All Pay articles – Page 24
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NewsSalary rise for doctors below pay body's recommendation
The government has announced a pay rise for doctors - but its planned increase is less than that recommended by the independent pay review body.
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Government's pay deal funding falls short, say NHS leaders
NHS providers have accused the government of failing to deliver sufficient funding to cover pay increases for outsourced staff following the Agenda for Change pay deal.
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NewsTeaching trust offers higher rates than 'mandated' bank cap
A London teaching trust is offering higher pay than those “mandated” by the London-wide bank rates for medical locums following feedback from staff.
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LeaderJeremy Hunt: a ‘good’ health secretary?
Jeremy Hunt’s tenure as health secretary - the longest there has been - has come to an end. HSJ editor Alastair Mclellan reflects on his achievements and missteps.
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NewsSocial enterprises will benefit from pay deal, Hunt confirms
The health and social care secretary has confirmed that NHS staff working for social enterprises will have their pay uplift fully funded.
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NewsGovernment warned NHS workforce gap could persist until 2027
The NHS Pay Review Body has warned ministers that the workforce gap in the health service “will persist until 2027” unless action is taken.
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NewsExclusive: Ministers drawing up plans for new staff 'offer'
Ministers and NHS leaders are holding discussions to draw up a new “offer” to the NHS workforce to help boost staff retention, HSJ understands.
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NewsRegulator to 'tighten the screws' on agency spending
NHS Improvement has launched a new crackdown on NHS agency staff spending prompting warnings the ambitions could be “undeliverable in practice.”
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NewsStaff from 13 unions accept NHS pay deal
NHS staff from 13 trade unions have voted to accept the government’s new pay offer.
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NewsPay deal could be 'anti-competitive' warns NHS England director
An NHS England board member has warned the new government pay deal could be “catastrophic” for social enterprises and appeared to be “anti-competitive”.
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NewsNHS forced to overspend on staff to protect patient care
Operational pressures have forced NHS organisations to overspend on pay costs for the third year running with almost £1bn overspent on bank staff alone.
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NewsMen 'disproportionately represented' in highest pay bands
Men are disproportionately represented in the highest pay bands for Agenda for Change despite an overall favourable pay gap towards women, an analysis shared with HSJ has revealed.
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NewsFlagship GP access pilots miss NHS England target
Only one in five sites funded by the government to boost GP opening hours has hit the target set by NHS England, new figures suggest.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: A money and numbers game
With recent reports on the need to raise healthcare spending in UK through tax increases, Andy Cowper ponders on the money and numbers game being played out
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CommentKarin Smyth: Do away with tax benefits for wholly owned companies
Wholly owned companies drive a further fragmentation of the NHS and ignore the strategic drive towards partnership and cooperation across systems, opines Karin Smyth
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News'Substantive' review of junior doctors' contract to go ahead
A review of the terms and conditions of the controversial junior doctors’ contract, which led to nationwide strike action will start in August, HSJ understands.
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CommentBrexit: Crucial to get the right workforce solution
If the government gets the workforce solution on the road to Brexit wrong and there are shortfalls in health and social care recruitment from EU countries, serious action such as increasing pay levels to make jobs in the sector more desirable to UK workers and increasing immigration from other countries ...
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NewsStaff shortages delay new locum rates rollout
Attempts to reduce locum medical spending in London are being hampered by concerns over staffing shortages, with one major trust delaying adoption of new lower pay rates.
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NewsRevealed: New money for 15 trusts to trial flexible working
Fifteen NHS trusts have been selected by the Department of Health and Social Care to receive funding for pilot projects to enable flexible working.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: How to spend it best: theft, teaching and toxin-taming
Andy Cowper discusses three themes of theft, teaching and toxin-taming that should inform the NHS turnaround strategy