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NewsNurses at half of NHS organisations vote for strike
Nursing staff at around half of NHS organisations have voted in favour of strike action over pay and safety concerns, the Royal College of Nursing has said.
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NewsNHSE agrees day rates of up to £1,600 for consultants and temporary managers
NHS England has approved two in three requests for trusts to bring in temporary ’very senior managers’ and consultants on daily rates of up to £1,600.
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CommentBuilding an effective palliative care workforce
Toby Porter emphasises the need to develop a strong end-of-life care workforce that is prepared to meet growing future need
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NewsEmergency pension rules extended for some staff
Emergency measures that relaxed pensions rules for some retired NHS staff who returned during the pandemic are being extended for another two and a half years, the government has announced.
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News‘Sack poor NHS managers’, says new government adviser
An MP who has just become a ministerial assistant in the Department of Health and Social Care has called for ‘underperforming’ NHS managers to be ‘sacked’, claiming some executives in the health service earn up to £500,000 per year.
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NewsRecord number of NHS staff hand in resignation
The latest NHS workforce figures have shown that a record number of staff voluntarily resigned from their jobs during the first quarter of this financial year.
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NewsTreasury: No new NHS funding to deal with soaring inflation
The NHS is set to face a three-year funding squeeze after the government said it would not be topping up budgets to cover the impact of inflation.
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NewsLabour would ‘pool’ health and social care budgets
Health and social care budgets would be pooled together under a Labour government in a bid to boost NHS integration, the shadow health secretary has said.
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NewsUpdated: IR35 rules on NHS contractors to stay in place
UPDATE: Controversial rules governing the tax status of contractors will now remain in place, after a U-turn by government on its own September ’mini budget’.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Paying the consultants
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsBMA ‘acting like football agents’ inflating extra shift pay, say trust chiefs
A row has broken out between trust bosses and the British Medical Association over the doctors’ union’s campaign to drive up consultants’ hourly pay rates for extra shifts, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPension contributions overhaul from October will avoid pay cut
The NHS pension scheme is to be amended, so staff do not face a take-home pay cut by being pushed up a contribution tier because of annual pay awards.
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NewsBand 8 staff face cut in take-home pay
NHS England has warned the latest pay award will mean some senior staff on Agenda for Change will see a cash fall in their take-home pay this month.
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NewsExclusive: Government extends pension tax bills deadline
The government is extending the deadline for NHS staff to apply for their pension tax bills to be taken out of their pension fund as opposed to paying it upfront, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: A summer of ‘pressure, stress and anxiety’
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsExit payments above £95k to require ministerial sign-off
Severance payments above £95,000 will require ministerial approval under new proposals unveiled by the government.
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Daily InsightThe Primer: Sorting it out
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.
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HSJ LocalTrust to expand its accommodation amid rocketing property prices
One of the NHS’s biggest trusts is planning to significantly boost its staff accommodation amid concerns a shortage of affordable housing in its catchment area is having a “significant impact on recruitment”.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Leaders’ ‘moral’ duty on the cost of living crisis
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsExclusive: Delays to pension payments after surge in retirements
The body which handles NHS pensions is struggling to process applications on time after a 50 per cent increase in retirements from the service.