Archive: Nhs Personnel

NHS job cuts total 'doubles to 50,000'

The number of job cuts expected in the NHS has nearly doubled in the last few months, according to new research.

900 NHS job cuts 'regrettable'

Nurses protest against NHS job cuts

Stop meddling in the NHS, ministers told

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BASC's guidance on the transport of shoot personnel

In the wake of the recent serious incident in Essex, in which a number of beaters were injured when the trailer they were travelling in overturned, the UK's largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), is reiterating its guidance for the transportation of people on shoot days.

IET: New help for Armed Forces personnel facing redundancy

Today, as hundreds of redundancy notices are issued to Armed Forces personnel, Europe’s largest engineers’ organisation is launching a scheme to help them gain new qualifications, access training and find alternative jobs.

RCP President: NHS creaking at the seams

Sir Richard Thompson, President of the Royal College of Physicians, commenting on today’s release of waiting list statistics from the Department of Health, said he was worried about the implications of the rise in the number of patients waiting for diagnosis and treatment.

Unite: Cameron not trusted on NHS, new poll reveals

On the eve of the second reading of the much maligned Health and Social Care Bill a new poll by Unite the union has shown that over 90 per cent of people do not trust David Cameron on the NHS.

Cameron midwives promise 'broken'

Maternity services are under ever-increasing pressure, say the RCM

David Cameron and Nick Clegg have gone back on promises made to increase the number of midwives, the Royal College of Midwives has claimed.

1,700 DoH staff 'face the axe'

The government has ring-fenced health spending, but the DoH will apparently suffer 1,700 job cuts

As many as 1,700 outsourced staff working at the Department of Health (DoH), including medical professionals, are to be made redundant, according to media reports.

NHS consultants face bonus crackdown

NHS consultants' bonuses face harsh light of review

A review of bonuses paid to NHS consultants across Britain has been tasked with ensuring they are "affordable".

Flexible NHS staff 'face privatisation'

Flexible staff face NHS privatisation fears

The government is to seek private sector investment in the management of 50,000 temporary NHS staff, prompting fears about privatisation of the health service.

Coalition restless over working hours cap

Restricted working hours could harm surgeons' training

EU rules preventing doctors working more than 48 hours are "clearly unsatisfactory", the Department of Health has said.

New nurses will need degrees by 2013

Nurses will be trained to degree-level by 2013

All National Health Service nurses will be required to complete a degree before beginning work within four years, the Department of Health (DoH) has announced.

'Cruel' NHS nurses mistreat elderly

Some elderly and terminally-ill patients are being treated in an appalling manner by "bad, cruel nurses" according to the Patients Association.

NHS staff sickness rockets

The average annual sick leave taken by an NHS employee is 10.7 days, well above both public and private sector averages.

Sickness rates among NHS staff are 50 per cent higher than the private sector average, a highly critical government review has revealed.

The NHS' working hours sore spot

Junior doctors now covered by European working time directive

Junior NHS doctors are beginning their first full working week under the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) - and many are not happy about it.

Question-mark hangs over NHS efficiency savings

NHS staff are supposed to be more efficient

The NHS' ability to manage impending 'efficiency savings' is in doubt, judging by its past performance, an influential committee of MPs has said.

Nurses rewarded with more responsibility

Gordon Brown will unveil plans to give more autonomy to frontline public services in a sweeping programme of reform later today.

Govt wants patients' comments on GPs' performance

Patients will be encouraged to post comments about their GPs' performance on an NHS website

Patients are to be encouraged to comment on their GPs' performance on an NHS website.

Hospitals fear impact of working-hour limit

Doctors will only be allowed to work 48 hours a week from August

Funding to help hospitals cope with working-hours limits for doctors to be introduced next year is not reaching the frontline, it has been claimed.

DoH leadership "inept" during doctors' reforms

Reforms to doctors' careers resulted in a number of problems

MPs have branded the Department of Health's leadership during last year's reforms to junior doctors' careers as "totally inadequate".

Govt makes nurses three-year pay promise

Alan Johnson hopes deal with end disputes

Nurses and other workers were today offered a three-year pay deal guaranteeing salary increases until 2011.

Short Iraq assignments to be available for doctors

Doctors to complete short tours to treat UK troops

Plans are being made for highly skilled NHS specialists to be able to deploy on short assignments with Armed Forces, the health secretary is to announce.

Lib Dems reveal more nurses out of work

Rising numbers of nurses left out of work

The number of medical professionals left unemployed has risen considerably over the past three years, figures revealed today.

Govt 'damaged' relationship with GPs over hours row

The government has harmed its relationship with the medical profession in the debate over extended GP opening hours, doctors have claimed.

Govt offers cash incentive for midwives to return to wards

Govt hopes to recruit 4,000 extra midwives

Former midwives will be offered a £3,000 "golden hello" as an incentive to return to the profession, the government announced today.

DoH insists staff safety "utmost importance"

Half of mental health nurses report abuse

The government has insisted the safety of mental health staff is of "paramount importance", after data showed nearly half have been subject to physical attacks.

Foreign medics 'banned' from NHS

Johnson says UK medics will get priority

The Department of Health (DoH) has restated its intention British medical graduates are prioritised for training posts in the UK.

Johnson writes to all GPs over longer opening hours

Johnson written to all MPs over extending opening reforms

The health secretary has called on GPs to adopt longer opening hours in a bid to improve patient access.

Report criticises govt control of medic training

Sir John Tooke completes report into junior doctor recruitment

The government should be stripped of its responsibility for overseeing the training of junior doctors, a report into last year's medic recruitment fiasco has concluded.