20 Dec 2006
NHS Employers responds to BMA statement on interview process for junior doctor jobs
Dr Ashley Fraser, NHS Employers' medical director said:
"The period between 28 February and 13 April next year may well be challenging as a small number of consultants from each trust are likely...
29 Nov 2006
NHS Employers responds to Information Centre study of GP earnings
In response to today's announcement of income for family doctors under the new GP contract, Dr Barbara Hakin, Chair of NHS Employers' negotiating team, said:
"The new practice-based contract was...
24 Nov 2006
Joint press release with NHS Employers and British Dental Association: Agreement reached on SAS contract proposals
The British Medical Association, the British Dental Association and NHS Employers have today jointly agreed proposals for a new contract for staff grade and associate specialist (SAS) doctors and...
13 Nov 2006
NHS Employers responds to reviews of professional regulation
Employers need to play a greater role in the regulation of healthcare professionals in the future according to NHS Employers today, in response to the national reviews on workforce...
07 Nov 2006
NHS Employers launches framework to help the NHS meet new disability and gender legislation
NHS Employers has today launched a new framework to help NHS organisations meet upcoming legislation on disability and gender.
Launched at NHS Employers' second national equality and diversity...
07 Nov 2006
NHS Employers supports Ban Bullying at Work Day in the NHS
NHS Employers is today promoting 'Ban Bullying at Work Day' across the NHS as part of its campaign to raise awareness about bullying.
Julian Topping, head of workplace health at NHS Employers,...
25 Oct 2006
New redundancy compensation agreed for NHS staff
New redundancy arrangements are to be introduced to the NHS with immediate effect. Anyone unfortunate enough to be made redundant from 1 October this year under the new arrangements will receive a...
16 Oct 2006
NHS Employers launches campaign to tackle bullying in the NHS
NHS Employers is today launching a new campaign to raise awareness about bullying in the NHS.
Campaign packs are being sent to every NHS trust in England containing awareness posters, leaflets...
12 Oct 2006
We will work together to raise NHS standards
A meeting of the Social Partnership Forum* (SPF) held yesterday (11 October), pledged to work together to find new ways of raising standards across the NHS. The SPF said they were ready to meet the...
04 Oct 2006
NHS Employers says next year's NHS pay rise should not exceed inflation target
NHS Employers has advised the pay review bodies that next year's pay award for doctors, dentists, nurses and other healthcare staff should not exceed the Government's inflation target.
In its...
28 Sep 2006
NHS Employers response to Council of Deans press release on nursing, midwifery and allied health profession education in England
NHS Employers deputy director Sian Thomas said:
"The significant growth of the NHS workforce over the past six years has resulted in huge reductions in the number of vacancies across most...
28 Sep 2006
NHS Employers' response to the Information Centre's Quality and Outcomes Framework data
In response to today's announcement of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) data for April 2005 to April 2006, Dr Barbara Hakin, Chair of NHS Employers' General Medical Services negotiating team...
28 Sep 2006
NHS prepares for major new age legislation coming into force on Sunday
After two years of preparation, Europe's largest employer, the NHS, is ready for the new Age Discrimination legislation, which comes into effect this weekend.
Carole Smith, age diversity...
28 Sep 2006
NHS prepares for major new age legislation coming into force on Sunday
After two years of preparation, Europe's largest employer, the NHS, is ready for the new Age Discrimination legislation, which comes into effect this weekend.
Carole Smith, age diversity...
26 Sep 2006
New report published on providing better care for patients with long term conditions
Patients living with long-term medical conditions such as heart failure and chronic respiratory conditions are the focus of a new report published today by NHS Employers.
The Improving Services...
26 Sep 2006
NHS Employers welcomes BMA decision on new doctors' contract
NHS Employers has today welcomed the agreement of the BMA to jointly submit the proposed new contract for staff grade and associate specialist (SAS) doctors to the Health Departments for...
24 Aug 2006
NHS Employers and GPC announce details of development of QOF
NHS Employers and the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) of the BMA today announce the process for the ongoing development of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) of the GP...
