All Workforce articles – Page 423
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HSJ Knowledge
Communicating major change in the NHS
How can you woo the workforce into embarking on change rather than alarm them with the unknown? Dominic Walters explains
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News
HIV exposure guidance published
Updated guidance on how to handle exposure to HIV has been published by the Department of Health.
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News
Equal pay 187 years away, survey shows
Data from the Chartered Management Institute reveals that women will have to wait 187 years to achieve equal pay with male counterparts.
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News
NHS trusts to plan local workforce
NHS London has pledged to put trust managers in charge of workforce planning after a power struggle sparked by the next stage review.
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Leader
NHS centralism is in the small print
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.
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News
NHS Direct relieves pressure on A&E and GPs
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 ...
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News
Health Professions Council president re-elected
The Health Professions Council has re-elected Anna Van der Gaag as council president.
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News
Health students consider quitting over debts
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 ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Championing NHS work experience
An innovative and award-winning work experience programme in Kensington and Chelsea is delivering benefits to the NHS, local authority and local community
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HSJ Knowledge
Clinicians and managers: vive la difference
Clinicians and managers may have very different perspectives, but this can be viewed in a positive light, says Jacky Eyres
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Comment
Steve Field on the case for a GP-led health service
Lord Darzi's review of the NHS advocates a healthcare system led by clinicians and centred on patients - and rightly so.
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Comment
Ali Mohammed on caring for NHS staff
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.
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HSJ Knowledge
Dealing with misconduct - know the law
Managers in charge of performance management and misconduct procedures need to be aware of potential problems and how to avoid them. Iain Patterson explains
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HSJ Knowledge
Making internal communications work
Communicating effectively with staff can head off PR disasters and help trusts take advantage of their best ambassadors, says Lyn Smith
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Comment
Jo Davis on balancing an NHS board
Board dynamics are potentially the most powerful, unseen and misunderstood force influencing a trust's decision-making and strategy.
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News
Managers must listen to nurses
It seems managers are realising that what has been tried with clinical staff is not so good when applied to themselves.
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News
Incentives needed for GP expansion
Incentives must be in place to ensure the hundreds of extra GPs who gain first year training posts next year stay in the workforce, a senior analyst has warned.
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News
PCTs dispute discrimination findings
A massive gap in spend between white patients and those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds has been exposed in figures given to HSJ.
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News
NHS Confederation delays chief executive interviews
The NHS Confederation has delayed interviews for the post of chief executive after candidates dropped out at the last minute.
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News
Working group on women in medicine holds first meeting
The first meeting of the national working group on women in medicine took place this week.