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Published: 30 April 2009
Employing AHPs and Health Scientists: Celebrating achievement
Allied health professionals and healthcare scientists receive the accolades they deserve.... Click here for more
Published: 20 April 2009
Employing Healthcare Professionals: How to recruit online
NHS Jobs is a great success story: here's how to make it work even harder for you.... Click here for more
Published: 15 December 2008
Employing Doctors & Dentists: Medical and dental workforce data
Can the UK ever become self sufficient in medical staff?... Click here for more

   













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29 June 2009
New members for the Health Professions Council appointed
The Health Professions Council (HPC) is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Council. There will be 19 members who will serve on the new Council alongside the appointed chair, Anna van der Gaag. More...
29 June 2009
Work-related stress having major impact on output
Work-related stress today damages national output even more than the loss to national output due to strikes at the peak of industrial unrest in the 1970s, research from the University of Warwick's Institute for Employment Research shows. More...
29 June 2009
Surgeons keep quiet about 'sharps injuries'
The majority of surgeons are not reporting 'sharps injuries' they receive, according to a paper published this month in the Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. More...
29 June 2009
Most trusts are compliant with EWTD
Around three per cent of services have been given more time to meet the EWTD, including services delivering 24-hour immediate patient care, supra specialist services and units in rural and isolated areas. More...
29 June 2009
Employers must update staff on pensions choice exercise
Employers have a responsibility to inform staff planning to retire before 1 October 2009 that this would mean they cannot participate in the NHS Pensions Choice exercise, according to NHS Employers. More...
29 June 2009
Multidisciplinary stroke meeting announced for healthcare professionals
Healthcare professionals working in stroke care across the UK are being invited to attend the fourth annual UK Stroke Forum on the 1-3 December 2009 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland. More...
29 June 2009
Dentists to be incentivised to take on new patients
New ways of encouraging dentists to take on new patients were announced by the Department of Health last week, following an independent review of NHS Dental Services by Professor Jimmy Steele. This includes linking dentists' income to the numbers of NHS patients they treat. More...
22 June 2009
Stress conference to focus on positive attitude to sickness
The International Stress Management Association (ISMA) is holding its annual conference on Wednesday 24 June and will include a presentation from Professor Dame Carol Black, national director for health and work. More...
22 June 2009
BMA calls for debate on the future of medical school fees
Following the recent National Union of Students (NUS) report Funding Our Future: a blueprint for an alternative higher education funding system, the BMA has called for a review of medical school fees. More...
22 June 2009
Agenda for Change has failed to deliver savings or change in working, MPs claim.
A highly critical report from the Commons Public Accounts Committee has supported claims made in a National Audit Office (NAO) report in January that no system-wide change in how staff work has been implemented following the introduction of Agenda for Change. More...
22 June 2009
BDA launches Good Practice Scheme for Scotland
The British Dental Association has launched its highly successful Good Practice Scheme in Scotland. More...
22 June 2009
More care to be delivered by healthcare assistants, NHS Employers suggests
Nursing could become a smaller, elite workforce but with an increasing number of healthcare assistants, NHS Employers has predicted. More...
22 June 2009
Managers want to start pay deal talks to avoid future job losses
NHS managers have called for unions and employers to start talks now on the NHS pay deal from 2011-12 in a bid to minimise job losses, reports the Health Service Journal. More...
22 June 2009
More medical posts added to shortage lists
The UK Border Agency has published a new national shortage occupation list which came into force on 15 June 2009. The main change for NHS employers is the addition of a number of non-consultant, non-training medical posts to the list. More...
22 June 2009
Over 3,000 NHS staff in Scotland on long-term sick leave
It has emerged that 3,389 NHS staff in Scotland are on long-term sick leave, prompting Labour to ask the Scottish Government to launch an investigation into the sickness absence levels. More...
22 June 2009
Continuing professional development DVD now online
The Health Professions Council (HPC) has now launched its continuing professional development (CPD) presentation DVD online. More...
22 June 2009
Acute medical unit study shows benefits of more consultants
Research published by the Royal College of Physicians shows that more consultants on acute medical units (AMUs) can reduce hospital stays and prevent inappropriate admissions in the first place. AMUs are now found in hospitals all over the country, despite being a relatively new specialty. More...
22 June 2009
Competence guide launched for sexual and reproductive health nurses
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) today launched new guidance to help sexual and reproductive health nurses to provide the safest, most effective practice. More...