All Agenda for Change articles – Page 11
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Comment'Deal with productivity variation, or risk the long term future of the NHS'
Only by swiftly adressing the issue of clinical practice variation and developing better evidence based practice can we stop the quality of NHS care eroding, writes Professor Alan Maynard.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: is local pay a fair deal everywhere?
George Osborne’s stated purpose in opening up the issue of local pay rates is to ensure “public sector pay does not distort local labour markets”.
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CommentCan the NHS Pay Review Body still be regarded as independent?
A “perfect storm” of issues surrounding staff terms and conditions could see all sides vying to influence the NHS Pay Review Body in the next 12 months. In such troubled times, can it realistically hope to retain its independence, asks Mike Jackson.
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NewsManagers divided over local pay options
NHS leaders are divided over a possible move away from national pay bargaining, although most managers with responsibilities over pay bills support greater local flexibility.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhere is the NHS equivalent of the strategic defence and security review?
The so-called “radical” health reforms are for the large part anything but, but they raise a central point about an imbalance in the NHS workforce and its sustainability in the current system. This needs to be addressed urgently, writes Robert Royce.
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NewsOsborne sets out details of NHS local pay review
Chancellor George Osborne has claimed there is a “clear case” for changing the national NHS pay deal in a letter setting out eight areas to be considered in a forthcoming review.
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HSJ Local
Burton FT admits 'desire to vary' Agenda for Change
WORKFORCE: There is a “desire to vary Agenda for Change” at Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust, according to its human resources director.
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NewsSocial enterprise staff deals could create 'two tier workforce'
Health unions are warning of a growing “two tier workforce” as social enterprises replace NHS terms and conditions with their own employment packages.
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NewsLarge variation in nursing skill mix, figures show
Figures obtained by HSJ reveal a large difference in staff skill mix between different hospital trusts.
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NewsLansley: QIPP savings £1bn lower than expected
The savings the NHS estimates it will need over the next four years are more than £1bn lower than the often-quoted £20bn target, the health secretary said this week.
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NewsFoundation trusts consider moving away from national pay deal
Foundation trusts are showing an unprecedented willingness to publicly consider moving away from nationally negotiated staff terms and conditions.
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NewsNHS Confederation to warn MPs over weak QIPP performance
Financial and service failures will become frequent over the next year unless trusts improve their efficiency plans, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe right mix: why workforce planning and rostering has an impact on quality of care
The significant role nurse managers play in the deployment of staff and the need for robust education and development of approaches to this aspect of their role has consequences for the delivery of effective and high quality care, say Mary Cumming and colleagues.
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HSJ Local
Southend FT saves by holding back pay rise for low earners
WORKFORCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust expects to save more than £400,000 by holding back wage increases for low paid staff.
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NewsEquality initiative thwarted by 'continued discrimination'
The NHS is denying opportunities to non-white managers despite the millions of pounds that have been spent as part of a programme to tackle under-representation in senior posts, according to the scheme’s lead and members.
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NewsPensions strife threatens staff terms deal
Industrial strife over pensions reform is set to further frustrate trusts’ attempts to introduce changes to staff terms and conditions.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe Circle Prize for Inspiring Innovation - the shortlist
Which idea has the biggest potential to influence healthcare thinking? HSJ reveals the shortlist of the Circle Prize for Inspiring Innovation – for which the winner will receive £20,000.
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News£1.9bn cut to pay budgets revealed in trust CIPs
NHS providers are planning to cut pay budgets by £1.9bn this year, a study released exclusively to HSJ has revealed.
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HSJ Local
Carbon tax to cost West Herts trust £250,000
FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals has predicted a new carbon tax introduced by the government will cost the trust £250,000 this year.
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NewsMilton backs increments freeze deal amid congress heckles
Health minister Anne Milton drew heckles at the Royal College of Nursing congress after insisting a national pay increments freeze rejected by the union would remain on the table at local level.