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Report shows more than 86,000 NHS posts remain vacant
More than 86,000 NHS posts remain vacant, data released by NHS Digital suggests. Figures show that between January 2017 and March 2017 there were 86,035 advertised vacancy full-time equivalents in England. Of these 81% (69,849) were permanent and 19% (16,186) were fixed-term. The statistics are created from administrative data related to published vacancy adverts obtained from NHS Jobs, the main recruitment website for the NHS. In March 2017 the highest percentage was seen in the ‘nursing and midwifery registered’ staff group which accounted for 38% (11,485
out of 30,613) of vacancies full-time equivalents followed by 21% (6,575 out of 30,613) in the ‘administrative and clerical’ staff group.
According to a BBC report, the data includes adverts for doctors, dentists, administrative, clerical staff and technical and scientific staff. The figures do not include vacancies for GPs or practice staff. But as other ways of advertising NHS jobs - including adverts seeking overseas applicants - exist, NHS officials say caution must be used when interpreting the results. A Department of Health spokesperson said:
New endoscope reprocessing unit installed at Blackpool Victoria
Olympus has completed the first UK installation of its ETD Double endoscope reprocessing unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
ETD Double is the first pass-through
washer-disinfector from Olympus who, with the introduction of this product to its endoscope reprocessing portfolio, has now advanced its long tradition of ETD machines, enabling the strict and physical separation of clean from dirty.
The Olympus ETD Double is designed to:
l Optimise endoscopy work flow. l Provide hygienic results at the highest level. l Ensure the safety of patients and clinical users.
l Provide simultaneous reprocessing of up to three endoscopes whilst protecting these sensitive and high-tech instruments.
In 2015, endoscope reprocessing at Blackpool Victoria Hospital was taking place in three departments; gastroenterology, ENT and in cardiac theatres. The hospital faced numerous challenges with their reprocessing facilities in
“We expect all parts of the NHS to make sure they have the right staff, in the right place, at the right time to provide safe care - which is why there are almost 32,400 more professionally qualified clinical staff including almost 11,800 more doctors, and over 12,500 more nurses on our wards since May 2010.” Royal College of Nursing chief executive Janet Davies said: “More people are leaving nursing than joining – deterred by low pay, relentless pressure and new training costs. For the sake of patient safety, the Chancellor must scrap the cap on pay and help to fill the tens of thousands of vacant nurse jobs.”
Endoscopy unit to
open at Scunthorpe A brand new £1.6 million endoscopy unit at Scunthorpe General Hospital is set to open to patients.
The unit also houses the lower gastrointestinal (GI) unit and stoma care services.
these departments, including high throughput (80 procedures a day), low capacity, ageing equipment, continuous water quality issues, and withdrawal of their chemical generator. In order to resolve these challenges, the hospital‘s endoscope washer disinfectors needed to be replaced. In October 2016, Olympus was selected as the preferred partner to build the new reprocessing facility for Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
In December 2016 the redevelopment of the new facilities began and by the end of May 2017, the new centralised decontamination unit went live with an official open day to showcase the project taking place on 1 August 2017.
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The endoscopy service, currently based in the coronation block of the hospital, will relocate to a new unit and then start to see patients. Martin Gough, consultant upper GI and general surgeon, said: “The new unit is a bright and welcoming environment. More comfortable surroundings and greater privacy will allow us to treat patients with greater dignity and respect as well as helping us to deliver better care.”
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