All Workforce articles – Page 411
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NewsConfed urges trusts to open up to avoid FOI deluge
NHS organisations are being urged to become more transparent in light of a steep increase in requests under the Freedom of Information Act.
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NewsDavid Nicholson warns NHS: 'all bets are off'
David Nicholson has told HSJ “all bets are off”, as the health service prepares itself now for impending spending cuts.
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NewsA decade of the national clinical directors - aka the czars
The NHS’s czars, or national clinical directors, have been hailed as a success.
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NewsChief was 'misled' over A&E before quitting West Middlesex Hospital trust
A hospital chief executive was “misled” about pressure on its accident and emergency department, which led to her resignation, an internal report has revealed.
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NewsGraham Ramsay named Mid Essex trust's chief executive
West Hertfordshire Hospitals trust deputy chief executive Graham Ramsay is to leave to head up Mid Essex Hospital Services trust.
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NewsWhistleblowing doctors in the dark over safety fears, says BMA
Nearly half of hospital doctors who reported a patient safety, malpractice or bullying concern to trust managers were left in the dark about whether anything had happened as a result, a British Medical Association survey has found.
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NewsBirmingham mental health trust appoints medical director
Birmingham and Solihull mental health foundation trust has appointed a new medical director.
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CommentPete Mason on managing Generation Y
Generation Y. Millennials. Echo Boomers. There are a lot of names for the people born in the 1980s and onwards, those now entering the workplace for their first or second jobs.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: First, Break all the Rules - what the world's greatest managers do differently
Explore the minds of the world’s top performing leaders, says Leonie Schell
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NewsUnite campaigns against community service reforms
Trade union Unite has launched a campaign against Department of Health plans to separate primary care trust provider arms from commissioning PCTs.
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NewsLawyer reprimanded over spat with foundation trust
A lawyer has been reprimanded for bringing his profession into disrepute in a dispute with a foundation trust in the North West.
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NewsSouthampton University Hospitals trust names medical director
Southampton University Hospitals trust has appointed paediatric consultant Michael Marsh as its medical director.
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NewsMonitor chairman Moyes targeted over expenses claims
The Sunday Times has targeted Monitor executive chair Bill Moyes in the latest round of expenses claims stories.
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NewsScotland could make patient injury compensation easier
The Scottish government is considering a shake-up that could make it easier for patients to claim compensation following a medical injury.
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CommentHelen Bevan on the pitfalls of NHS cost reduction
I have just returned from an international improvement forum, involving healthcare leaders from 67 countries. Everyone was talking about the economic challenges ahead.
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NewsNurses back NHS operating theatre initiative
A programme that encourages operating theatre staff to work as a multi-disciplinary team can save time and improve the working lives of staff, according to health experts and nurses.
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NewsPublic sector staff drinking habits damaging health
The average worker in the public sector is said to drink an average of 26 units of alcohol a week - with many drinkers putting it down to stress.
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NewsNHS trust director to lead national review of welfare system
An NHS trust director is to lead a national review of how the welfare system treats people with mental health conditions.
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NewsFormer chief Tara Donnelly 'misled' over A&E breaches
A report on events blamed for the departure of a London trust chief executive has revealed managers were “misled” about the extent of accident and emergency target breaches.
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