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	Improvements commenced for NHS Jobs website 12 June 2009
	Online job search facility launched for graduates 22 September 2008
	Over 2 million applicants used NHS Jobs last year, say NHS Employers 1 February 2008
	Areas identified for HR improvement targets 14 August 2006
	Fewer job adverts 14 August 2006

Allied Health Professionals

	Society of Radiographers warns of severe shortage of sonographers 27 November 2009
	Job alert scheme launched for physiotherapists in Wales 20 November 2009
	Speech and language therapist survey on returning to practice launched 5 June 2009
	Senior physio posts are difficult to fill, say employers 27 May 2009
	New scheme to create junior physiotherapist posts gets positive feedback 26 January 2009
	New vacancy statistics given approval by physiotherapists 15 September 2008
	Employment rates for graduate physiotherapists have improved 23 May 2008
	AHP competences project nears completion 9 March 2007
	Retention project launched 31 July 2006

Good practice

	Project succeeds in increasing radiography staff 1 April 2006
	Good practice in recruitment and retention policy 1 October 2005
	Improving practice in recruitment guidance launched 1 June 2005

Graduates

Joint action plan announced to find work for graduates
20 April 2007

Health Care Assistants

Nurse recruitment drive launched by trust
1 February 2008

Medical

Second chance for doctors turned down by application system
16 March 2007

Midwives

	Poor staffing levels in maternity units causing women to be turned away 23 April 2010
	Rising birth rate impacts on midwifery numbers 18 January 2010
	Midwifery units still understaffed, says Royal College of Midwives 27 November 2009
	Staff levels and recruitment problems affecting most maternity units 28 August 2009
	Petition urges the government to provide funding for more midwives 26 January 2009
	Midwives struggling with increased workload 31 October 2008
	Final year midwifery students unable to find jobs 9 May 2008
	Rise in unemployed newly qualified graduates 28 March 2008
	Nurse recruitment drive launched by trust 1 February 2008
	Midwifery staffing project rounds up its achievements 13 September 2006

Nurses

	Survey shows nurses want to protect jobs rather than have pay rise 30 July 2010
	Figures show nursing vacancies are down by a third 30 May 2010
	Outer London struggling to cut nurse agency bill due to costs of living 15 February 2010
	RCN responds to figures showing shortfall in nurses 29 January 2010
	Job cuts for nurses could reach 6,500 in next three years 7 September 2009
	Recession fails to dent nursing jobs market 5 June 2009
	Nursing vacancies have shot up since last year 5 June 2009
	New pool of nursing recruits needed to avoid potential future shortage 27 May 2009
	Nurse retention must match the needs of the NHS 18 May 2009
	RCN urges young people to choose nursing as a career 18 May 2009
	Special care baby units struggling with insufficient staff 27 October 2008
	Consultation starts on Welsh plans to recruit more nurses in schools 6 October 2008
	Survey suggests nursing recruitment crisis could be looming 15 September 2008
	Rise in unemployed newly qualified graduates 28 March 2008
	Nurse recruitment drive launched by trust 1 February 2008
	How employers can encourage older nurses to continue working 12 November 2007
	NHS Jobs causing extra workload for nurses 9 November 2007
	Fewer nurses but higher bed occupancy 27 April 2007
	Shortage of specialist nurses and AHPs 1 March 2007
	Unions protest against 1.5% pay rise proposal 8 January 2007
	Guidance on shortage list 8 January 2007
	Recruitment of black and minority ethnic students to nursing education programmes 13 November 2006
	Workforce issues in primary care need addressing 31 July 2006
	Call for new roles to boost mental health nursing 3 July 2006
	Nurse numbers in Ireland show small rise 8 May 2006
	Shake-up in mental health nursing 1 May 2006
	Private sector recruitment 1 May 2006
	Fewer nurses choose to change their jobs 1 April 2006
	Assessing the use of return to practice courses 1 February 2006
	Survey shows hard-to-fill posts still a problem 1 November 2005
	Staff shortage crisis brewing 1 November 2005
	Student nurse drop out 1 November 2005
	Good practice in recruitment and retention policy 1 October 2005
	Using a model to put nurses where they are needed 1 September 2005
	Managers still struggling with recruiting staff 1 June 2005
	Can we stop overseas nurses from leaving? 1 June 2005
	More nurses than ever 1 May 2005
	Scotland tackles the bank and agency nurse issue 1 April 2005
	Staff campaign launch 1 March 2005
	Scottish ethical recruitment code 1 February 2005

