All Agenda for Change articles – Page 3
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NewsNHSE agrees day rates of up to £1,600 for consultants and temporary managers
NHS England has approved two in three requests for trusts to bring in temporary ’very senior managers’ and consultants on daily rates of up to £1,600.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Doing North Bristol here
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsPension contributions overhaul from October will avoid pay cut
The NHS pension scheme is to be amended, so staff do not face a take-home pay cut by being pushed up a contribution tier because of annual pay awards.
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News‘Final straw’ as band 8 and 9 staff get ‘disgusting’ pay rise
WORKFORCE ‘Final straw’ as band 8 and 9 staff get ‘disgusting’ pay riseWORKFORCE ‘Final straw’ as band 8 and 9 staff get ‘disgusting’ pay rise Senior NHS staff on Agenda for Change pay bands 8 and 9 will receive much lower pay rises than those given to the majority of ...
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NewsUpdated: NHSE confirms £2bn extra pay bill will dent investment
Investment in diagnostics and new technology will be hit by the government’s decision to increase NHS pay above the 3 per cent budgeted for 2022-23, NHS England has said.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: NHS tech merger hampers staff retention
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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News‘Heavily funded NHS recruitment’ taking staff away from social care
Government advisers have warned that well-funded NHS recruitment campaigns are diverting staff away from social care services, and called on ministers to adopt a ‘joined-up approach’ to attracting workers to health and social care.
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NewsHold down NHS pay to ‘catch up on lost efficiency’, says government
The government has said pay for NHS very senior managers should be held down in 2022-23, and indicated it cannot fund more than a 3 per cent cash terms rise for Agenda for Change staff.
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NewsPension contributions for higher earners and part-time staff to be cut
The government has confirmed it will change how much people pay towards their NHS pension, with adjustments due to be phased in from October.
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CommentThe NHS' system for paying nurses needs an overhaul
Research shows that the seven-year public-sector pay cap over the last decade saw nurses’ earnings fall significantly, by 5 per cent after we factor in consumer price inflation, writes Nihar Shembavnekar
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NewsGovernment proposes changes to members’ NHS pension contributions
The government has launched a major consultation that proposes changing how much members pay into the NHS pension scheme, including cuts to contributions for some staff.
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NewsMajor trust extends insourcing of catering, cleaning and portering staff
A major hospital trust has extended the in-housing of hotel services across its sites, after the success of a one-year trial.
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NewsGovernment recommends 1pc pay rise for NHS staff
The government has recommended a headline 1 per cent pay increase for NHS staff next year.
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NewsVeteran NHS leader to chair Isle of Man care provider
A long-standing NHS chief executive and national agency leader has been appointed chair of a new board responsible for delivering health and care on the Isle of Man.
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NHS services face new tenders amid covid cost pressure
Ministers have been warned that councils are tendering NHS service contracts — meaning nurses could be put out of work in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic — in a letter seen by HSJ.
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HSJ LocalMedics demand better terms for 'less valued colleagues'
A third of the doctors employed by Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust have written to management calling on them to rethink a controversial outsourcing deal.
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NewsPrivate NHS contractor announces pay increase
A private health contractor which outsources staff to the NHS has announced a pay rise for its employees which it says will bring them in line with current Agenda for Change rates.
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Expert BriefingIs ‘the best place to work’ a pipe dream?
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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CommentCommunity health staff deserve their promised pay rise
Local authorities must receive significant increases in the public health grant so that community health providers can pay their staff adequately says Andrew Ridley
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NewsExclusive: Fresh row over public health funding
Public health commissioners and providers are warning they may be tens of millions of pounds out of pocket, amid a fresh row over funding for a pay uplift.