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Wot? No workforce data?

I was somewhat surprised to read this when I looked at the NHS productivity website this morning: Unfortunately due to the introduction of the Electronic Staff record (ESR), the Department of Health have been unable to produce the workforce indicators...

Published 28 Aug 2009 2:37 PM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Prepare for privatisation

Outsourcing company Serco shot up the FTSE 100 league table earlier this week after reporting a 31 per-cent rise in revenues and a confident outlook for the next few years. Damian Reece , in the Telegraph, remarked that the FTSE 100 now contains seven...

Published 28 Aug 2009 12:24 PM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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The conflict between branding and diversity

Employee Branding is a concept that has been around for a few years now. For those who have never heard of it, Employee Branding is not about employers stamping logos on their workers with a hot iron, although I often think some of them would given half...

Published 21 Aug 2009 1:45 PM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Teflon colleagues

Have you ever worked with a Teflon colleague? I have come across several during my career. A couple of them even had the word in the nicknames by which they were known, as in ‘Teflon James’ or ‘Teflon Andy’. Whatever happened,...

Published 17 Aug 2009 4:02 PM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Shoesmith case fast-tracked by the High Court

The Times reports that Sharon Shoesmith’s legal challenge against the government has been fast-tracked by the High Court. The judicial review, in which Ms Shoesmith will try to prove that Ed Balls exceeded his powers when he removed her, will start...

Published 14 Aug 2009 6:46 PM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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The NHS – as good as US heathcare but much much cheaper

When American campaigners against President Obama’s health-care reforms attacked his plans by throwing wild accusations against the NHS, it was inevitable that the row would spread to Britain. In the media and the blogosphere, the supporters and...

Published 14 Aug 2009 12:58 PM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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Government prepares for public sector job cuts

Sorry for the silence over the last week or so. I’ve been busy dealing with all sorts of difficult stuff, the lessons from which will eventually, no doubt, be the subject of future posts. The evidence, if any were needed, that the government is...

Published 9 Aug 2009 4:23 PM by Flip Chart Fairy Tales

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August 2009 - Rick

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Wot? No workforce data?

Prepare for privatisation

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Teflon colleagues

Shoesmith case fast-tracked by the High Court

The NHS – as good as US heathcare but much much cheaper

Government prepares for public sector job cuts