All Workforce articles – Page 51
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NewsRevealed: Racism a ‘very serious problem’ at NHS agency
The troubled agency that supplies blood to the NHS has a ’very serious problem’ with racism, a staff survey has revealed.
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CommentParkinson’s patients feel abandoned by the NHS policy makers
Sam Freeman Carney talks about the challenges that people with Parkinson’s face as a result of workforce shortages in the NHS.
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NewsNHSE agrees day rates of up to £1,600 for consultants and temporary managers
NHS England has approved two in three requests for trusts to bring in temporary ’very senior managers’ and consultants on daily rates of up to £1,600.
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NewsCQC taking ‘regulatory action’ against every fourth service it inspects
A quarter of high-risk services the Care Quality Commission has recently inspected required enforcement action from the regulator, its chief executive has revealed.
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CommentEnding religious discrimination in the NHS
Dr. Hina Shahid discusses the religious discrimination experienced by NHS staff from ethnic minority backgrounds, as well as the steps required to achieve wellbeing equity.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: What Chancellor Hunt means for the NHS
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt is now the most powerful person in the country. We discuss what some of his mini-budget reversals mean for the NHS and if the health service is safe in his hands.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Doing North Bristol here
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentBuilding an effective palliative care workforce
Toby Porter emphasises the need to develop a strong end-of-life care workforce that is prepared to meet growing future need
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CommentThe relationship between carers and the NHS must be recalibrated
Supporting carers is not just about patients, it’s about recognising the caring roles of your own staff outside of work and in work, writes Helen Walker
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NewsHunt: Tax will need to rise to fund health and care
Jeremy Hunt believes spending on the NHS will have to rise and that the increase should be funded through higher taxation.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The ICSs already in the red
Two out of three integrated care systems are already reporting sizeable deficits in their first year of existence.
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NewsNHS Digital leader to chair trust
NHS Digital’s chair has been appointed to the same role at a specialist trust.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: ‘How would I feel if this happened to a member of my family?’
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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HSJ Local‘Relationship breakdown’ between councils and NHS trust
Relationships are said to have broken down between councils and a trust which has just come out of critical incident status amid extreme pressures.
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NewsTrust orders 'civility training' for senior leaders
An ambulance service rated ’inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission has set out a wide-ranging improvement plan, including ’civility training’ for senior leaders and ensuring board members hear a mix of ’positive and negative’ stories from patients and staff.
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NewsEmergency pension rules extended for some staff
Emergency measures that relaxed pensions rules for some retired NHS staff who returned during the pandemic are being extended for another two and a half years, the government has announced.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Little NHS cheer at the Tory conference
On this week’s episode we bring you the highlights of the Tory party conference, where the NHS felt like a “sideshow”.
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NewsNumber of NHSE whistleblowers tripled in 2021-22
The number of concerns reported by NHS England staff through the freedom to speak up process almost tripled last year, the organisation’s latest board papers have revealed.
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NewsGovt warned NHS may be forced to ‘completely revisit’ investment plans
Increases in inflation will force the NHS to drastically scale back services unless the government provides extra funding, NHS England’s chief financial officer warned today.
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NewsVulnerable patients injured by 'inadequate' service
A troubled trust’s inpatient wards for people with a learning disability or autism have been rated “inadequate”, with staff criticised for resorting to restraint too readily which sometimes injured patients.