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TUPE or not TUPE? NHS Trust did not unfairly dismiss workers
An employment tribunal has found that a hospital trust did not unfairly dismiss 13 maintenance workers because they had not...
‘Proactive’ OH service needed to improve NHS staff wellbeing
More support and a “proactive” occupational health service is needed to help improve the mental health and wellbeing of the...
NHS culture is ‘dysfunctional’ says chairman
In a stinging attack on 25 years of healthcare policy, Lord David Prior, chairman of NHS England, has described the inherent dysfunctionality of the NHS, saying that it needs to “recapture its vocational engaged spirit”.
Invest in NHS staff retention, report says
The NHS needs to make more investment in its current workforce rather than creating new roles if it is to...
Brexit: EU settlement scheme details cause consternation
Updated EU Settlement Scheme details have been criticised as onerous and clumsy by both immigration law specialists and workers in...
88-year-old woman wins age discrimination case at tribunal
An employment tribunal ruled this week that the dismissal of an 88-year-old medical secretary was unfair, and “tainted by discrimination”....
Quarterly NHS vacancy levels surpass 90,000
NHS vacancies are running at more than 90,000 per quarter, newly released statistics reveal.
The figures, from NHS Digital, are...
Staff shortages could swallow up extra NHS funding
Even with the extra funding announced in the health service’s Long Term Plan, NHS trusts are unlikely to meet performance...
Under pressure – how can we better protect health professionals from burnout?
NHS England’s announcement of a new mental health support scheme for doctors has put the pressures faced by health professionals...
Healthcare provider charges workers for calling in sick
A healthcare provider that employs 7,000 staff has been imposing a £50 charge on employees who call in sick without...
Recruiters sound alarm over falling EU migration figures
Significant changes in migration patterns were revealed today in the latest Office for National Statistics figures, causing serious concerns for...
Staff bullied at investigated NHS Trust
Staff at a Shropshire hospital trust being investigated over a high number of baby deaths have reported a culture of...
Health sector discusses Brexit risk to the NHS
While Theresa May was yesterday making her statement to the House of Commons chamber on the Brexit withdrawal agreement, health...
Scrap net migration target, say London businesses
Business campaigners have called for a radical shake-up to rules governing the immigration of workers at all skill levels.
London...
Doctor practised medicine for 22 years without qualification
The qualifications of around 3,000 foreign doctors in the UK are being checked after it emerged a woman practised psychiatry...
