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NHS England transition team named

By Liz Wells 17 March 2025

NHS England transition chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has written to staff to inform them of his new team, reports suggest.

WORKFORCE

Changes to Skilled Worker visas need 'whole government collaboration'

By Liz Wells 17 March 2025

Changes to Skilled Worker visas have not been fully assessed and there has been limited collaboration with the Home Office and departments on immigration and addressing skills shortages from within...

SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Surrey and Sussex trust chief executive to retire

By Liz Wells 17 March 2025

Angela Stevenson, chief executive of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH), is to retire after 37 years in the NHS.

NORTHERN IRELAND AMBULANCE SERVICE

NI Ambulance workers vote for industrial action in shift dispute

By Liz Wells 13 March 2025

Paramedics and ambulance workers at Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) have voted for industrial action over a proposed new shift system.

NHS ENGLAND

Frontline NHS staff facing rise in physical violence

By Liz Wells 13 March 2025

One in seven NHS staff (14%) experienced physical violence from patients, their relatives or other members of the public in 2024, new research reveals.

WORKFORCE

Rules prioritise recruiting care workers in England

By Liz Wells 12 March 2025

Care providers will be required to prioritise recruiting international care workers already in England before recruiting from overseas under new rules laid in Parliament.

BMA

Extent of unfilled doctors' shifts in London hospitals revealed

By Liz Wells 12 March 2025

More than 32,000 shifts that doctors in hospitals across London should have filled, were not staffed over six months in 2024, new research reveals.

WORKFORCE

Government commits to miscarriage bereavement leave law change

By Liz Wells 12 March 2025

The Government has indicated that it has accepted the need for bereavement leave for pregnancy loss in its flagship Employment Rights Bill and would have further discussions with the Lords on the m...

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