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NewsRedundancy scheme to cut corporate staff by 14%
Multiple hospitals are launching redundancy schemes or plans to freeze recruitment for corporate and non-clinical staff, in a bid to meet their financial expectations in 2024-25.
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NewsDame Ruth May announces retirement
Dame Ruth May is retiring as chief nursing officer for England later this year, it has been announced.
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NewsNew Hospital Programme admits 50% vacancy rate amid recruitment problems
The New Hospital Programme team has faced issues recruiting to internal roles and recently had a 50 per cent vacancy rate, the government has admitted.
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NewsNHSE U-turns over axing staff mental health support
NHS England has extended a national mental health support service for NHS staff by 12 months, pending a review, just three days after announcing it was axing it.
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NewsAbusive patients told ‘we have the right not to treat you’
A trust’s CEO has warned patients they could be refused treatment and asked to leave if they become abusive towards hospital staff.
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NewsStaff mental health support axed by NHSE
A dedicated mental health and addiction support service for secondary care staff is shutting to new patients, as NHS England is set to cut its funding.
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NewsExclusive: Regions most in need of doctors still missing out under NHS workforce plan
The regions with the greatest need for more medical trainees are benefiting the least from the early years of the NHS workforce plan, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsChair of NHS property quango returning to Australia
The chair of an NHS estates quango has announced she will be stepping down this summer.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The next big plan
HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.
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CommentThe NHS must rethink the role of occupational therapists
Occupational therapy faces recruitment challenges amidst evolving healthcare needs, prompting a strategic shift towards community-focused roles, writes Karin Orman
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NewsNew Hospital Programme fails to recruit chief
The government’s New Hospital Programme has failed to appoint a new chief after conducting a recruitment process for a permanent senior responsible officer, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGovernment payments for strike costs hit £1.7bn
The Department of Health and Social Care earmarked £1.7bn of extra funding to NHS England to mitigate the impact of industrial action in 2023-24, new documents show.
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NewsPay rise over 2% risks staff and service cuts, NHSE warns
Pay rises of more than 2 per cent this year risk cuts to staff and activity, unless there is extra government funding, NHS England has warned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Same culprits on handover delays
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsTrusts delay pay cut after doctors’ protest
A hospital group has agreed to delay cutting some locum rates for junior doctors by nearly a third after doctors cancelled shifts in protest this week.
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NewsConsultants accept government pay offer
Medical consultants in England have voted to accept the government’s latest pay offer, union leaders have announced, ending an unprecedented period of strike action by the senior doctors.
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CommentA plan for all seasons
In a letter to staff at NHS Blithering ICB, Sir Trevor Longstay gives a warm welcome to NHS England’s timely planning guidance, which promises to make planning more comprehensive and productive than ever. As dictated to Julian Patterson
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NewsNHSE now backing 1,300 staff who missed out on ‘covid bonus’
NHS England has now said it is supporting a trust in trying to pay 1,300 of its staff who missed out on the covid bonus due to a quirk of timing.
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NewsPay cut sparks mass cancellation of medical shifts
Around 100 doctors have cancelled shifts after trusts cut locum rates by 30 per cent, according to the British Medical Association.
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NewsTrust’s plea to pay covid bonus to 1,300 staff rejected by NHSE
NHS England turned down a plea to fund the covid bonus for a large group of staff who had recently transferred to a trust due to fears it could set a precedent for payouts to other similar groups, HSJ can reveal.