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Health worker fined after illegally accessing patient records

2012-01-17 09:56 - 386 reads - 1 comment
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She unlawfully accessed the medical records of five members of her ex-husband’s family in order to obtain their new telephone numbers.

Regional Health Authority goes social to support new NHS commissioning groups

2011-11-22 08:44 - 369 reads
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The collaborative web site is meant to help members share their experiences and network with other workers in Primary Care Trusts and local authorities.

Legal Insight: Dealing with the aftermath of whistle-blowing

2011-11-07 13:31 - 474 reads
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The case of NHS Manchester v Fecitt and others explored vicarious liability in whistle-blowing cases that result in accusations of victimisation.

NHS staff expose confidential patient data 5 times per week

2011-10-31 09:03 - 400 reads
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A Freedom of Information request reveals that medical staff have breached patients’ confidentiality 802 times in the last 12 months.

Blog: Committing to a compassionate culture within the NHS

2011-10-14 13:09 - 502 reads
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HR alone cannot push through true cultural change - it requires a commitment from all levels of the organisation.

Update: Health unions plan first ever NHS-wide strike

2011-08-25 11:58 - 889 reads
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...but action is likely to be targeted and rolling rather than taking the form of a mass walkout.

Head of HR in NHS to be replaced by interim

2011-06-22 12:25 - 1378 reads
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The head of HR for the NHS and Social Care is leaving the post at a time of unprecedented change and uncertainty for both sectors to take up a senior role at BT.

Over 20, 000 clinical NHS jobs to be cut

2011-04-12 13:20 - 1021 reads
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More than half of the 40,000 NHS jobs facing the axe over the next three years will be clinical posts, even though a majority of nurses are already struggling to cope due to inadequate staffing levels.

50 thousand NHS staff to go by 2015

2011-02-23 15:45 - 2110 reads
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More than 50,000 doctors, nurses and other NHS staff are set to lose their jobs over the next four years, according to the largest survey undertaken since the coalition government came to power.

Unions criticise NHS revamp plans

2011-01-19 14:22 - 1074 reads - 1 comment
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The coalition government is to publish its “high risk” NHS Bill to revamp the health service later today amid warnings that Primary Care Trusts are already starting to implode as staff leave “in droves”.
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Editor's Welcome

 

Hello! And welcome back as we enter 2012, with a busy year ahead of us all. With talk of double-dip recessions, a possible partial or even full break-up of the Eurozone and unemployment rates set to hit nearly 9%, topics such as organisational streamlining, staff resilience and talent management are likely to be on many an HR professional's lips over the next 12 months.
 
But to lighten the gloom here in the UK, we also have the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and its attendant public holidays to look forward to at the start of June. Followed by two weeks of Olympic Games from 27 July to 12 August and the Paralympics from 29 August to 9 September, each generating their own excitement, but also issues to work through for hard-pressed HR departments trying to sort out the multifarious staffing issues in advance.
 
So with an interesting but challenging year to come, HRZone promises to be with you, supporting you all the way and providing our usual insightful blend of news, analysis, community blogs and expert comment to help you sort the wheat from the chaff. As ever, we love to hear from you too so feel free to either post your words of wisdom to our blog section yourself or, in the case of longer, more in-depth ‘expert voice’ articles, drop me a line with any ideas to cath.everett@siftmedia.co.uk.....
 
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