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.
Research shows that patient care suffers when minority ethnic healthcare staff are unfairly treated.
Bullying isn’t just about the victim and the aggressor – everyone in the workplace plays their part.
NHS moves to help staff become healthier but GPs are under pressure.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Precarious work is just one of the big issues facing NHS staff.