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NHS workforce shortages still a big risk even as nursing numbers grow

22 / 10 / 2020 2.32pm

NHS Employers has commented on the latest NHS workforce figures.

Funding for mental health support for NHS staff welcome as difficult winter approaches

20 / 10 / 2020 2.19pm

NHS Employers has welcomed the announcement of additional funding to support NHS staff mental health.

MAC recommendations for shortage occupation list still fall short for social care workers

29 / 9 / 2020 2.11pm

The Cavendish Coalition has responded to the Migration Advisory Committee review of shortage occupation lists.

'We can always do more' to support staff wellbeing, says NHS Employers in response to King's Fund report

23 / 9 / 2020 8.06am

NHS Employers has welcomed the recommendations in the new King’s Fund report, "The courage of compassion: Supporting nurses and midwives to deliver high-quality care", commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing.

More progress needed to achieve gender equality in NHS leadership

09 / 9 / 2020 7.11am

NHS leadership that more fairly represents women in senior roles is “essential, overdue and needed now”, according to a new report out today (Wednesday 9 September) from the NHS Confederation.

Greater support needed to help female staff deal with impact of COVID-19

25 / 8 / 2020 9.18am

The NHS risks losing the people who make up the largest proportion of its workforce to stress and exhaustion as a result of the COVID-19 crisis if its female staff are not fully supported in their roles, the results of a new survey show.

NHS Employers welcomes nursing degree apprenticeship announcement

10 / 8 / 2020 1.52pm

NHS Employers has welcomed a new government package worth £172 million to help train more nursing degree apprentices.

NHS People Plan welcome but no quick solution to years of disinvestment

29 / 7 / 2020 11.30pm

Responding to the announcement of the NHS People Plan for 2020/21, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, which is part of the NHS Confederation, said NHS People Plan welcome but no quick solution to years of disinvestment

NHS Employers welcomes funding for research projects to investigate COVID-19 and ethnicity

29 / 7 / 2020 8.11am

A total of £4.3 million of funding has been awarded to six new research projects to investigate COVID-19 and ethnicity by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

Investment needed in nurse training placement capacity, says NHS Employers

21 / 7 / 2020 8.49am

NHS Employers has responded to the RCN report, "Beyond the Bursary: Workforce Supply".