NHS Employers evidence to Pay Review 2009/2010

NHS Employers is submitting evidence on behalf of NHS organisations to the pay review bodies for the 2009/10. We need your help to ensure that we have strong evidence, based on up-to-date information, which represents employers' current views.

Please complete the questionnaire below that covers the key areas for NHS Pay Review Body and Doctors and Dentists Review Body. Your responses will inform our evidence and will help to influence the pay round for 2009/10.

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Name of organisation that this evidence is submitted on behalf of*

Contact name*

Position

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Agenda for Change
i.e. staff other than doctors, dentists and certain very senior managers.

1. The multi-year agreement includes the following clause:

"The NHS PRB will continue to gather evidence throughout the period of this agreement. In the event that the NHS PRB receive and identify new evidence of a significant and material change in recruitment and retention and wider economic and labour market conditions, they may request a remit from the Secretary of State to review the increases set out in this agreement for 2009/10 and 2010/11."

This means that we need to continue to collect evidence from you on recruitment and retention to the NHS for the NHS Pay Review Body to consider.Please provide your organisation's views on these matters

Doctors and Dentists
2. What are the 3 most significant priorities in assessing pay levels for doctors and dentists for 2009/2010? Recruitment Retention Staff Morale Financial position of the organisation Tariff levels Other

If "other" please give details

3. What are the 3 most likely consequences of a higher pay award for doctors and dentists than you believe is affordable? Reduction in service capacity Delayed planned expansion of service provision Reduction in quality of service Reduction in quality of care Reduction in the number of posts Increased unfilled vacancies Redundancies Failure to meet targets set by government Failure to meet business objectives set by your Board Other

If "other" please give details

4. Should any award cover the final two years of the Comprehensive Spending Review for doctors and dentists?

Yes No

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The NHS Confederation (Employers) Company Ltd. Registered in England. Company limited by guarantee: no. 5252407