Commissioning a Patient-Led NHS
NHS Employers is leading on supporting the NHS through the HR implications of CPLNHS. These pages are designed to offer employers the support and guidance you need throughout the CPLNHS process.
Transforming NHS ambulance services
In June 2005 the Department of Health (DH) published a review of ambulance services in England: "Taking Healthcare to the Patient: Transforming NHS Ambulance Services". The role of NHS Employers is to support the ambulance service through the HR implications of TNHSAS by representing their views at a national level and by providing guidan
Core standards for NHS managers
This page outlines the guidance and policy documents for employers that cover the core standards for NHS managers and the relevant employment practice for NHS organisations.
Professional regulation
NHS Employers support and advise employers on all areas of professional regulation. The systems for the regulation of both the medical and the non-medical workforce are under review.
Organisational change
This page has guidance and standards for employers to help them support staff either through organisation-wide change or changes affecting individual staff.
Suspension procedures consultation
The Department of Health is consulting on proposals to bring in procedures to suspend and terminate non-executive directors in non-foundation trust NHS bodies.
Corporate Manslaughter Act
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (CMCHA) comes into effect on 6 April 2008. This page has details about the new Act and the key points for employers.
Top 100 nursing employers
NHS Employers and the Nursing Times jointly announced the third NT Top 100 awards on 31 March, recognising excellent health sector employers as voted by their nursing staff.
Sign the Skills Pledge
The Skills Pledge is a voluntary, public commitment by the leadership of an organisation to support all its employees to develop their basic skills, including literacy and numeracy, and work towards qualifications to at least level 2 (equivalent to 5 good GCSEs). NHS Employers is encouraging trust to sign up.
Notice periods for NHS bodies
Department of Health Directions to standardise notice periods to no more than six months for chief executives, executive directors and other senior managers will come into force on 18 June 2008.
