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CommentStevens: government has shown ‘wilful blindness’ in its approach to workforce planning
Former NHS England chief executive Lord Stevens addressed the NHS’s workforce challenges during the House of Lords debate on the Health and Care Bill earlier this week. This is a, lightly, edited version of what he said.
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NewsGrowing number of trusts defy system leaders on FFP3 guidance
Over 30 trusts are now mandating FFP3 masks are used beyond settings stipulated in national rules, amid calls for system leaders to clarify the national position on the key staff and patient safety issue.
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HSJ PartnersTackling covid-related challenges in services for patients with respiratory conditions
The covid pandemic has created challenges for many NHS services, including those dealing with patients with respiratory conditions. Sponsored by A webinar, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, at HSJ’s virtual respiratory forum looked at the impact on services for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and how these could be ...
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NewsMore doctors to get bonuses under government’s new scheme
The government has announced reforms to the “clinical excellence awards” bonus scheme for senior doctors, in an effort to make the process more inclusive.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Not believing in VCOD
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalStaff will quit if not given ‘time to recover’, says NHSE director
An NHS England director and trust chief says he ‘fears [the NHS] will see increasing numbers of resignations’ unless more is done to ensure burnt-out staff are given sufficient leave to recover mentally and physically.
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HSJ LocalTrust drops plan to insist on covid vaccination for all staff
An acute trust has dropped a proposal to mandate two covid-19 vaccinations for all staff regardless of whether they were patient facing in a move which would have gone further than national guidelines require.
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NewsFour-hour A&E standard is the ‘wrong target’, claims Javid
The four-hour standard for A&E waits is the ‘wrong target’, which ‘doesn’t work’ and leads to ‘perverse outcomes’, health and social care secretary Sajid Javid has said.
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NewsChair to lead second acute trust
An experienced former trust chief executive has taken on an additional role as chair, nearly 80 miles away from his current trust.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: ‘Chicken and egg situation’ at trust’s ED
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief to retire after four decades in NHS
The chief executive of Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust has announced she will retire in April.
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News‘We have done our own risk assessments’: the NHS staff defying the vaccine mandate
NHS workers protesting against the requirement for all patient-facing staff to be vaccinated against covid have told HSJ the government is relying on “brute force” to push the “soul destroying” measure through and that it sets a “dangerous precedent” which could undermine the principle of “informed consent”.
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News‘Babies at risk’ as NHS faces losing nearly one in 10 midwives over mandatory jabs
The NHS could be forced to dismiss almost 2,000 midwives by the government’s mandatory vaccination policy, amid warnings from a former chief nurse of England that mothers and babies will be put at risk.
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CommentDrowning in surgical tape: doctors cost NHS millions, says study
Major new report highlights concern that vital management funding is wasted on unproductive patient care, writes Julian Patterson
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HSJ PartnersHelping trusts build a stronger, more flexible workforce
The Managed Service Provider model has a central place in the future of a flexible workforce in the NHS, writes Mike Ruddle
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Red Meat for the NHS
This week we discuss the politics around the elective recovery plan, following suggestions it could be announced imminently to distract from the goings on at Number 10.
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NewsAnother NHSE national director announces departure
NHS England’s national director for improvement has announced he is retiring.
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HSJ PartnersHow Medicom has been helping frontline workers throughout the pandemic
Using cutting edge-technology, Medicom has been manufacturing more than 1.5 million masks per day, strengthening UK’s PPE resilience
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NewsGP’s ethnicity ‘affects level of support they get’
A GP’s ethnicity has an impact on the level of leadership support they get from regulators and external bodies, a new Care Quality Commission report has suggested.
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NewsLong-serving national director leaves for Microsoft
An NHS data chief has left his position after nine years of working for the national NHS.