All Workforce articles – Page 48
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NewsNHS England ‘can only afford 3pc pay rise next year’
NHS England has effectively drawn a red line ahead of next year’s pay deal and NHS funding negotiations, suggesting it can only afford an increase of around 3 per cent for staff.
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NewsTrusts appoint former banker as joint chair
Two of the largest mental health and community trusts in the country have appointed a joint chair.
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NewsNHSE director demands maternity consultants work nights
The deputy chair of NHS England has said it should be as ‘demanding’ of nightime medical cover in obstetrics and neonatal care as it is for emergency departments, to improve safety in the wake of repeated care scandals.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: What’s the future of ICSs?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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CommentWhy the NHS’s ‘menopause passport’ is important
NHS England CEO Amanda Pritchard’s announcement of national guidance encouraging NHS employers to offer flexible working and other support to women is welcome. It builds on work already under way in a number of NHS trusts including our own to break the stigma and offer practical support.
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NewsExclusive: Thousands of referrals for sick babies turned down due to lack of beds
More than 1,000 referrals to admit very sick or premature babies to neonatal units were rejected in the last year due to a lack of beds, data obtained by HSJ has revealed.
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NewsAmbulance strike action spreads
GMB Union members at eight of England’s ten ambulance trusts have voted to take strike action.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Surviving winter
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsTrusts get fourth chair in two years
An interim joint chair has been hired by two trusts on a six-month contract, their third appointment to the role in under two years.
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NewsRevealed: Nurses at half of South West trusts to strike in December
Nurses at half of the trusts in the South West are going on strike in mid-December, compared with just one in 10 in the South East.
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CommentHow trusts are supporting disabled and neurodivergent staff
It is Disability History Month and the perfect time for Oliver Potter to highlight some of the work being done to improve the experience of disabled and neurodivergent staff across the health service.
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NewsPritchard admits NHS behind on elective catch up
NHS England’s chief executive has admitted the service is behind on its commitment to increase elective activity to 130 per cent of pre-covid levels by 2025, saying the recovery would need to be ‘reprofiled’ to catch up after this year.
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News‘Patient safety progress stopped in its tracks by covid’ says Hunt report
A report commissioned by Jeremy Hunt before he became Chancellor has highlighted how the pandemic ’stopped progress on patient safety in its tracks’ and called for more accurate data to be published on a range of measures.
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CommentHunt has averted a crisis - but for how long?
An additional £3.3bn per year for NHS England in both 2023-24 and 2024-25 was a better outcome than most people probably expected. But how far will this additional funding go toward meeting the challenges that services face? writes, Anita Charlesworth
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HSJ LocalStaffing bill to be cut by a fifth at ICS
A financially troubled integrated care board has told staff it has to cut the pay bill by 20 per cent, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNurses’ strike dates announced
Nurses will go on strike over pay and safety concerns on two dates in mid-December, the Royal College of Nursing has announced today.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Why the Hewitt review matters
Former Labour health secretary Patricia Hewitt has been charged with reviewing the role of integrated care systems by Jeremy Hunt.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Still trying to tackle discharge delays
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsLeaked CQC survey reveals ‘bruising’ impact of inspection overhaul on staff
Leaked results from a recent survey of Care Quality Commission staff have revealed a dramatic drop in staff confidence in both the organisation and its strategic direction, with further concerns raised about changes being made to its inspection regime.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Monday to Friday people
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.