This story was first published in digitalhealth.net
Trust to hire 500 nurses as part of £14m recruitment drive
In an interview with the Nursing Times, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has announced it is planning to hire 500 new nurses as part of a £14 million recruitment drive to improve patient safety.
The news comes after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) raised concerns about staffing at the trust 2014.
The Trust’s CQC rating has now improved from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘good’. However, the report did maintain that nursing and medical staffing did not always meet planned levels, while not all staff had completed their mandatory training, particularly for resuscitation.
The CQC report added: “The trust must ensure at all times there are sufficient numbers of suitably skilled, qualified and experienced staff in line with best practice and national guidance taking into account patients’ dependency levels.”
Julian Hartley, chief executive of the trust said: “We have been targeting key speciality areas like critical care, respiratory, theatres. These are shortage areas nationally. We have seen significant improvements in staffing. We are not there yet, but we are getting there..
Hartley added that by working with Leeds City Council and Leeds University, it was establishing a reputation as a good place to build a medical career, based on its improving CQC ratings and the opportunity to be involved in research and cutting edge treatments.
He said: “The trajectory is moving in the right direction, we are recruiting quite successfully as the reputation of the organisation develops.”
Latest News
16/02/2024 - 12:56
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has created a new alliance intended to clean dirty air and improve residents' health.
16/02/2024 - 10:44
Two million more GP appointments a month are being delivered for patients compared to the same month before the pandemic as part of the NHS primary care access recovery plan according to new NHS data.
15/02/2024 - 10:26
The Welsh Government has provided innovation funding of £380,000 to support two projects utilising technology in domiciliary care.
15/02/2024 - 10:13
The new Scottish health secretary has met with frontline staff at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
14/02/2024 - 10:27
The North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has appointed three new Executive Directors to the Trust Board.
Product Features
UK Building Regulations highlight toxic gas and smoke from layers of paint built up over multiple redecorations as a major cause of permanent ill health or death in a building fire.
Their concern rose with discovery the flame retardant paints most widely used paint along escape routes have been ones which to this day counter-productively use emission of heavy toxic gas to smother flames which rapidly spread along walls if layers of paint delaminate in a fire.
Supplier Profiles
Northwich’s Victoria Infirmary (VIN) Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has enabled more patients
Adveco, the commercial hot water specialist, announces the launch of live metering of domestic ho
Latest Features
Sarah Greenslade, public affairs and communications officer at the British Parking Association looks at some of the problems and innovations in healthcare parking
It’s easy to assume that the comms team is there to handle press enquiries and the occasional social media storm – but the reality is that strategic communications can make a measurable impact across the entire organisation, from operational to financial, when done properly
