All Pay articles – Page 19
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CommentThe NHS must prepare for the global workforce war
As a worldwide healthcare workforce crisis gathers pace, the NHS can play a major role in boosting productivity in the UK in view of Brexit, says Mark Britnell
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NewsHome Office extends salary exemption for international nurses
Nurses and other NHS workers will continue to be exempt from the minimum salary requirement for a tier 2 visa, the Home Office has confirmed.
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NewsBMA consultants to pull out of doctors' pay review body
The British Medical Association’s consultants committee is to withdraw from the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body after a vote by the union’s consultant members.
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NewsResponsibility for NHS workforce to be devolved locally
Local areas will be given much greater control over NHS workforce policy with responsibilities being devolved to local areas from national bodies, a letter to NHS chief executives has revealed.
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HSJ LocalTrust announces replacement for sacked chief
Gateshead Health Foundation Trust has announced a permanent replacement for the chief executive it sacked in September.
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NewsNHS pension employer contribution rate to rise next month
The proportion employers will be expected to contribute to the NHS Pension Scheme will rise next month, the government has revealed.
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CommentStaff survey offers reasons to be hopeful, but problems remain
Danny Mortimer notes that the recent NHS Staff Survey results suggest there are reasons to be optimistic, but there are still areas for improvement
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News'Creative accounting' behind £600m DHSC bailout, says MP
The in-year bailout for the Department of Health and Social Care is partly a result of the “creative accounting” which has masked the real financial position, says the chair of the Commons public accounts committee.
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NewsNew CNO: We must grow undergraduate nursing supply
The workforce implementation plan must lead to an increase in the undergraduate supply of nurses while retaining current NHS staff, England’s chief nursing officer has said.
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NewsTrust offering new CEO at least £62,500 less than predecessor
A foundation trust is proposing to pay its new chief executive at least £62,500 less than its previous CEO following discussions with NHS Improvement.
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NewsPay deal policy ‘will push trusts into deficit’
Trusts providing public health services will be pushed into deficit because there is no plan to fund them for pay rises granted nationally to NHS staff, providers have warned.
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NewsDHSC reduces gender pay gap
The difference between men and women’s hourly pay at the Department of Health and Social Care and its executive agencies has fallen by almost 3 percentage points.
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NewsRegulator chiefs join pension scheme exodus
Nine of the most senior directors in the NHS opted out of the NHS pension scheme in 2017-18, HSJ has learned.
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NewsLast minute talks save first of its kind joint venture
A last-ditch agreement has stopped a pioneering joint venture between a GP federation and an acute trust from falling apart.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: What works in networks?
The NHS long term plan says networks are going to offer solutions to many of the NHS’ problems but the NHS is a hierarchy and bureaucracy and these three are not organic bedfellows, notes Andy Cowper
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NewsLast trust moves to Agenda for Change contract
The last trust in England outside the national pay agreement will move over to the Agenda for Change contract, it has been announced.
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CommentUsing volunteers to fill workforce gaps is a risky strategy
Even though it features in the recent NHS long-term plan, good volunteering requires considerable resources and robust governance frameworks to mitigate risks. By Alison Leary
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News'Extremely slow' progress on consultants' contract talks
The progress of the consultants’ contract negotiations “remains extremely slow” and has not moved on since last year, a doctors’ trade union has said.
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NewsBonuses at NHS PropCo top national health agencies
Four executive directors at NHS Property Services were paid around £180,000 in bonuses in 2017-18, which is significantly higher than nearly every other national NHS body, according to HSJ analysis.
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NewsTreasury should review pension scheme - NHS Employers
High earners leaving the NHS pension scheme because of changes to tax allowances could affect its “ongoing sustainability”, NHS Employers has warned.