Nick Kituno
Nick is a workforce reporter who joined HSJ in July 2019. He also covers the North East, Cumbria and West Yorkshire. Prior to joining HSJ, Nick was a local news reporter in south London for nearly two years.
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- nick.kituno@wilmingtonhealthcare.com
NewsApprenticeship pay talks stall amid calls for reform
Negotiations over a pay deal for NHS apprentices have broken down due to a “lack of consensus” over what are considered appropriate salary levels.
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Trusts told to offer pensions tax deal to senior clinicians
Trusts have been given the green light to offer a stop-gap “solution” to their senior clinicians which aims to tackle the pensions crisis gripping the health service.
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Ex-DH and trust director admits fraud over degree lie
A former hospital trust director has admitted a charge of fraud after lying about having a degree.
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NHSE/I appoint flexible working chief
NHS England and Improvement have appointed a head of flexible working as they look to improve recruitment and retention in the service, they have confirmed.
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Trust drops controversial subsidiary plans after new CEO joins
A teaching trust has scrapped controversial plans to set up a subsidiary company — a move which campaigners hailed as “extremely good news” for NHS staff.
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CCG swaps systems ahead of merger
A clinical commissioning group has switched health systems ahead of a merger next year.
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Teaching trust finances ‘at significant risk’ from savings shortfall
A teaching trust has said there is “significant” risk it will miss its deficit control total for 2019-20, as it tries to plug a £5.4m savings gap.
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NHS ‘preparing’ for contractors’ tax status row
NHS England and Improvement are reviewing contractors’ tax statuses, and say they are “prepared for every possible outcome”, after NHS Digital was hit with a £4.3m IR35-related bill.
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Long-serving hospital chief takes over national agency
A former long-serving NHS chief executive has taken over the NHS Leadership Academy as interim lead.
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Leading trust CEO will switch to running ICS
The chief executive of a foundation trust has stepped down to take an expanded role with the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System.
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Trust forms company for its Drs in pensions tax workaround
A foundation trust has set up a company with a group of its consultants in a bid to work around the pensions crisis hitting the NHS, HSJ has learned.
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Top doctor reveals huge tax bill
The dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has claimed the government is making it “impossible” for her to stay in the NHS long-term after she was hit with a large tax bill.
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DHSC clarifies Hancock’s claim over mental health support
A new mental health support service is not routinely available to all NHS staff, despite an official video statement from Matt Hancock suggesting it is.
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Doctors to get access to dedicated mental health services
More than 180,000 NHS doctors and dentists across England will now have access to a confidential and 24/7 self-referral service dedicated to mental health support.
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‘Multiyear pay and contract reform’ set for 9,000 doctors
The government has embarked on an attempt to reform the contracts of the roughly 9,000 specialty and associate specialists doctors working in the NHS.
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Hancock pledges ‘spectacularly’ simpler capital sign-offs
Matt Hancock has pledged that the national sign-off process for NHS capital projects will be “spectacularly more straightforward”.
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Trust mulls Supreme Court appeal over landmark rest case
The Supreme Court could hear a landmark case on trainee doctors’ rest breaks, which could have “huge implications” for NHS trusts.
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Top A&E doctor: Pensions tax puts safety at risk over winter
The leader of the emergency medicine profession has issued a fresh warning about its doctors cutting their hours due to new pension tax rules as demand surges through winter.
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Junior doctors pursued for pension costs after backdated pay rise
Hundreds of junior doctors are being pursued by NHS trusts for unpaid pension contributions linked to their backdated pay award, HSJ has learned.
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Major pay boost for trust directors agreed by NHSE/I
NHS England and Improvement are planning a significant pay boost for trust chairs and other non-executives as they seek to tackle the “growing disparity” with foundation trusts.
