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Industrial action

To support employers, this page draws together important resources to help you with preparing for any potential industrial action.
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Handbook

NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook

Handbook amendment number 49 TCS Advisory Notice (01/2023) 

6 February 2023
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Pay scales for 2022/23

NHS terms and conditions annual, hourly and HCAS pay values scales for 2022/23

4 August 2022
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Latest resources

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Disability History Month 2022

Find out what happened during the month and access resources to help you support disabled staff in the workplace.

9 January 2023
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Changes to the NHS Pension Scheme to attract and retain experienced staff

Read about the changes to introduce more flexibility on retirement and address pension tax issues caused by rapidly rising inflation.

10 March 2023
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Webinar

agiLab: feeling seen, being heard, taking action

Join the National Engagement Service and agiLab for a session on addressing the agile working needs of workers living in low-income households.

18 April 2023 14:00 - 17:00 GMT
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Webinar

Local clinical excellence awards - planning future rounds webinar

Join our webinar to learn the current position on awards rounds and hear from employers about some good practices on how awards have been implemented.

29 March 2023 13:00 - 14:30 GMT

Latest news

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National Supported Internship Day

Today - Monday 27 March 2023 - is the first-ever National Supported Internship Day

27 March 2023
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BMA and HCSA announce further industrial action dates

This page details the industrial action dates announced by the trade unions representing junior doctors.

27 March 2023
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Survey on faith and belief staff networks

Please complete our survey to gather insights on faith and belief staff networks in the NHS.

24 March 2023
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Code of Practice for International Recruitment updated

Learn about the latest updates to the Code of Practice for International Recruitment

23 March 2023
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Upcoming events

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Conference

OD in the NHS X- Looking back and stepping forward: OD at the heart of transformation

Celebrate ten years of OD in the NHS by joining us at NHS X, taking place at etc venues County Hall, London on 27 February 2023.

27 February 2023 10:00 - 16:30 GMT
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Webinar

An introduction to the Governance Maturity Matrix

Book on to our series of webinars in partnership with HEE on governing advanced practitioners and using the Governance Maturity Matrix

28 March 2023 13:00 - 24 April 2023 11:30 GMT
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Deaf and hard of hearing gathering for health and care colleagues

Join us face to face for this unique opportunity to connect, share and discuss inclusion.

13 March 2023 10:30 - 15:30 GMT
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Latest blog posts

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Confirmed industrial action strike days

This page details the confirmed industrial action dates for health, transport and education staff in England.

27 March 2023
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Code of Practice red and amber list of countries

This list is based upon the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List, 2020 and will be updated alongside progress reports.

23 March 2023
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Application process for the Ethical Recruiters List

Information on the application process for the Ethical Recruiters List, how the list is monitored, and the appeals procedure.

23 March 2023
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