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HSJ LocalFT encourages staff to join credit union
WORKFORCE: Derbyshire Community Health Services Foundation Trust is urging all its staff to join a credit union, HSJ has learned.
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Unsocial hours pay would stay under Labour, says Burnham
Shadow heath secretary Andy Burnham has pledged not to cut unsocial hours payments for NHS staff if Labour wins the general election, but said he still planned to introduce a ‘seven-day service’ that provides care for people at whatever time they require.
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Unison issues strike warning over unsocial hours pay
One of the largest NHS unions has issued a warning to the next government that it will ballot for strike action if ministers try to cut unsocial hours payments.
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'No improvement over safe staffing', nurse survey suggests
Almost two thirds of nursing staff who have experienced a ‘red flag’ event while working on an acute adult inpatient ward have failed to see nurse numbers immediately increased to deal with the situation, according to a major survey of NHS staffing levels.
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Unions call an end to NHS pay dispute
NHS unions have officially ended their pay dispute with the government by accepting a 1 per cent pay rise and committing to future talks on reform of Agenda for Change.
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Unions split over government pay offer
Members of the largest healthcare union have voted to accept the government’s latest pay offer, while NHS managers have turned down the proposals, describing them as ‘divisive’.
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Public health workers in pay 'limbo'
Some public health workers in local government are stuck in pay ‘limbo’ after being denied the increases awarded to both council and NHS colleagues following their transfer out of the health service.
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NHS strike action suspended after new pay offer
NHS trade unions have suspended a 12 hour strike planned for Thursday, with the government appearing to give in to demands for a 1 per cent pay rise to all non-medical staff.
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Exclusive: NHS England to probe costs of seven day services
Financial consultancy firm Deloitte has been commissioned by NHS England to examine the cost implications of expanding NHS services across seven days, HSJ has learned.
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Exclusive: Staff shortage fuels recruitment of nearly 6,000 overseas nurses
A shortage of registered nurses to fill an increasing number of posts has driven nearly three-quarters of hospital trusts to recruit overseas, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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Exclusive: Multinational arms firm among those interested in £1bn NHS tender
Multinational companies including G4S and arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin are among those that have expressed interest in a £1bn contract to run GP support services outsourced by NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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Eleanor Smith: 'The political will isn't there anymore'
Former Unison president argues for positive discrimination
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Exclusive survey: HR managers back end to pay restraint
NHS staff should be awarded a pay rise in line with inflation beyond 2015-16, according to a poll of HR managers by HSJ
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Unions announce second strike
The NHS is to face a second day of strike action as unions continue their dispute with the government over NHS pay
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Unison to strike on turnout of just 16 per cent
The NHS Confederation has questioned the legitimacy of next month’s planned NHS strike after it emerged that just 16 per cent of Unison members took part in the vote.
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NHS faces strike action after Unison poll
The NHS could be hit by strike action as soon as next month after a majority of Unison members voted in favour of industrial action over pay.
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NHS England to outsource £100m primary care admin function
NHS England has announced it will go to open procurement to outsource its £100m primary care support services functions.
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Midwives support industrial action
An overwhelming majority of midwives have said they would be prepared to take industrial action over the government’s decision to reject a pay rise for all staff.
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NHS England told: revive HR transition scheme
NHS England has been urged to centrally manage NHS redundancies again amid widespread expectations of cost-saving layoffs over the next two years.
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Exclusive: Minister attacks 'disingenuous' unions on pay
Dan Poulter has accused health unions of being “deliberately disingenuous” in local pay negotiations for issuing a negotiating guide that breaks with the “spirit” of a previous deal.
