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Battles on the NHS frontline
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In my final column, I look at how care in the NHS depends upon strong relationships between staff members.
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Research shows that patient care suffers when minority ethnic healthcare staff are unfairly treated.
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Bullying isn’t just about the victim and the aggressor – everyone in the workplace plays their part.
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NHS moves to help staff become healthier but GPs are under pressure.
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A staggering 20% of senior management positions remain empty in the NHS – a figure that goes up to 37% in mental health. As demand for health and social care services go up in a context of recession and…
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A Dutch firm has found a way to cut social care costs by 65%. But that doesn’t mean the UK can just copy the model wholesale.
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In a week of Greek tragedies it has also been hard to distinguish the gods from the monsters in civil society. Three recent important stories about charities question the accountability and management…
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Navigating the welfare system is part of the daily work of most health and social care workers – from the therapists advising patients on how to survive a “fitness to work” assessment to the 30% of NHS…
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The Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of all health and social care services in England, recently produced a sobering report about the crisis in mental health services, with A&E staff…
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Precarious work is just one of the big issues facing NHS staff.