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HSJ LocalTrust faces 'toughest financial challenge ever'
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has warned staff it is facing its “toughest year yet” in 2017-18 after its performance deteriorated over winter.
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GMC warns against 'unreasonable withdrawal' over IR35
The General Medical Council has warned that any locum doctors engaging in “unreasonable withdrawal” from work could exacerbate pressure on health services and potentially risk patient safety.
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NewsExclusive: Leak reveals worst case scenario for nursing after Brexit
Modelling by civil servants shows NHS nursing supply could fail to meet demand by 2025-26 Worst case scenario shows a shortage of between 26,000 and 42,000 nurses Health minister convenes new committee to drive policy response After Brexit the NHS could be hit by a shortage of more ...
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NewsTrust A&E 'hours from closing' as locum pay row deepens
Lincoln County Hospital A&E was “hours from closure” after locums declined work NHS Improvement says it is unacceptable for locums to hold NHS to ransom Eleven doctors did not show up for work at UHNM’s A&E A hospital emergency department was “just hours from closure” last week after ...
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NewsTrusts 'trying not to blink' in locum pay standoff
Jim Mackey has said NHS trusts are “trying to not blink” amid standoffs with locum doctors, agency nurses and private contractors over new tax rules introduced by HM Revenue and Customs.
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NewsMackey: 'We dropped a clanger' on agency staff rules
NHSI announced new rules in February to prevent trusts from using agency staff who are also employed by the NHS, but said it was “pausing” the policy last week Jim Mackey says “we dropped a clanger but we fixed it” NHS regulators have admitted they “dropped a clanger” ...
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NewsNHS England national director to step down next month
New care models director Samantha Jones is to step down next month to spend more time with her children, HSJ has learned.
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NewsLack of workforce plan 'biggest internal threat' to NHS sustainability
The lack of a “comprehensive long term workforce strategy” represents the biggest internal threat to the sustainability of the NHS, a new report says.
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NHS in 'Mexican standoff' with locums due to new tax rules
New tax regulations for off-payroll staff come into force on Thursday Some locums and temporary staff are refusing to work at NHS trusts Trusts face “Hobson’s choice” over locums’ pay demands, says finance director Medical director says NHS “must hold the line” on pay cap The NHS is ...
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NewsNew £2bn training supplier framework created for NHS
NHS Shared Business Services creating new framework for apprentice training supplies The framework available free of charge to the NHS Potential market value for is estimated at £2bn by 2021 NHS Shared Business Services is creating a new framework for suppliers of apprenticeship training with a potential market ...
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NewsMackey: New agency staff rules put on hold
NHS Improvement pauses new rules on employing agency staff RCN says plans were “ill conceived” and delay is welcome Jim Mackey says other planned changes announced in February will go ahead NHS Improvement has delayed “until further notice” bringing in new rules to prevent trusts from using agency ...
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NewsPlan to boost nurse numbers by 2020
NHS England says health service will need more qualified nurses by 2020 NHS will launch fast track two year training programme and focus on retention Health Education England to publish workforce plan in April NHS England has said the health service will need more registered nurses by 2020 ...
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NewsReport: Force NHS boards to publish gender balance data
NHS organisations should be forced to publish data on the gender balance of their boards and senior management teams, a new report backed by NHS Improvement has said.
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NewsArticle 50: Theresa May warned to safeguard NHS workforce
Coalition of health and social care organisations call for new post-Brexit immigration policy NHS Employers chief executive says government “must take all possible measures” to safeguard workforce supply Cavendish Coalition says policy should be based on workers’ “public service value” rather than salary A coalition of health and ...
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NewsBrexit: What does article 50 mean for the NHS?
Theresa May is expected to write to EU leaders today to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon treaty – and begin the process of removing the UK from the European Union.
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NewsGovernment told to end current pay restraint policy
NHS Pay Review Body warns government action is needed on pay policy Ministers told the lack of a people strategy means workforce issues being neglected One per cent pay rise recommended for all NHS staff Ministers have been warned by the NHS Pay Review Body that action will ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs given legal directions over finance and appointments
Three east London clinical commissioning groups have been given legal directions by NHS England over finance and governance issues.
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NewsNHS pension costs to shift from DH to employers
Employer pension contributions will rise from 1 April to cover cost of new levy Department of Health considers the pension scheme a frontline operational service NHS Business Services Authority will receive £35m NHS employers will have to increase their contributions to the NHS pension scheme from next month ...
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HSJ LocalNHS England asked to investigate CCG pay rises
Theresa May said health secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked NHS England to look at pay increases for non-executives at Liverpool CCG Rosie Cooper MP has raised concerns over “shocking pay increases” Salary rises came after increase in working days NHS England has been asked to investigate pay increases ...
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HSJ LocalCCG pays ambulance staff wages following private provider dispute
£642,000 of goodwill payments made to ambulance workers by CCG Chief finance officer says: “We are not setting a precendent” CCG admits “there was frailty in the subcontracting market” Commissioners in Sussex paid a total of £642,000 in wages to former NHS staff after their private company employer ...