18 Aug 2006
NHS Employers' response to Healthcare Commission report on NHS trusts' compliance with race relations law
Carol Baxter, head of equality and diversity at NHS Employers said:
'These findings clearly show that there is a lot of work to be done to ensure that trusts are fully compliant with race...
01 Aug 2006
NHS Employers and trade unions announce proposals for new NHS pension scheme arrangements
NHS staff and employers are being asked to comment on proposed changes to the NHS pension scheme arrangements for England and Wales, unveiled jointly today by NHS Employers and healthcare trade...
31 Jul 2006
NHS Employers and trade unions launch consultation on new redundancy arrangements for NHS staff
NHS Employers and trade unions are today launching a consultation on new redundancy and early retirement arrangements for NHS staff.
Staff and employers are being asked for their views on...
20 Jul 2006
NHS Employers response to BMA decision not to put proposed SAS doctors contract out to ballot
NHS Employers today said it was disappointed at the BMA's decision not to allow its members a chance to vote on a proposed new contract for staff grade and associate specialist doctors.
Heather...
19 Jul 2006
New report published on improving children's services in the NHS
Children have been receiving faster and more appropriate NHS services thanks to a 10-month change programme, according to a new report published today by NHS Employers.
Around 40 NHS...
14 Jul 2006
Response to CMO and CNO announcement on professional regulation
NHS Employers deputy director Alastair Henderson said: "NHS Employers is pleased these long-awaited proposals on professional regulation have now been set out. We think it is absolutely right that...
14 Jul 2006
Response to House of Lord's judgement that an employer can be sued over harassment by an employee
Julian Topping, head of workplace health and employment at NHS Employers, said:
'This landmark judgement that employers can be held responsible for bullying by their staff has far-reaching...
12 Jul 2006
NHS Employers and GPC reach agreement on childhood vaccination programme
NHS Employers and the General Practitioners Committee of the BMA have reached an agreement which will pave the way for the start of the childhood vaccination programme against pneumococcal...
12 Jul 2006
NHS Employers pledges support to help reduce costs of temporary nurses
NHS Employers has today welcomed the National Audit Office (NAO) report on managing temporary nursing staff costs.
Sian Thomas, deputy director at NHS Employers, said: "Helping NHS trusts to...
03 Jul 2006
Supporting UK nurses - band 5 nurses to be taken off the home office shortage occupation list/NHS Employers issues support materials to help the NHS manage workforce changes
The extra investment in nurse education means that the NHS no longer needs to hire more junior nurses from abroad, Health Minister Lord Warner announced today.
Nursing has historically been...
08 Jun 2006
NHS Employers and the BDA announce negotiations to modernise salaried dentists' contract
NHS Employers and the British Dental Association (BDA) have today announced that they are starting negotiations to modernise the contract of employment for salaried primary care dentists.
The...
26 May 2006
Agenda for Change pay circular agreed
Alastair Henderson, Deputy Director of NHS Employers said:
'We are pleased to announce that we have received confirmation today that the staff side of the Pay Negotiating Council (PNC) has...
19 May 2006
NHS Employers response to BMA call for zero tolerance on bullying and harassment in the workplace
Alastair Henderson, Deputy Director of NHS Employers said:
'The Healthcare Commission's staff survey results in March highlighted the problems of bullying and harassment in the NHS. But they...
16 May 2006
NHS Employers' response to GMC annual tracking survey
Alastair Henderson, Deputy Director of NHS Employers said:
'The GMC's survey paints an encouraging picture of the willingness of doctors to pursue concerns about the ability of their colleagues...
11 May 2006
Major 'job losses' in the NHS are misleading, says NHS Employers
Reports of major NHS 'job losses' in the NHS are misleading and few people are being made redundant, according to NHS Employers.
Information gathered by NHS Employers from a survey of trust HR...
10 May 2006
NHS Employers response to Kings Fund report on the consultant contract
NHS Employers' Deputy Director Alastair Henderson said:
"The new consultant contract was the first time the way consultants work had been reviewed
since the NHS was set up in 1948 and it...
