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Latest News 26 November 2010
Guidance on the Knowledge and Skills Framework launched
The NHS Staff Council has issued simple and more straightforward guidance for NHS staff on how to make the most of the Knowledge and Skills Framework, following a review by the Council
Provisions for NHS staff over Christmas holidays
NHS Employers is reminding managers that with Christmas, Boxing Day and New Years Day falling on a weekend this year they need to check their arrangements for staff
RCN tackles trusts planning not to pay salary increments
RCN North West is continuing to pursue several Manchester trusts over proposals which could see frontline nurses and NHS staff miss out on salary increments as part of cost cutting measures
New vocational qualifications for health staff to launch in January
Skills for Health is urging healthcare employers to begin preparing for the introduction of new health and health-related vocational qualifications for the sector from January 2011
Plymouth NHS staff vote 'no' to social enterprise plans
Staff at Plymouth primary care trust (PCT) have voted overwhelmingly against plans for community services to be transferred to a social enterprise by April 2011, because of fears about the quality of patient care and safety
Doctors' survey shows uncertainty over white paper proposals
Doctors remain unclear about whether the government's proposed health reforms will improve patient care
Community nurses in Nottinghamshire to retain employment benefits
Nurses delivering community healthcare in Nottinghamshire will retain the full benefits of NHS employment when the services transfer to new providers next April
New resource helps NHS meet Boorman challenge
An easily accessible on-line resource was launched at NHS Employers conference last week to help organisations meet the requirements of the Boorman report on health and well-being for NHS staff
White Paper HR framework imminent, NHS Employers conference told
A subdued and cautious mood hung over last week's annual conference of NHS Employers which met in Liverpool with around half the usual number of delegates. Even the top people from the Department of Health couldn't supply the answers to the questions about the future which many had on their minds
Invest in development of support workers, employers urged
The controversial issues around role substitution and skill mix review are tackled in a new briefing paper from NHS Employers which sets out the case for investing in the development of support workers
High profile week for midwives and midwifery
Concerns about midwifery staffing levels and the Government's u-turn on maternity commissioning hit the headlines last week to co-incide with the annual conference of the Royal College of Midwives in Manchester
14 November 2010
Patient care undermined by rising workloads and financial squeeze, physios say
A survey of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy members has shown that increased workloads and restructuring of services driven by the squeeze on budgets and increased competition are undermining the quality of patient care
UNISON NHS survey reveals front-line pressures
Unison is warning that staff shortages, recruitment freezes and redundancies are set to "turn back the clock" on patient care in the UK
Trust hires extra nursing staff to save money
A hospital in financial difficulties has invested £3.2m in nursing to turn its fortunes around
Managers' pay rises "indefensible" if increments are frozen
NHS chief executives must not freeze Agenda for Change increments while awarding themselves "indefensible" pay rises, the RCN has said
NHS Employers' DDRB evidence calls for no pay increases
NHS Employers has submitted information to the Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) for 2011/12, on behalf of employers
Threatened job losses are putting patient care in jeopardy
Almost 27,000 NHS posts in the UK are already earmarked for cuts, with almost 18,000 in England alone, the RCN has revealed
RCN challenge on vetting and barring scheme upheld
The RCN has announced that its Judicial Review regarding the vetting and barring scheme has been successful in the High Court. The union had challenged the lawfulness of the auto barring element of the scheme
5 November 2010
On-call national principles published
The NHS Staff Council has published the final principles to support local negotiations on new on-call arrangements, which need to be in place by 1 April 2011 when the protection of current arrangements ends
5 November 2010
Guidance for nurses published about raising concerns
Every registered nurse and midwife in the UK is being sent information about how to raise and escalate concerns about the safety or wellbeing of people in their care
Britain is 'sleep walking' into the privatisation of the NHS, warns Unite
Britain is 'sleep walking' towards the US-style privatisation of the NHS, Unite has warned
Unite wants clarification on family nurse partnerships
Unite has welcomed plans to extend the 'Family Nurse Partnership' (FNP) schemes, which focus on the needs of the most disadvantaged families
Doctors doubt white paper's ability to improve services
Doctors remain unclear about whether the government's proposed health reforms will improve patient care
Health minister promises to maintain health visiting training standards
Health minister Anne Milton has insisted there will be no "dumbing down" in the training of the 4,200 extra health visitors the government plans to recruit
29 October 2010
Compliance monitoring of 48-hour week dropped
The European Working Time Directive has been dealt a double blow as the Department of Health has stopped monitoring compliance with the 48-hour week and the European Commission has dropped proceedings against countries breaking the regulation
DH considering national pay increment freeze
The Department of Health is to examine introducing a national freeze in annual pay increments affecting more than a million NHS staff
Public sector job losses to hit 750,000
The number of public sector jobs to be axed as a result of the spending cuts will be around 750,000 - a quarter of a million more than government estimates, a respected economist has warned
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Plans notto pay increments |
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Midwifery staffing levels cause concern |
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More job cuts to come? |
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The hidden coalition agenda |
NewNHSresources |
Managers’ pay rises indefensible |
NHS underthe hammer |
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The Coalition Government’s Final Solution |
