All Trade unions articles – Page 8
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NewsMajor acute tells staff to work despite isolation guidance
A major hospital trust has told staff they should attend work even if a household member is showing covid-19 symptoms, contrary to national guidance.
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NewsGive staff free parking government tells trusts
NHS staff should be able to park at work for free after the government reacted to growing calls for trusts to cease charging.
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NewsCalls for staff parking fees to be scrapped nationally
Trusts have begun scrapping staff car parking charges — and others are being called on to do so — while they tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
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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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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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NewsTrust investigating senior manager over relationship with supplier
A large hospital trust has launched a formal investigation into allegations over a personal relationship between one of its estates chiefs and a senior manager at a supplier, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Mandatory manager regulation set to be rejected
Policymakers look set to reject recommendations to introduce a compulsory register for senior NHS managers, instead favouring a voluntary register.
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NewsExclusive: CQC chiefs face no confidence vote
The Care Quality Commission’s senior leadership is facing a vote of no confidence as multiple unions dispute its plans to stop providing broadband to its home workers.
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NewsExclusive: CQC’s senior leaders face big fall in staff confidence
Confidence in the senior leadership of the Care Quality Commission has fallen sharply over the past year, with staff at the regulator reporting worsening morale in new survey results shared with HSJ.
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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.
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NewsTrust 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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NewsShort-term pension tax ‘solution’ confirmed by NHS England
A temporary “solution” to the pensions tax impact on the health service has been confirmed by NHS England and signed off by government.
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NewsBMA takes NHS property company to court over ‘unlawful’ fees
The British Medical Association will take the much-maligned NHS property company to court over fees charged which the union describes as “unjustifiable”.
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NewsCelebrated trust rethinks subsidiary plans amid strike action
An acute trust may abandon its plans to set up a wholly owned subsidiary in the face of union opposition.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Use it or lose it
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, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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News‘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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NewsTrust pursuing subsidiary plan amid unions’ opposition
A foundation trust is pursuing plans to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary company following concerns unions are spreading “misinformation“ among staff.
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NewsManagers most likely to say mental ill-health caused sick leave
NHS managers are most likely to cite stress, anxiety and depression as the cause of their sickness absence, according to the latest NHS data.
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NewsStaff strike over trust’s subsidiary company plan
Hundreds of staff at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust have started a two-week strike over the trust’s plans to set up a subsidiary company.
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NewsPensions crisis leading to outsourcing to Australia, warns union
The NHS pensions crisis is forcing trusts to outsource elective work at a “significantly higher cost” and rely on expensive locums to cover vacancies, a doctors’ union has warned.