Press releases 2012 

Dean Royles

NHS Employers comments on RCN survey on staffing levels and workplace stress

Date: 13/5/2012

Dean Royles, director of the NHS Employers organisation, comments on the feedback in today's RCN survey that highlighted the issues of staffing levels and workplace stress. more

Dean Royles

NHS Employers issue warning over inadequate opportunity to plan for strike action

Date: 27/4/2012

The NHS Employers organisation today said it has “serious concerns” that NHS trusts are not being given sufficient opportunity to plan for industrial action by the trade union Unite on 10 May 2012. more

Dean Royles

NHS Employers responds to Unite's announcement of industrial action

Date: 17/4/2012

Dean Royles, director of the NHS Employers organisation, responds to Unite's announcement that its members will be staging protests and industrial action on Thursday 10 May. more

Chemist with customer

Changes to the Community Pharmacy New Medicine Service (NMS) payment structure announced

Date: 4/4/2012

The NHS Employers organisation and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) today announce that Department of Health Ministers have agreed changes to the Community Pharmacy New Medicine Service (NMS) payment structure. more

Staff meeting

NHS Employers comment on the NHS Staff Census

Date: 21/3/2012

Commenting on the NHS Staff Census, Dean Royles, director of the NHS Employers organisation, said: more

Big Ben

Budget 2012 and regional pay in the public sector - reaction from NHS Employers

Date: 21/3/2012

Dean Royles, director of the NHS Employers organisation, said: "A major chunk of every NHS organisation's budget goes on paybill costs. It is right that we should be constantly looking at solutions to keep pay costs down... more

Nurse with elderly patient

NHS Confederation and NHS Employers comment on RCN report on staffing levels for older people's wards

Date: 20/3/2012

Commenting on the report from the Royal College of Nursing which examines the levels of care on older people's wards Jo Webber, NHS Confederation deputy director of policy, says driving improvements means tackling a complex range of issues. more

Aspirin tablets

Revised payment formula agreed for dispensing doctors

Date: 20/3/2012

Steps have been agreed to revise the formula for calculating remuneration paid to doctors who dispense medicines. more

Dean Royles

NHS Employers comments on NHS staff survey

Date: 20/3/2012

Commenting on the NHS staff survey, Dean Royles, director of NHS Employers, said: "Many employers will take great encouragement from these results, which come against a backdrop of both major financial pressure and structural reform. more

Dean Royles speaking

NHS employers support more flexibility on pay but caution on full local pay bargaining

Date: 15/3/2012

Greater flexibility to vary pay in different parts of the country could lead to more efficient use of the "unaffordable" NHS pay bill, according to the NHS Employers organisation. more

Meeting

NHS Pension Scheme proposed final agreement - NHS Employers responds

Date: 9/3/2012

Dean Royles, director of the NHS Employers organisation comments following the government's publication today of the NHS Pension Scheme proposed final agreement. more

Doctor talking with patient

NHS Employers organisation publishes guidance for employers on ensuring staff are competent with English language

Date: 27/2/2012

Detailed guidance was published today to help NHS trusts ensure new staff have the language skills needed to provide safe, quality care to patients. more

Dean Royles

Pensions ballot - NHS Employers responds to the British Medical Association's statement

Date: 25/2/2012

NHS Employers director Dean Royles responds to the British Medical Association's statement that it will ballot members for industrial action short of striking on the government's NHS Pension Scheme proposal. more

Group meeting

Renewed partnership agreement between health unions, employers and government

Date: 9/2/2012

The Social Partnership Forum (SPF) today published a refreshed Partnership Agreement. more

Dean Royles

NHS Employers responds to the BMA's rejection of the government's pension proposal

Date: 18/1/2012

Dean Royles, director of the NHS Employers organisation, responds to the British Medical Association's rejection of the government's NHS Pension Scheme proposal. more

Pharmacist and customer

Patients to benefit as new processes help pharmacists know if prescriptions have changed while in hospital

Date: 11/1/2012

New guidance was published today showing how the New Medicine Service (NMS) and post discharge Medicines Use Reviews (MURs) can be used to provide a seamless care pathway for patients who transfer from hospital to the community setting. more

Dean Royles

NHS Future Forum report: the NHS Employers response on education and training

Date: 10/1/2012

The NHS Employers organisation today commented on the report by the NHS Future Forum and the Department of Health's acceptance of the recommendations looking at the issue of education and training. more

Dean Royles

Union statements on pensions - response from NHS Employers

Date: 10/1/2012

Dean Royles, director of the NHS Employers organisation, responds to statements from Unison and other unions today on pensions. more

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