26 Apr 2006
NHS celebrates innovation in reducing workplace back injuries among staff
An innovative project to reduce musculoskeletal strain and injury among NHS staff working in hospital operating theatres has this week been recognised in the national Back in Work Awards.
The...
25 Apr 2006
NHS Employers launches bullying guidance
NHS Employers today launches guidance to help employers tackle problems with bullying and harassment in their trusts.
Bullying and harassment in the workplace was highlighted by the Healthcare...
24 Apr 2006
NHS Employers comment on job losses in the NHS
Redundancies are a last resort and NHS organisations are doing everything that they can to protect patients and staff according to NHS Employers, revealing the results of a snapshot survey of HR...
18 Apr 2006
NHS Employers' response to GP earnings story
In response to claims about GP earnings, Dr Barbara Hakin, chair of NHS Employers negotiating team said:
"If there are GPs who are earning sums in the region of £250,000, the numbers will be very...
03 Apr 2006
Midwives spend more time with women and babies thanks to new support worker role
Midwives are spending more quality time with new mothers and their babies thanks to the introduction of a new type of support worker, according to a report out today.
Maternity support workers:...
30 Mar 2006
NHS Employers welcomes pay awards for NHS staff
NHS Employers, the employers' organisation for the NHS, has today welcomed the announcement of the pay awards for NHS staff which reflect the recommendations made in its evidence.
The...
28 Mar 2006
NHS Employers and GPC announce new dispensing fee scale
A new unified dispensing fee scale will come into effect from 1st April 2006.
NHS Employers, the BMA's General Practitioners Committee (GPC) and the Dispensing Doctors' Association have...
23 Mar 2006
NHS Employers and BMA publish more details of possible SAS contract framework
More details of a possible framework for the new contract for SAS doctors are published today (Thursday 23 March, 2006) by the British Medical Association and NHS Employers.
No final agreement...
22 Mar 2006
NHS Employers response to Healthcare Commission staff survey results
NHS Employers' Director Steve Barnett said today:
'In this time of considerable pressure on the health service and on its staff, it is reassuring that this years' staff survey results show a...
07 Mar 2006
SAS contract blueprint outlined: joint press release from NHS Employers and BMA
A possible framework for the new staff and associate specialist contract, which would see an end to the discretionary and optional points system, is outlined today (Tuesday 7 March 2006) by the BMA...
28 Feb 2006
NHS Employers' response to RCN survey Working Well - At Breaking Point
In response to the survey results, Julian Topping, Head of Workplace Health and Employment at NHS Employers said:
'We know that there is an issue with workplace stress and bullying and harassment...
27 Feb 2006
NHS Employers' response to the Women and Work Commission report, Shaping a Fairer Future
In response to the Women and Work Commission report, NHS Employers director Steve Barnett said:
'As the largest employer in the UK with more than 1.3 million staff, the NHS leads the way with the...
24 Feb 2006
Joint letter from NHS Employers and the BMA to Hospital Doctor on SAS negotiations
Dear Sir
The BMA and NHS Employers refute claims that negotiations on the new Staff and Associate Specialist (SAS) contract are on the brink of collapse (Hospital Doctor p1, 23/02/06). We are...
20 Feb 2006
New contract and QOF guidance published
The BMA's General Practitioners Committee and NHS Employers are today jointly publishing guidance on the revised national GP contract and on the revised Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), both to...
26 Jan 2006
NHS Jobs service saves trusts £5 million
Figures released by NHS Employers today at the Healthcare People Management Association conference in Manchester show that trusts have saved over £5 million by using NHS Jobs, the e-recruitment...
19 Jan 2006
Nearly 100 per cent of NHS staff have moved onto Agenda for Change pay and conditions
Nearly all NHS staff have now been moved on to Agenda for Change terms and conditions. The latest figures show that 96 per cent of staff in England had been moved to their new pay band at the end of...
03 Jan 2006
NHS Employers publishes revised list of agencies for overseas recruitment
NHS Employers has published today an updated list of agencies that have signed up to the Code of Practice on international recruitment.
The code was revised in December 2004 to include...
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