All Workforce articles – Page 440

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    GP hours - what a mess

    2008-03-13T09:00:00Z

    Well, well, well. What a shock the National Audit Office has stated that GPs earn lots more money for working fewer hours. This is something that has been widely known for some time, writes Les Collister

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    Gill Morgan's great legacy

    2008-03-13T09:00:00Z

    When we appointed Gill Morgan as chief executive of the NHS Confederation, we knew we were recruiting a very competent person - but we had no idea how widely valued and supremely effective she would become, writes Dianne Jeffrey

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    Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on the role of FT governors

    2008-03-13T09:00:00Z

    Foundation trust governors can and should exercise their influence in the wider community to benefit service users

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    GPs urge PCTs to remain flexible

    2008-03-13T09:00:00Z

    Primary care trusts will have to negotiate with family doctors over how to implement extended hours locally after the overwhelming majority of GPs voted to accept the government’s proposed deal.

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    Your Humble Servant: carry on nurses

    2008-03-13T09:00:00Z

    To: Don Wise, chief executiveFrom: Paul Servant, assistant chief executiveRe: Ooh you are awful, but I like you

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    GPs fail to help with appointments audit

    2008-03-13T09:00:00Z

    Primary care trusts have been unable to complete an audit of the number of GP appointments provided by practices because GPs have refused to hand over the information, following British Medical Association advice.

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    1948: creation of a new workforce

    2008-03-13T09:00:00Z

    In 1948 the NHS opened its collective doors to be faced not only with an inherited waiting list of around half a million patients and a clamour for spectacles and false teeth, but also an almost immediate staff shortage.

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    Government in court over GP pensions

    2008-03-12T11:11:00Z

    The government's decision to cap GPs' pensions was due to be scrutinised in the High Court today.

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    Healthcare jobs dropped from shortage occupation list

    2008-03-12T09:00:00Z

    The Border and Immigration Agency has said it will be removing 38 healthcare occupations from the national shortage occupation list.

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    New deal for healthcare staff working unsocial hours

    2008-03-12T09:00:00Z

    Negotiators for NHS Employers and the NHS trade unions have recently reached a significant milestone. After many months of discussion, proposals have been agreed for a new system of pay enhancements for Agenda for Change staff whose standard working week includes work in the evenings, early in the morning, at ...

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    NHS Employers rejects CV falsification reports

    2008-03-12T09:00:00Z

    NHS Employers has responded to reports of CV falsification in the NHS, saying that the NHS conducts rigorous employment checks and patients can have confidence that the staff who treat them are who they say they are and that they have the appropriate qualifications.

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    New immigration rules restrict access to medical training

    2008-03-12T09:00:00Z

    The Home Office has announced changes to immigration rules that will restrict new international medical graduates' access to UK post-graduate medical training.

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    Promote volunteering in the health service, report urges

    2008-03-11T11:02:00Z

    A report examining volunteering in public services has identified service users as a largely untapped source of volunteers.

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    Agency workers: who is in charge around here?

    2008-03-11T09:00:02Z

    A recent court case brought by an agency worker highlighted the need to widen the protection of temporary employees. Stuart Jones investigates

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    Work experience in the NHS

    2008-03-11T09:00:00Z

    Opening its doors to students interested in NHS careers must be a fundamental element of a trust's long-term workforce strategy, says Foluke Ajayi

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    Can senior managers really make a difference?

    2008-03-11T09:00:00Z

    Do successful NHS managers have skill or luck to thank? Blair McPherson takes a closer look at what really determines which organisations sink and which swim

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    Training scheme for low-paid healthcare staff

    2008-03-10T11:03:00Z

    Public sector union Unison has launched an initiative to improve training and learning opportunities for low-paid members.

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    Calls for action over global health worker shortage

    2008-03-10T11:00:00Z

    A shared worldwide commitment is needed to tackle the shortage of healthcare workers, the First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health has said.

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    Ken Jarrold on taking a look in the mirror

    2008-03-10T09:00:00Z

    Understanding ourselves and other people is one of the most important management skills and is very useful in building and sustaining a productive and satisfying working life. Some people have natural self-awareness and empathy; most of us have to work at it.

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    Doctor-manager relationships: the big fight

    2008-03-10T09:00:00Z

    NHS hospital power has long been in the hands of two sets of people: managers and clinicians, and tension has occasionally spilled out of the ring. In the latest article in our series on 60 years of the NHS, Daloni Carlisle looks at the dynamics