Healthcare Management Magazine | Workforce

Latest workforce

PAY DEALS

Resident doctors in Northern Ireland accept pay offer

By Liz Wells 27 January 2025

Resident doctors in Northern Ireland have voted in favour of a pay offer from the Department of Health.

HEALTH VISITOR

Immediate action needed to end postcode lottery of health visitor support, survey

By Lee Peart 27 January 2025

A report has called for immediate Government action to increase the number of health visitors as a survey revealed large gaps in provision across the UK.

NATIONAL LIVING WAGE

Government advises NHS Employers on National Living Wage

By Liz Wells 24 January 2025

The government has advised NHS Employers that staff in Agenda for Change pay bands 1 and both pay points of band 2 will receive an advance to the 2025/26 pay award from 1 April in order to ensure c...

THE METROPOLITAN POLICE

Smarter training for custody nurses reduces unnecessary A&E visits

By Liz Wells 24 January 2025

A collaboration between the NHS and Metropolitan Police is resulting in quicker treatment for people in custody, avoiding unnecessary trips to A&E, while offering new opportunities for nurses.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Great Western Hospital set for strikes as Serco bosses 'refuse to honour' pay deal

By Liz Wells 24 January 2025

Hundreds of the lowest paid workers at Great Western Hospital in Swindon are set to take strike action next week in a long-running dispute with Serco over pay.

NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE ICB

NHS South Yorkshire's education programme backed by national body

By Liz Wells 23 January 2025

NHS South Yorkshire's Jobs for Everyone Primary Schools programme has been endorsed by the National Careers and Enterprise Company, the national body for careers education in England.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

Campaign tackles abuse towards staff in Leicester's hospitals

By Liz Wells 23 January 2025

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) has launched a campaign to tackle physical and verbal abuse towards staff working on its premises.

NEW CROSS HOSPITAL

Wolverhampton trust launches successful cervical screening clinic for staff

By Liz Wells 23 January 2025

A new cervical screening clinic set up for Wolverhampton NHS staff has been deemed a success.

WORKFORCE

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust continues employment project

By Liz Wells 22 January 2025

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is offering young people with learning disabilities and autism the opportunity to gain work experience and paid employment in areas such as catering, house...

WORKFORCE