All Pay articles – Page 19
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NewsHancock says trusts must decide on paying for covid overtime
New guidance agreed by the NHS and unions suggests staff should always be paid for overtime work during the coronavirus pandemic – but stops short of making it compulsory.
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NewsPrivate NHS contractor announces pay increase
A private health contractor which outsources staff to the NHS has announced a pay rise for its employees which it says will bring them in line with current Agenda for Change rates.
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NewsNHS staff told not to join pay demonstrations as they ‘adversely affect public confidence’
NHS staff in London have been warned by national regulators not to take part in public protests, according to an email seen by HSJ.
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NewsTrusts move to daily pay to support vulnerable staff
Trusts are rapidly introducing technology which allows staff to draw down a proportion of their pay on a daily basis to support those whose households have become financially vulnerable because of the pandemic.
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NewsUnions push for enhanced death in service cover
Several trade unions have urged the government to enhance death in service cover for all NHS staff who are tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsWorkforce chief ‘shocked’ by reports of agencies hiking rates
NHS workforce chiefs have expressed concern over reports of recruitment agencies increasing their rates for staff since the coronavirus outbreak, in what appears to be profiteering.
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NewsHospital cleaners walk out over pay dispute
Cleaners at a London hospital have walked out over a pay dispute just as the service braces for a surge in demand due to coronavirus.
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NewsNHS managers included in government pensions ‘fix’
The government has raised the threshold for where the annual allowance taper is applied from £110,000 to £200,000 in a bid to address the NHS’ pensions crisis.
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NewsNHSE/I: Too high doctors’ pay will hamper long-term plan delivery
NHS chiefs have backed a 2 per cent pay rise for doctors — but warned anything higher would hinder the ability to deliver on long-term plan commitments.
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CommentHow Jeremy Hunt should lead the Commons’ health committee
A senior and engaged committee chair who knows the policy area well and has the experience to run a body of MPs has the potential to do much good, and examine a lot of big questions, writes Eliot Wilson
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NewsExclusive: NHS ‘falls short’ on social mobility, think tank warns
The NHS “falls short” on enabling social mobility and must improve its commitment to the Living Wage if local health service organisations are to help boost the economic wellbeing of local populations, a think tank has warned.
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CommentHow can the NHS become the best employer?
As demand for care surges and recruitment becomes more difficult, the NHS needs to work harder to be a better employer. It may find its future depends on it, writes Ben Franklin
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NewsExclusive: Leak reveals government fears over 50,000 nurses plan
Senior government officials are challenging NHS England’s plans for boosting retention to deliver the prime minister’s target of 50,000 more nurses, a leaked email reveals.
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CommentDon’t blame locums for their ‘enforced underperformance’
As a group, GP locums are as heterogeneous as partners in their attitude to money and patient care and are no more likely to be lazy, with any perceived shortcomings often due to poor engagement, says Dr Richard Fieldhouse
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NewsExclusive: Fresh row over public health funding
Public health commissioners and providers are warning they may be tens of millions of pounds out of pocket, amid a fresh row over funding for a pay uplift.
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NewsCCG vows to address NHS’ ‘worst’ gender pay gap
A clinical commissioning group that pays men almost twice as much as women has said it will take steps to address its gender pay gap.
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NewsImmigration changes will ‘increase pressure on social care’
Post-Brexit immigration laws proposed by the government will “increase pressure on social care”, while resulting in only “slightly improved public finances [and] slightly reduced pressures on the NHS, schools and on social housing”, its independent advisory body has said.
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CommentThe Bedpan: The Tories ‘aren’t stupid enough’ to privatise the NHS
This week: Centre for Policy Studies chief executive Robert Colvile
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NewsTrusts warn against ‘unfunded’ pay commitment ‘burden’
Trusts have warned they should not be “burdened with unfunded commitments” on pay and conditions, and said they “would welcome” talks on another multiyear NHS pay deal.