All Workforce articles – Page 9
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NewsNHS has ‘hollowed out’ community care, says government adviser
The NHS has “hollowed out” community and primary care and become a “national hospital service”, according to the influential lead of a government review of social care.
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Expert BriefingOn Call: The big NHSE-DHSC pay divide
Essential insights into the latest workforce challenges facing NHS staff. Analysis on the key questions around recruitment and retention, staff wellbeing, and equality, diversity and inclusion. By HSJ workforce correspondent Nick Kituno.
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CommentHidden antisemitism in the NHS must be addressed
Antisemitism in clinical workplaces often hides within political debate, leaving staff uncertain and unsupported, and organisations unclear on boundaries, reporting and responsibility
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NewsTrust CEO: National leaders are holding back mental health progress
A leading trust CEO and former national director has warned the mental health sector feels “abandoned”, with no long-term plan and its “share of spend falling like a stone”.
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NewsNHSE delays staff transfer to ICBs
NHS England is once again delaying the transfer of specialised commissioning staff to integrated care boards.
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NewsExclusive: Trust hired medic despite misconduct allegations
A trust has admitted it was aware of misconduct allegations against a doctor when it hired him – a development described as “deeply troubling” by lawyers arguing that the consultant has since harmed other patients.
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NewsNHSE culture change programme failed, says external review
An NHS England programme designed to improve leadership behaviours and culture in maternity departments following high-profile scandals failed to achieve its aims, an external review has concluded.
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NewsICBs strip digital and workforce directors from top teams
Most chief digital officers and chief people officers are being wiped out of integrated care board top teams in a wave of restructures.
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NewsHuge drop in confidence in DHSC leaders
There has been a huge drop in the Department of Health and Social Care staff who feel their “senior leaders have a clear vision for the future of the organisation” – making it the lowest in Whitehall.
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NewsNHSE ‘pauses’ office working demand
NHS England has rowed back on its order for staff to rapidly increase office working, following opposition.
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CommentSuccessful tech business cases do not have to offer cash savings
Humber Teaching Foundation Trust’s new EPR delivered no cash savings – by design. Lee Rickles, its chief information officer, argues the real return lies in clinical time, safety and user experience, not balance sheet gains
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CommentIs it possible to be a compassionate leader in today’s NHS?
Compassionate leadership endures in intent, but sustained system pressure is quietly exceeding the human capacity required to sustain it
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NewsGovernment scraps £20 advice and guidance fee for GPs
The government is scrapping the £20 fee paid for each time a GP seeks “advice and guidance” from a specialist.
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NewsTrust accused of ‘union busting’ in dispute with nurses
A trust has been accused of “union busting” in a prolonged row over controversial plans to “fire and rehire” nurses in the intensive care unit at one of its hospitals.
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NewsEx-regulator CEO to chair hospital
A former professional regulator CEO has been appointed chair of a Midlands hospital trust.
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CommentContinuity of care and improved access are not mutually exclusive
Continuity of care reduces mortality and hospital use, yet has fallen sharply in the UK. Restoring it could improve both outcomes and access
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NewsMedical director not unfairly passed over for CEO post, rules tribunal
The former medical director of a mental health trust has failed to get an employment tribunal to support his claim that he was not interviewed for its chief executive role due to his age and race.
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NewsSenior managers suffered 4 per cent real-terms pay cut since 2019
Senior managers have experienced sustained real-terms pay erosion since 2019, falling behind both inflation and wider earnings growth, according to the latest report for the NHS Pay Review Body.
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CommentWhen safety does not sell
Despite decades of inquiries and warnings, the NHS continues to tolerate predictable medication harm, revealing a system better at analysing failure than preventing it
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: A&Es brace for ‘mad March’
Hospitals are being told by NHS England to focus on easy wins to hit this financial year’s A&E targets, so on this episode we unpick what trusts are being asked to do and whether this will get them over the line by the end of March.