Jane Ferguson
@janefergo.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham. Interested in quality, safety and the healthcare workforce.
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We’re tracking progress against projections for #NHS staff groups in the Long Term Workforce Plan: buff.ly/4if7jPW 👩⚕️
Some groups like paramedics are on track to increase enough to surpass what’s needed to meet targets in the plan, but other groups like GPs are not growing as quickly as needed.
Some groups like paramedics are on track to increase enough to surpass what’s needed to meet targets in the plan, but other groups like GPs are not growing as quickly as needed.
March 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
We’re tracking progress against projections for #NHS staff groups in the Long Term Workforce Plan: buff.ly/4if7jPW 👩⚕️
Some groups like paramedics are on track to increase enough to surpass what’s needed to meet targets in the plan, but other groups like GPs are not growing as quickly as needed.
Some groups like paramedics are on track to increase enough to surpass what’s needed to meet targets in the plan, but other groups like GPs are not growing as quickly as needed.
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Dear Reviewer 2
I'm turning a horse into a camel, just for you.
I'm turning a horse into a camel, just for you.
February 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Dear Reviewer 2
I'm turning a horse into a camel, just for you.
I'm turning a horse into a camel, just for you.
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Louder for those at the back - if we don’t prioritise looking after all colleagues who work in the NHS then we won’t be able to recover the NHS no matter how shiny the new mandate.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
January 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Louder for those at the back - if we don’t prioritise looking after all colleagues who work in the NHS then we won’t be able to recover the NHS no matter how shiny the new mandate.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Waiting 12 hours in A&E doubles the risk of death compared to people who waited just two hours according to ONS research published this week.
Full details here: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Full details here: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
January 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Waiting 12 hours in A&E doubles the risk of death compared to people who waited just two hours according to ONS research published this week.
Full details here: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Full details here: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
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Take a pause and read this article by my amazing colleague @sunsanderjackson.bsky.social we must support our internationally trained nurses AND address the systemic systems that perpetuate structural racism - we need our organisations to work towards being anti- racist
January 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Take a pause and read this article by my amazing colleague @sunsanderjackson.bsky.social we must support our internationally trained nurses AND address the systemic systems that perpetuate structural racism - we need our organisations to work towards being anti- racist
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Ants best humans at test of collective intelligence
"When people work together, they can achieve great things. But if they can’t talk, they’re not necessarily smarter than ants"
Original paper
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
News
www.science.org/content/arti...
"When people work together, they can achieve great things. But if they can’t talk, they’re not necessarily smarter than ants"
Original paper
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
News
www.science.org/content/arti...
January 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Ants best humans at test of collective intelligence
"When people work together, they can achieve great things. But if they can’t talk, they’re not necessarily smarter than ants"
Original paper
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
News
www.science.org/content/arti...
"When people work together, they can achieve great things. But if they can’t talk, they’re not necessarily smarter than ants"
Original paper
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
News
www.science.org/content/arti...
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My latest @bmj.com on why an experienced workforce is necessary for safety and productivity www.bmj.com/content/387/...
“Rookie factor”: why healthcare workforce policy needs to embrace experience
What price experience? I have been working across several safety critical industries for years and in terms of the approaches that these industries take to workforce issues there are some stark differ...
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December 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM
My latest @bmj.com on why an experienced workforce is necessary for safety and productivity www.bmj.com/content/387/...