All Workforce articles – Page 421

  • News

    Dr Foster Intelligence sheds 10 jobs

    2008-09-25T09:00:00Z

    Healthcare information provider Dr Foster Intelligence has made 10 redundancies as part of an ongoing shake-up.

  • HSJ Partners

    Paul Allen on the war for NHS talent

    2008-09-24T09:00:00Z

    First the bad news. According to the chancellor of the exchequer, this country is experiencing the harshest economic conditions in 60 years. On a more upbeat note, GCSE and A-level results are at an all-time high and more young people than ever are going into higher education.

  • Comment

    John Coakley on the quest for medical leadership

    2008-09-23T09:00:00Z

    There seems to be an increasing demand for clinical, and in particular medical, leadership. Lord Darzi's next stage review recommendations and the reviews of healthcare being conducted across strategic health authorities will not work without it.

  • News

    BMA junior doctors committee elects chairman

    2008-09-22T14:03:00Z

    Andrew Thornley, a specialist registrar in cardiology at the James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough, has been elected the new chairman of the BMA junior doctors committee.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Transformational leadership in a transformed NHS

    2008-09-22T09:00:00Z

    To make patient care truly effective, all doctors need to develop the skills of transformational leadership, as Graham Neale explains

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Communicating major change in the NHS

    2008-09-22T09:00:00Z

    How can you woo the workforce into embarking on change rather than alarm them with the unknown? Dominic Walters explains

  • News

    HIV exposure guidance published

    2008-09-19T13:10:00Z

    Updated guidance on how to handle exposure to HIV has been published by the Department of Health.

  • News

    Equal pay 187 years away, survey shows

    2008-09-18T12:02:05Z

    Data from the Chartered Management Institute reveals that women will have to wait 187 years to achieve equal pay with male counterparts.

  • News

    NHS trusts to plan local workforce

    2008-09-18T09:00:00Z

    NHS London has pledged to put trust managers in charge of workforce planning after a power struggle sparked by the next stage review.

  • Leader

    NHS centralism is in the small print

    2008-09-18T09:00:00Z

    Buried within the 59 pages of brittle-dry prose of an ‘impact assessment’ on the failure regime for foundering trusts are extraordinary assumptions by the Department of Health about how many providers will go to the wall.

  • News

    NHS Direct relieves pressure on A&E and GPs

    2008-09-18T09:00:00Z

    I refer to your feature on NHS Direct and referrals to accident and emergency. Independent research published in June shows that NHS Direct is helping take the pressure off A&E and GP surgeries as it increasingly continues to advise callers to treat themselves at home. In fact, our most recent ...

  • News

    Health Professions Council president re-elected

    2008-09-17T11:32:49Z

    The Health Professions Council has re-elected Anna Van der Gaag as council president.

  • News

    Health students consider quitting over debts

    2008-09-16T11:00:00Z

    Over half of all students training to become members of professions including nursing, midwifery and occupational therapy are considering quitting their studies due to debt, according to a survey by Unison.Ninety per cent of respondents believed health students should be paid a salary. Mature students with children and students from ...

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Championing NHS work experience

    2008-09-16T09:00:00Z

    An innovative and award-winning work experience programme in Kensington and Chelsea is delivering benefits to the NHS, local authority and local community

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Clinicians and managers: vive la difference

    2008-09-15T09:00:00Z

    Clinicians and managers may have very different perspectives, but this can be viewed in a positive light, says Jacky Eyres

  • Comment

    Steve Field on the case for a GP-led health service

    2008-09-15T09:00:00Z

    Lord Darzi's review of the NHS advocates a healthcare system led by clinicians and centred on patients - and rightly so.

  • Comment

    Ali Mohammed on caring for NHS staff

    2008-09-15T09:00:00Z

    Having just returned from holiday, I am once again struck by how much attention goes into the little things done by industries that focus heavily on customer care.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Dealing with misconduct - know the law

    2008-09-12T09:00:00Z

    Managers in charge of performance management and misconduct procedures need to be aware of potential problems and how to avoid them. Iain Patterson explains

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Making internal communications work

    2008-09-12T09:00:00Z

    Communicating effectively with staff can head off PR disasters and help trusts take advantage of their best ambassadors, says Lyn Smith

  • Comment

    Jo Davis on balancing an NHS board

    2008-09-12T09:00:00Z

    Board dynamics are potentially the most powerful, unseen and misunderstood force influencing a trust's decision-making and strategy.