NHS Employers

The NHS Employers organisation is the voice of employers in the NHS, supporting them to put patients first. Our vision is to be the authoritative voice of workforce leaders, experts in HR, negotiating fairly to get the best deal for patients. NHS Employers is part of the NHS Confederation.

Use the tabs below to access the latest information for workforce leaders and HR practitioners

	New CRB update service The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) are seeking employer views as they develop a new update service which will allow better transferability of CRB checks.
	Flu vaccinations increase among frontline healthcare workers The number of frontline healthcare workers who have been vaccinated against seasonal flu this year has increased to 43 per cent, compared to just 26 per cent for the same period last year.
	NHS Pension Scheme employee contributions calculator for 2012/13 The Department of Health has published an NHS Pension Scheme employee contributions calculator for 2012/13.
	Travel to work schemes - survey The new year saw rail prices increasing by an average of just under 6 per cent. The NHS Employers organisation is interested in the extent to which NHS organisations provide support and assistance to employees to help with commuting costs.
	Sign up for our free flu campaign review workshops Following our successful flu workshops last year, we are holding a series of free workshops during February and March to help you review this season's flu campaign.

More HR practitioner info

	Update on whistleblowing, NMC and National Commissioning Board Dean Royles has written to HR directors in the NHS with an update on recent publications from the GMC, the strategic review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and advance reports on the proposed structure for the National Commissioning Board.
	Events: Healthy staff, better care for patients A free programme of events from the Health and Work Development Unit (HWDU) and NHS Employers aims to support a strategic approach to staff health and well-being.
	Publishing equality information - new guidance New guidance illustrates the types of equality information that NHS organisations might publish to demonstrate compliance with the public sector equality duty.
	PFD champions campaign – new promotional resources New tools and resources are now available to help you promote the PFD Champions campaign within your organisation.
	Sussex Partnership puts NHS in Stonewall index top 10 Sussex Partnership is the first ever NHS organisation to make the top ten in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index.