NHS organisations have been urged to ensure their job descriptions for nursing and midwifery staff are updated, before new national job profiles are published in June. The NHS Staff Council’s job evaluation group (JEG) today announced that it was nearing the completion of its review of the national job matching profiles for nursing and midwifery. “It is vital that job descriptions are kept up to date and properly reflect the actual nursing role employees undertake” Royal College of Nursing spokesperson It said it anticipated that the updated profiles, alongside technical guidance setting out the changes, would be published the week…
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According to a judge who oversees cases involving the facility, Boston nursing homes are located on receiving vessels and closely monitored by state officials, could face a $5 million deficit by the end of the year. Review of court financial documents, Superior Court Judge Christopher Berezos said the future viability of the Benjamin Health Care Center, a non-profit long-term care facility located near Mission Hill, Boston, needs to be determined immediately. A year ago, another judge placed it on a “temporary” receiving vessel as a way to avoid the closure of the historic facility. Founded in 1927, Benjamin mainly serves…
Two NHS mental health trusts in London are set to merge by next year. North London NHS Foundation Trust, which was formed last year by combining two other trusts, is now acquiring Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. “No decisions have been taken at this stage” Trust spokesperson A joint statement by the two organisations on 1 April confirmed that North London would be “exploring” a merger by acquisition of the other trust. “The transaction will significantly enhance and strengthen children and adult mental health services in London,” the statement said. “We hope this transaction will also end uncertainty and…
Britain’s equalities regulator has intervened in the ongoing dispute over single-sex changing facilities at NHS Fife, which involves an A&E nurse. The Scottish health board is currently embroiled in a tribunal with nurse Sandie Peggie, who claims she was subjected to unlawful harassment under the Equality Act 2010 by being made to share a changing room with Dr Beth Upton, a transgender woman. “As Britain’s equality regulator, we will consider any appropriate next steps, including the use of our enforcement powers” EHRC spokesperson NHS Fife and Dr Upton have both disputed the claims, in a tribunal that began in February…
Healthcare industry groups and analysts are shaking after President Donald Trump announces We will clear up Wednesday's customs policy This can affect all global supply chains, from needles and catheters to diagnostic tests and glucose sensors. Policy adjustments include a universal baseline tariff of 10% effective April 5th, and will increase the individual tariffs for some U.S. trading partners on April 9th. Including drug tariffsThe president said Wednesday. Import taxes are set to affect the wide range of materials needed to provide healthcare, says Kevin Holloran, senior director and sector leader of Fitch Rating's nonprofit healthcare group. The prices of…
A healthcare assistant who had her nursing degree downgraded due to a placement hours mix-up has said the experience left her questioning whether she still wanted to be a nurse. Zivile Gumauskaite began an adult nursing degree at the University of West London (UWL) – which has contested Ms Gumauskaite’s version of events – in 2020. “I don’t know what I’m going to do” Zivile Gumauskaite She said, by July 2024, she had completed all of the academic components of her degree, including coursework and her dissertation. In addition, she had just finished a final work placement at a hospital…
Access to difficult-to-reach clinicians. Office visit restrictions make it difficult for pharmaceutical company personnel to connect with clinicians. The good news is: Primary care clinicians are still hoping to innovate the latest in healthcare. PRI-MED helps you connect with primary care clinicians that are difficult to reach, both digitally and directly. Read on about it here.If you can believe it, it's already been half a decade since Who declared Covid-19 a global pandemic.Since then, more than 1.2 million people in the US and 7 million people worldwide have died from the virus, according to the CDC. And while the Department…
The Cybersecurity Working Group (CWG) within the Coordination Council of the Healthcare and Public Health (HSCC) in the US has recommended that federal administrations launch a one-year consultation process with healthcare sector leaders to negotiate sound cybersecurity practices that can be accountable to healthcare stakeholders. It also proposes that the management and healthcare industry launch a structured series of workshops to build consensus on modernized policies on health cybersecurity resilience, responsibility and accountability. The HIPAA Security Rules Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) released last December either dismisses these important developments or mischaracters the possibility of measurable improvements. A significant number…
Jeremy David and Drew Goldstein had no healthcare experience when they tried to use Palantir's software platform to disrupt hospital operations in their mid-20s.Now they work with top health systems such as Mount Sinai and HCA Healthcare, competing with dozens of healthcare startups in AI races.Palantir, a $193 billion data giant, is best known for its AI-powered military surveillance software sold to customers like the US Department of Defense, and for its finance data analytics tools that sell to corporate clients like Morgan Stanley.But Palantir's healthcare business, launched about four years ago, is picking up steam. David said the healthcare…
In addition to releasing general compliance program guidance, HHS' OIG has announced plans to release a set of industry segment-specific compliance program guidance (ICPGs). These first nursing facilities responses were released in November 2024. As CJ Wolf, professor of health care management at BYU Idaho explains in this podcast, the first ICPG is beneficial for both those who view it as a skilled nursing facility (SNF). See more +In addition to releasing general compliance program guidance, HHS' OIG has announced plans to release a set of industry segment-specific compliance program guidance (ICPGs). These first nursing facilities responses were released in…