All Workforce articles – Page 458
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News
Chief executive confirmed for mental health trust
Acting chief executive of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership trust Sandy Taylor has been confirmed in the role.
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News
Outgoing deputy CMO says overseas applications are NHS's biggest problem
The outgoing deputy chief medical officer has called on ministers to make a quick decision on what to do about overseas doctors applying for training posts in 2008.
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Leicester chief resigns after failed PFI project
The chief executive of one of the country's biggest trusts has stepped down from his job amid claims that he was made a scapegoat for an abandoned private finance initiative deal.
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News
BMA U-turn on GP pay plan
The British Medical Association has distanced itself from proposed changes to GPs' pay that it jointly produced. It has argued that too many GPs will lose out under the proposals.
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HSJ Knowledge
MTAS: after the storm
The dust is still settling on the MTAS debacle, but the future of medical training is far from gloomy. Daloni Carlisle reports
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News
Exclusive: SHAs understaffed and under pressure, say managers' union
Strategic health authorities will struggle to do their jobs properly because of ‘draconian’ staff cuts, union Managers in Partnership has warned.
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Specialist doctors 'left in lurch'
A damming report has criticised primary care trust management of specialist doctors working in the community.Specialists employed directly by PCTs feel professionally isolated and that their needs are 'ignored', the NHS Alliance has warned.
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HSJ Knowledge
Paul Allen on a fashionable performance
'All teams should take a long hard look at their communication and decision-making processes'
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HSJ Knowledge
The language of business
A national English language teaching project has proven that setting resource materials in the context of healthcare increases learners' interest in applying for jobs in the sector. Kath Jones explains
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HSJ Knowledge
New acting chief executive
Tim Straughan has been appointed acting chief executive of the Information Centre for health and social care, after the departure of Denise Lievesley.
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HSJ Knowledge
Learning to let go
More than half of employees spend some of their holiday worrying about work. Managers could help staff plan ahead and get ready to relax
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HSJ Knowledge
Tongue twisters
English language training opportunities that assist access to and performance in healthcare jobs are under threat, says Paul Gander
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HSJ Knowledge
Legal briefing: when your private life isn't so private
Employees whose out-of-hours activities compromise their employer's reputation could face serious consequences, writes Claire Reynolds
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Comment
Michael White on politics
'No-one blew the whistle hard enough when the new processes started looking flawed'
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HSJ Knowledge
Management training hits award-winning heights
The Graduate Management Training Scheme has reaffirmed its position as a sought-after career path with two prestigious awards
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News
Consultation on nurses' pay
The Royal College of Nursing has launched a consultation with NHS members in England on the government's pay offer for nurses.
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News
Royal College of Physicians to host open day
The Royal College of Physicians is to host an open day next month.
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Comment
Ex-offenders should not be excluded from volunteering
As the national volunteering development agency, we were very alarmed by the tone of the article 'Criminal checks fail to exclude staff' (news, page 7, 2 August), and the related editorial in a recent issue of HSJ. There appeared to be little understanding of vetting procedures, Criminal Record Bureau guidelines ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Professionals submit their ideas for improving healthcare
Nearly 100 professionals have submitted their ideas for improving the quality of healthcare in the UK as part of a prize draw run by the Health Foundation at the NHS Confederation conference in June and the foundation's own summer event in July.
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HSJ Knowledge
Equality - tools of the trade
Ethnically diverse populations present a range of challenges for healthcare. But help is at hand with Hammersmith's award-winning cultural toolkit, says Stuart Shepherd