All Pensions articles – Page 17
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NewsNHS Kingston gains permission for social enterprise
The provider arm of NHS Kingston is to become a social enterprise on 1 August after two years of planning.
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Public sector pensions must be reformed
Public sector pensions cost twice as much to provide as previously thought and must be reformed if they are to be sustainable, a report has indicated.
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NewsTop public sector salaries published
The salaries of 160 public sector bosses who get paid more than £150,000 have been published by the government.
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NewsDH to consult on cutting its supplied staff
A consultation on job cuts at the Department of Health will be announced on Thursday, HSJ has been told.
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NewsLord Hutton to lead NHS pension probe
NHS pensions are to be scrutinised by an independent commission formed to address the “growing disparity” between provision in the public and private sectors.
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NewsPublic pay and pensions squeeze 'fair'
Prime minister David Cameron has said that it was “fair” that public sector workers should face a pay and pensions squeeze in this week’s emergency Budget.
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CommentNoel Plumridge on NHS pay and pensions
The extra £6bn of spending cutbacks in 2010-11 announced by George Osborne in May appears to have had only a marginal impact on NHS spending, but is unlikely to be true of June’s emergency budget for 2011-12. It’s going to hurt in the months and years ahead.
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NewsNHS facing brain drain as leaders look for exit
Nearly a third of managers are considering leaving the NHS, and a disproportionately large number of them are senior leaders or have highly valued skills, according to HSJ’s biggest ever survey.
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NewsNHS budget 'should not be protected'
NHS spending should not escape the impending budget cuts that will affect the rest of the public sector, a think tank has said.
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NewsDave Prentis warns that NHS cuts will equal conflict
Managers should prepare themselves for a period of industrial unrest if planned spending cuts go ahead, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis has told HSJ.
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CommentCoalition health policy: all action on the united front
NHS fortunes will rely on Tory and Lib Dem harmony as Andrew Lansley steps into the role of health secretary
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LeaderNHS pay: will you dare to lead by example?
Will the post-election period bring radical pay reductions and pension reform to the public sector similar to those being experienced in Ireland?
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CommentAlan Maynard: axe must swing on NHS jobs and pay
While politicians are fighting on the campaign trail they will not reveal how they intend to drive up productivity. But once reality is restored the pain will begin
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NewsUnion warns on NHS cuts
A union leader is to warn political parties against making cuts in the NHS and pledge to build alliances to fight attacks on the service.
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CommentNorman Warner: face up to NHS efficiencies
There will be no money - and no rationale - for propping up failing NHS services, the former health minister warns
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NewsCBI renews call to review public sector pensions
Business leaders have renewed their demand for a review of public sector pensions, calling for a shift from “unsustainable” final salary schemes.
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NewsPM's pay advisers say senior pay should sometimes be cut
Approximately 5,600 public sector staff earn more than £150,000 a year, the government’s advisory body on senior pay has said.
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NewsJob cuts could see up to 5,700 staff go from PCT and SHA management
Up to 5,700 administrators and commissioners could be made redundant by primary care trusts and strategic health authorities next year, the Department of Health has indicated.
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NewsNHS Confederation warns pay cuts could cause problems
The NHS Confederation has warned that pay caps announced today by the chancellor need to be handled with care to avoid staff shortages and disruption of services.
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NewsPublic sector workers to get real terms pay cuts
Public sector workers face real terms pay cuts from 2011-12 onwards, according to the Treasury’s own figures.