All Workforce articles – Page 456
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Gibb sues former employer
Rose Gibb, the former chief executive who received a £75,000 pay-off after presiding over a fatal infection outbreak, was prepared to 'stay and face the music', according to her trade union. She is suing her former employer for a further £175,000 plus interest, claiming she was forced to leave.
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Swindells to go private with Tribal
The Department of Health's interim chief information officer Matthew Swindells is to leave the department and the NHS for the private consultancy Tribal.
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Staff survey shows low opinion of senior management
Trusts have been urged to address a ‘breakdown’ in the relationship between senior managers and staff, following the results of the fifth annual NHS staff survey.It is the first time the Healthcare Commission’s survey of every trust in England has asked specific questions about senior management.
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Unions criticise NHS pay deal
Eight unions representing health sector workers have joined forces to criticise the multi-year pay offer for NHS staff announced this week.
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Staff survey points to poor communication
The views of thousands of NHS employees have been published in the Healthcare Commission's fifth annual staff survey.The survey reveals that, while staff are generally satisfied in their jobs, communication with senior management is often seen as poor.
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HSJ Partners
New contract for staff and associate specialist doctors
Proposals for new contracts for staff and associate specialist doctors have been accepted.
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Agenda for Change pay award agreed
The Department of Health, NHS Employers, Unison and the Royal College of Nursing have agreed on a proposed three-year pay package for all NHS Agenda for Change staff.The proposal includes acceptance in full of the 2008-09 NHS pay review body's recommendations for a 2.75 per cent pay rise for nurses ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Appointing a new chief executive
Involving staff in the appointment process can help to ease the transition to a new chief executive, explain Sally Hodges and Susan Thomas
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HSJ Partners
New provider incentives report available
The Health Foundation has published a new report entitled Financial Incentives, Healthcare Providers and Quality Improvements.
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Global health partnerships: from preparation to practice
Patricia Sloan shares more of her experiences as a health management volunteer in Cambodia
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HSJ Knowledge
How primary care grew up
In our latest feature marking 60 years of the NHS, Ingrid Torjesen charts the general practitioner's rise from poor relation to commissioner
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HSJ Knowledge
Do GPs with special interests have a future in the NHS?
GPs with special interests fear being elbowed out as more care moves into primary settings, writes Daloni Carlisle
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Comment
Jenny Rogers on succession planning
Most chief executives would apparently rather chew on spiders than groom a successor.
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DH appoints new transplant czar
The Department of Health has appointed Chris Rudge as the new clinical director for transplant.
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DH to host talks on Modernising Medical Careers
The Department of Health has written a letter about opportunities for doctors to attend discussions on Modernising Medical Careers.
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Enhanced protection for medical staff
Enhanced protections for NHS staff in Scotland will come into force this week.
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Unions agree plans for managing sickness absence
A new set of arrangements to help manage sickness absence and ill-health retirement in the NHS have been agreed by NHS Employers and NHS trade unions.
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Training for the third age: responding to the needs of an ageing workforce
As the country's workforce ages, employers and employees must dispense with the notion that some members of staff are too old for training and development
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HSJ Partners
Putting drug and alcohol national occupational standards into practice
Many workers - not just professionals in the substance misuse field - come into contact with people with drug problems. Whether they are hospital receptionists, youth workers or community support officers, they need the right skills and knowledge to carry out their work.
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HSJ Knowledge
Making workforce development work
Problems with workforce planning in the NHS can be overcome, as one initiative has shown. Kevin Elliston explains