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NHS Employers offer workshop on student support review Licence to practise for doctors begins in UK Job alert scheme launched for physiotherapists in Wales Skills for Health launches core standards for assistant practitioners Dental access contract still unsuitable, says GDPC Employers' views on the Knowledge and Skills Framework being sought Update published on changes to the shortage occupation list Trusts cutting back on incremental pay for some nurses Employers need to promote equal pay across the workforce, report author claims Move to all-graduate nursing profession sparks controversy RCN calls on employers to protect staff from violence RCN highlights the dangers of the recession on nursing services NHS Employers focuses on harnessing the talents of the workforce New registration system for health and social care providers NHS Employers launches mental health campaign HPC launch new student resources Minimise redundancies, says NHS Employers report Union welcomes Government support for better community services New funding proposals may reduce numbers of junior doctors RCGP launches general practice foundation to support primary care teams Staff engagement is key to Productive Ward's success More staff needed to improve neonatal services Nurses still feel there are insufficient staff to meet patient needs, Scottish report shows Staff passport launched to help health workers changing jobs
Union concerned over trust plans to replace band 5 nurses with cheaper staff AfC has failed to improve career progression, say most radiographers Programme to improve productivity in community services is launched Pilot projects suggest revalidation for doctors can be a successful process Training DVD launched for psychiatrists Second consultation launched on agency workers directiv More trusts granted derogation from working time directive More primary care nurses needed to support GPs Staff opinions sought on maintaining quality care in current financial climate RCN Scotland launches programme of work to support practice nurses Pressure builds on NHS staff to have swine flu vaccination NHS scientists invited to apply for research grants to improve care for patients Staff council sub group calls on employers to extend on-call arrangements RCN publishes advice for members on using the internet Consultation launched on speech and language therapy curriculum guidelines More emergency nurse practitioners needed in Wales New publications from PMETB Junior doctors face uncertain future Consultants may be able to work for other providers General Medical Council issues confidentiality guidance NHS Employers invites applications for partner status Health secretary promises to use social partnership forum to empower staff
Proposals to cut 10 per cent of the NHS workforce rejected by governmentStudy shows staff sickness levels linked to cutbacksNHS Employers to become a membership organisationJob cuts for nurses could reach 6,500 in next three yearsMedical students to have more 'hands on' experienceNHS managers warned against misuse of occupational health services informationOnline support for student midwives launchedPhysiotherapists facing a rise in job freezesBirmingham nurses win back pay claimCalling all AHPs and healthcare scientistsNMC wants nurses' help with diversity researchHPC launches new series of employer workshopsPrivate care company offers help to the young unemployedRegulators join forces to attend party political conferencesScottish health secretary to visit improvement programme projectsSchool nurses stretched to breaking pointBDA challenges Department's new access contracts
Unison to spend £1m promoting worth of public servicesTories 'back pedalling' on NHS - UnisonTories back private healthcare plans
NHS managers worried by budget cuts call for early pay talksTories would get tougher on public health realitiesAndrew Lansley waves a blank NHS pay cheque
Government may take further powers over foundation trustsUnite campaigns against community service reformsHow long can Southend Hospital remain off the NHS Agenda for Change?
NHS productivity is risingMid Staffs reports: new duties on NHS to prove patient involvement NHS whistle-blowers should have more support
Scotland bans private firms from running practicesNHS chiefs forced to defend Agenda for ChangeNHS job losses continue20 trusts set to miss foundation trust deadlineUnions confront Care Quality Commission over jobsNHS managers risk court over clinical errors
Two Trusts in trouble over data losses Managers' pay: salaries shoot up as trusts seek to bolster top teamsNHS patients to be given budget
Monitor tightens private patient income rules Foundation trust failure: who's for the chop?NHS told to cap spending as more than half of £1.8bn surplus is lost
NHS braced for worst of Alistair Darling's £5bn spending cuts Chancellor unveils plans for NHS cost savingsRestrictions to be forced on NHS spending
NHS Employers urges against reopening pay negotiations Managers' union calls on Department of Health to 'rip up' pay schemeFoundation Trusts bear brunt of crisis
Hospital parking charges go in Scotland Foundation trusts may fight private patient income capDepartment of Health backs away from 084 telephone ban
Unison Health Executive calls for NHS Pay Review Court of Appeal rules discriminatory pay protection unlawful - thousands of low paid women can now lodge claimsNHS Direct says it has no 0845 plans
Local A4C negotiations brings large backmoney payments to Unite members in Glasgow Below inflation NHS pay offer was correctUnite NHS members call for strike ballot over NHS Pay OfferNHS Senior Salaries Review Body has got it rightNHS Staff threatened over three year pay offer Performance Pay for NHS HospitalsLatest Regional Darzi report aims to boost life expectancy
NHS Ill Health Review Good news for those seeking Employer Information to help with their Agenda for Change ReviewSurgical tools cause NHS chaos
Corporate manslaughter: you could be in the dock Former NHS executive jailedMcDonald’s to sponsor Hospitals? Minister urged to stop “Health Visiting” being legally abolished
Unison takes Monitor to court in wake of income cap silence Breakdown of cross-border agreements is costing English trusts millions'Pay for performance' could be next, says NHS medical directorPrivate patients' unpaid bills leave trusts chasing millions Central pay deals compromise patient care, study claims Suspended doctor wins apology over shared record
£3 cap on hospital parking charge Foundation trusts are breaking law on private income, says union Prime Minister promises wider role for firms in public sector
Trusts hit back over budget surpluses Let’s spend even more Connecting for Health to spend a further £6.4bn by 2011
Protest against NHS Reforms Crisis blamed on Reforms Largest NHS Trust in the United Kingdom
NHS Pensions to cost more The NHS Pay Offer in detail Johnson sets out plans for NHS
NHS staff pay ballot result NHS pay offer accepted NHS pay-outs to top £80m
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