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Commitment to our community

By Liz Wells 24 February 2025

Deputy chief people officer, Sarah Margetts, shares how North Bristol Trust’s Commitment to Our Community programme drives innovative recruitment and retention

UNITE

Infectious disease workers to strike over working conditions

By Lee Peart 24 February 2025

Five days of strike action is being launched by infection control workers at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital later this month.

BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

Trust taking 'racist, homophobic, or misogynistic' allegations 'very seriously'

By Lee Peart 24 February 2025

Barts Health NHS Trust has said it is taking allegations of racist, homophobic, or misogynistic behaviour ‘very seriously' following an external investigation.

NUFFIELD TRUST

Widening gulf in job satisfaction between youngest and oldest NHS staff

By Liz Wells 20 February 2025

Early careers clinical staff in the NHS have become more stressed and unhappy over the past decade, with over half of young workers now made ill through workplace stress, new analysis reveals.

ROYAL FREE LONDON

Nursing staff to wear cameras in boost to safety

By Liz Wells 20 February 2025

The Royal Free London (RFL) introduced body worn cameras for senior nurses in certain areas of the trust to help staff remain safe during incidents of violence and aggression.

SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Tributes paid to chief executive of Sherwood Forest Hospitals

By Liz Wells 19 February 2025

Tributes have been paid to Paul Robinson, chief executive of Sherwood Forest Hospitals, who has passed away following a year-long battle with illness.

WORKFORCE

England's top doctors to review postgraduate medical training

By Liz Wells 19 February 2025

Two of England’s leading doctors are to oversee a review into postgraduate training for newly qualified medics.

NHS GLOUCESTERSHIRE ICB

Gloucestershire ICB unveils new chief executive

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

NHS Gloucestershire ICB has appointed Sarah Truelove as its new chief executive.

IFS

Public sector pay up by 5% in Scotland since 2019

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

Scottish Government and councils have agreed pay rises for staff in the NHS, schools and other parts of the devolved public sector over the past few years that are bigger than those awarded elsewhe...

RECRUITMENT

Collective action needed to meet enduring NHS workforce challenge

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

The NHS is still experiencing challenges with recruitment and retention, and a reliance on expensive agency staff to plug gaps in the workforce, a new report shows.