Nick Kituno
Nick is a senior workforce correspondent who covers the North West of England and joined HSJ in July 2019. Before joining HSJ, Nick was a local news reporter in south London for nearly two years.
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- nick.kituno@hsj.co.uk
NewsNHS ends 12 years of staffing growth
The number of NHS staff in England is in year-on-year decline for the first time since 2013, as cuts to support and back-office roles combine with a sharp slowdown in clinical recruitment.
NewsSenior managers’ pay rise on hold as ministers review rules for struggling trusts
Directors and other “very senior managers” at trusts and integrated care boards are still waiting for their agreed pay rise for 2026-27, despite the financial year being nearly half over.
NewsTrusts face £900m bill to end zero-hours contracts, employers warn
Government attempts to crack down on “exploitative” zero-hours contracts could adversely affect bank staff and cost the NHS £900m a year, the body representing NHS workforce leaders has claimed.
NewsFour hospitals hit by strike in overtime dispute
Hundreds of operating theatre staff are to strike at four hospitals in Greater Manchester due to a dispute around overtime payments.
NewsRegions roll out custom performance regimes
NHS England regions have begun introducing their own regional performance management regimes for providers, on top of the NHS Oversight Framework.
NewsRevealed: The NHSE teams losing most staff to redundancy
UPDATED: At least a quarter of staff in NHS England chief executive’s office have agreed to take voluntary redundancy, substantially higher than most other teams, figures leaked to HSJ suggest.
News‘Clear consequences’ for leaders who fail to tackle racism
Board members will be held accountable for tackling workplace racism via personal objectives that must be made public under new national standards.
News‘Anti-Muslim hostility’ to be targeted by NHS
The NHS will strengthen efforts to combat “anti-Muslim hostility” after the government’s decision to commission a review focused on antisemitism caused unease.
NewsConsultants vote for industrial action
Medical consultants have voted in favour of industrial action over pay and working conditions, the British Medical Association has announced.
NewsResident doctors accept pay offer
Resident doctors in England have voted to accept an offer from the government following long-running industrial action.
News‘Fundamental failure’ sparks NHSE intervention at top 10 trust
A “fundamental failure in quality governance” has led NHS England to take enforcement action against one of England’s largest trusts.
News‘Attractiveness’ of ‘underpaid’ chair roles under review
The roles of trust and integrated care board chairs are being reviewed by NHS England to ensure they remain “coherent, effective and attractive to high-calibre leaders”, HSJ has learned.
Expert BriefingOn Call: Power to the people
Essential insights into the latest workforce challenges facing NHS staff. Analysis on the key questions around recruitment and retention, staff wellbeing, and equality, diversity and inclusion. By senior HSJ workforce correspondent Nick Kituno.
NewsResident doctors halt strikes after government pay offer
Resident doctors in England have called off strikes due to take place this month after the government made them a new contract offer.
NewsMen earn more at 89% of trusts
The typical man earned more than the typical woman at nearly nine in 10 trusts last year, new figures show.
NewsCEO departs trust with leadership ‘disconnect’
A trust grappling with concerns about leadership and culture has announced the retirement of its CEO.
NewsNew CEO for trust recovering from abuse scandal
A mental health trust that has been battling to recover from an abuse scandal has appointed a new chief executive.
Expert BriefingOn Call: The big gamble in DHSC’s new structure
Essential insights into the latest workforce challenges facing NHS staff. Analysis on the key questions around recruitment and retention, staff wellbeing, and equality, diversity and inclusion. By senior HSJ workforce correspondent Nick Kituno.
NewsExclusive: Govt debating jobs freeze on admin roles which can be done by AI
The government is considering recommending that trusts “embrace automation” by freezing recruitment and decommissioning training places, HSJ has learned.
NewsExclusive: No 10 sets new GP access target
A new target for improving patients’ experience of making GP appointments is among three top NHS priorities identified by the prime minister for this year, HSJ has learned.