independence'
Ministers have been accused of undermining NHS managers’ independence and morale with public attacks on their work.
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NewsDithering trusts increase their staff agency bills
Acute trusts are inadvertently increasing staffing costs and reducing patient safety through indecision over whether to employ bank staff, according to a report seen by HSJ.
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NewsTrust urged to improve quality and safety standards
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has been urged by the Care Quality Commission to improve several areas, including safeguarding people from abuse, amid concerns it does not meet quality and safety standards.
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News£300m spent on management consultants last year
The NHS in England spent more than £300m on management consultants in the last year, figures show.
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NewsHospital drivers to vote on strike action
Health staff who drive patients to and from hospitals are to be balloted for strikes in a row over plans to privatise their work.
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NewsMental health ward closure reflects wider trend
A mental health ward at the Whitchurch Community Hospital is likely to be shut by Shropshire County Primary Care Trust as it pursues a broader trend towards treating people at home instead.
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Consultant bonus scheme to be reviewed
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced a review into bonus payments given to NHS consultants across the UK.
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NewsDoctors want leadership roles, poll for HSJ suggests
Most doctors believe the service they work in would be best managed by other doctors, but a lack of time and obstruction from managers is preventing that from happening, according to a poll for HSJ.
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NewsThink tank questions feasibility of planned NHS cuts
The feasibility of government plans to slash 45 per cent of NHS management costs in four years has been called into question by a think tank close to the Conservative Party.
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NewsPCTs rein in management consultant spending
There is significant variation in the use of management consultancy this financial year by primary care trusts, information collected by HSJ reveals.
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NewsTrusts argue for power over pay
Trusts lobbying for greater control over their pay bills will be pitted against powerful medical bodies as part of a national review into clinical excellence awards.
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Comment'We all know NHS change will keep coming - the trick is to adapt'
In the immediate wake of the white paper it would be churlish to ignore what are potentially the most significant changes in the history of the health service.
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NewsCall for GPs to monitor mental health benefits
People claiming benefits because of mental health issues could be identified by GPs three years before they stop working, new research suggests.
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NewsFTs favour male nurse directors
Foundation trusts are more likely to give senior nursing posts to men than acute trusts without foundation status, an investigation by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has found.