Public sector

Cheshire police announces corporate manslaughter investigation into the Countess of Chester Hospital, where serial killer Lucy Letby worked.

Consultant doctors have vowed to pause strike action for four weeks if ministers agree to talks with conciliation service Acas.

Civil service headcout is capped with immediate effect and spending on equality, diversion and inclusion is to be reviewed.

The NHS has introduced a fit and proper persons’ test for board members, a move that some in HR feel could be rolled out in other sectors. 

The civil service is to employ 2,500 new tech recruits via apprenticeships and early careers programmes by June 2025.

Recruitment drives by the UK Border Force has led to prisons near ports and airports finding it difficult to retain staff, a Prison Service has reported.

Firearms officers are handing in weapons in protest over a decision to charge a colleague with the murder of Chris Kaba.

Junior doctors and consultants are set to go on strike simultaneously for the first time.

Minimum service level regulations during strikes could be extended to doctors and nurses in hospitals to protect patient safety.

HM Inspectorate of Probation finds 29% vacancy rate and highlights issues around hybrid working.

The police force reveals there has been 100 dismissals for gross misconduct over the past year, as the Met scrambles to overhaul its culture.

A government taskforce is aiming to cut teachers' workload by five hours a week to help improve retention.

With concerns growing about the ‘Pirola’ variant of Covid-19, a teaching union has called for those with long Covid not to be forgotten.

There are significant variations in maternity pay across fire and rescue services in the UK.

The political furore over crumbling concrete in schools and hospitals has led to fears that putting things right could in...