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Staff engagement in the NHS
NHS Employers has launched a new briefing bringing evidence on the benefits of staff engagement together with good practice examples of employer-led initiatives from across the country. Staff engagement was a central theme of Lord Darzi’s NHS Next Stage Review and evidence increasingly points to improved productivity and patient experience when staff feel positively about their employer and a strong sense of engagement with their place of work.
NHS Employers has launched a new briefing bringing evidence on the benefits of staff engagement together with good practice examples of employer-led initiatives from across the country. Staff engagement was a central theme of Lord Darzi’s NHS Next Stage Review and evidence increasingly points to improved productivity and patient experience when staff feel positively about their employer and a strong sense of engagement with their place of work.
Equality guides for employers
The Department of Health (DH) has published the first of four equality guides on transgender, to be followed by guides on age, religion or belief and sexual orientation. Summaries of the key points for employers, starting with the first trans gender guide, and links to the full DH guides are now available.
The Department of Health (DH) has published the first of four equality guides on transgender, to be followed by guides on age, religion or belief and sexual orientation. Summaries of the key points for employers, starting with the first trans gender guide, and links to the full DH guides are now available.
Responsible officer consultation response
NHS Employers has responded to the Department of Health consultation on Responsible Officers (ROs) and their Duties Relating to the Medical Profession. The response reflects the concerns of employers about the practicalities of introducing the RO role to trusts in terms of accountability and affordability.
NHS Employers has responded to the Department of Health consultation on Responsible Officers (ROs) and their Duties Relating to the Medical Profession. The response reflects the concerns of employers about the practicalities of introducing the RO role to trusts in terms of accountability and affordability.
HR directors' poll shows they are positive about the future
NHS Employers today publishes results of a poll of HR directors, showing that the mood is positive about the year ahead. Prior to the NHS Employers annual conference in Birmingham this week, we asked NHS HR directors their thoughts on issues ranging from staff morale to workforce planning and the outlook for HR as a profession. Of 139 responses, 37% said service improvement and redesign was their greatest workforce priority, reflecting the direction set out in Lord Ara Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review and the associated workforce changes. Staff engagement (20%) came next on the list, while recruitment and retention followed at 13%, and 18% said workforce planning was a challenge.
NHS Employers today publishes results of a poll of HR directors, showing that the mood is positive about the year ahead. Prior to the NHS Employers annual conference in Birmingham this week, we asked NHS HR directors their thoughts on issues ranging from staff morale to workforce planning and the outlook for HR as a profession. Of 139 responses, 37% said service improvement and redesign was their greatest workforce priority, reflecting the direction set out in Lord Ara Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review and the associated workforce changes. Staff engagement (20%) came next on the list, while recruitment and retention followed at 13%, and 18% said workforce planning was a challenge.
Single equality schemes in the NHS: the developing picture
This new briefing looks at why trusts are considering developing single equality schemes and highlights the learning from those organisations that have already developed and implemented one.
This new briefing looks at why trusts are considering developing single equality schemes and highlights the learning from those organisations that have already developed and implemented one.
Events
Equality and diversity: a clean bill of health
20 January, 2009
NHS Employers' equality and diversity conference in London takes place against the backdrop of a new single Equality Bill, with a programme designed to help delegates explore how far they have come within their own organisations and what more they need to do to meet the challenges of the emerging agenda.
20 January, 2009
NHS Employers' equality and diversity conference in London takes place against the backdrop of a new single Equality Bill, with a programme designed to help delegates explore how far they have come within their own organisations and what more they need to do to meet the challenges of the emerging agenda.
Publications
Staff engagement in the NHS (249 kB PDF)
Occupational health and safety standards (985 kB PDF)
Single equality schemes in the NHS (304 kB PDF)
Mental health and employment in the NHS (278 kB PDF)
Navigating equality and diversity in the NHS (399 kB PDF)
The future of professional regulation (78 kB PDF)
Working with lesbian, gay or bi-sexual people (212 kB PDF)