All Workforce articles – Page 369
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NewsNHS Kingston gains permission for social enterprise
The provider arm of NHS Kingston is to become a social enterprise on 1 August after two years of planning.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Switch: How to change things when change is hard
Few ways to change are as relevant to the NHS, says Emma Stanton
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NewsNHS staff to find out if their jobs are at risk by September
NHS staff facing potential redundancy or a change in their roles as a result of the government’s reform plans will be informed by the end of September.
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NewsExclusive survey: HSJ readers unenthused by white paper
Over 55 per cent of primary care trust staff involved in commissioning fear they will lose their jobs as a result of the NHS white paper, an HSJ snap survey has revealed.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to develop workforce mentoring programmes
In the first of two articles Ben Chambers on effective mentoring, Ben Chambers looks at how to establish a successful mentoring scheme
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CommentPete Mason on how the government can achieve its goals for the NHS
The government’s health policy can broadly be judged as logical and appropriate to the challenges ahead, but several areas need to be addressed for the strategy to achieve its goals - and it will take some time to bed down.
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NewsHospital infection controls criticised
A hospital has been told to improve its infection control standards by health inspectors who made 16 requirements for change.
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HSJ KnowledgeCommissioning and strategic priorities
World class commissioning requires robust decision making by commissioners linked to the strategic priorities of the PCT. Pat Williams explains how Wolverhampton City PCT is achieving this.
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NewsNHS trusts may be left out of pocket by migrant visa proposals
The NHS would be placed in the “very strange” position of having to pay for its foreign workers’ private health insurance, under government immigration plans.
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NewsSouth Essex FT named top healthcare employer
South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust is the top NHS healthcare employer, this year’s Healthcare 100 reveals.
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NewsJust one in six CQC staff think regulator is well managed
Only 16 per cent of the Care Quality Commission’s employees think it is well managed, internal staff survey results leaked to HSJ reveal.
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NewsImperial recruits PCT chief in integrated care drive
Imperial College Healthcare Trust has hired a primary care trust chief executive to lead its work to become an integrated healthcare organisation.
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NewsAccountability shake-up planned for public services
David Cameron will today promise to “turn government on its head” and make every Whitehall department publicly accountable against published milestones for what they want to achieve.
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SupplementsHealthcare 100: the top healthcare employers
Welcome to the second annual Healthcare 100 supplement, recognising the top employers in healthcare.
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NewsTrusts 'slash and burn' frontline jobs
NHS trusts have been accused by the Royal College of Nursing of failing to consult with staff as they seek cuts in frontline jobs.
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NewsPCTs warned of pharma funded education risks
Primary care trusts have been warned not to rely on pharmaceutical companies to provide education for practice nurses.
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NewsZero tolerance needed for ambulance staff assaults
Zero tolerance is needed to crack down on people who assault ambulance staff, according to a leading union.
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NewsNeonatal units 'under-staffed'
A committee of Welsh politicians has discovered that many neonatal units for ill and premature babies are crowded and under-staffed.
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HSJ KnowledgeBranding in the NHS
When times are tough branding might not seem a priority, but well thought out branding has the power to save an organisation money.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS leadership in troubled times
Steve Onyett describes five principles for leadership in troubled times, but warns that initiatives are meaningless if they don’t bring about improvement