Online recruitment

	Putting ‘inclusivity’ into online recruitment 20 April 2009
	Avoiding discrimination: are you up to speed? 20 April 2009
	Top tips for using NHS Jobs 20 April 2009
	Helping people to access local NHS jobs online 20 April 2009
	Did you know? 20 April 2009
	Making online job ads work harder for you 20 April 2009
	How to cut costs and attract good candidates 20 April 2009
	How Jobcentre Plus works in partnership with the NHS on local employment 20 April 2009
	Creating advertisements that work 20 April 2009
	Using pre-recruitment courses and job shops 20 April 2009

Overseas staff

	Guidance launched on recruiting from overseas 9 July 2010
	Lack of junior doctors leads to overseas recruitment drive 7 June 2010
	Home Office outlines refugees’ employment rights 11 September 2009
	NHS Employers criticise the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations for the points based system 28 August 2009
	Immigration changes will deprive UK of doctors, says BMA leader 18 May 2009
	Select committee examines NHS immigration 13 February 2009
	New method for attracting international doctors 16 January 2009
	Why recruiting abroad can be a good thing 3 December 2006
	Work permit review 25 September 2006
	Nursing not on shortage list 13 September 2006
	The end of the quick fix of overseas nurses 3 July 2006
	MPs oppose permits 19 June 2006
	WHO launch ten-year plan 19 June 2006
	Overseas nurses now need job offer 1 May 2006
	Overseas doctors face job hunt 1 March 2006
	Recruitment problems beset South Africa 1 February 2006
	Understanding the differences in the UK workforce 1 February 2006
	Nurse numbers rise for the fourth year in a row 1 November 2005
	Overseas recruitment code 1 June 2005

Recession

Recession sparks fears of job cuts at three London hospitals
20 February 2009

Recruitment and retention

	Surveys show slight fall in long-term NHS job vacancies among major staff groups except for midwives and GPs 6 September 2010
	Trust aims to cut 600 posts without any redundancies 9 August 2010
	Disabled workers hit harder in NHS cutbacks, TUC conference told 7 June 2010
	Northern Ireland vacancy rate for physiotherapists a ‘concern’ 24 May 2010
	Staffing levels for bands 5 and above predicted to fall in Wales 23 April 2010
	Number of staff employed rises by 4.6 per cent 1 April 2010
	Student leaders call for job allocation procedures to be tightened&8232; 15 March 2010
	Support on increasing employment opportunities in the NHS 8 February 2010
	Guidance coming for PCTs on doctors' knowledge of English 8 February 2010
	RCN in Wales continues its campaign for safer staffing levels 8 February 2010
	Consultant locum pay could be lower in Scotland than England 29 January 2010
	NHS Employers supports encouraging young people into jobs 29 January 2010
	Rise in number of Scottish GPs 29 January 2010
	Survey reveals lack of understanding of careers in the NHS among young people 11 December 2009
	More graduate physiotherapists have found jobs – but many still unemployed 11 December 2009
	Changes announced to medical posts on shortage occupation list 11 December 2009
	Update published on changes to the shortage occupation list 20 November 2009
	Shortage occupation list recommendations published 2 November 2009
	Private care company offers help to the young unemployed 11 September 2009
	Physiotherapists facing a rise in job freezes 7 September 2009
	Study shows staff sickness levels linked to cutbacks 7 September 2009
	GPs call for review of out of hours care 28 August 2009
	Surveying the landscape: finding out more about employers’ views 23 August 2009
	NHS vacancy rates increase across the all groups 10 August 2009
	Launching health and social care’s first bespoke employer confidence survey 3 August 2009
	RCP report spells out impact of changing gender balance 8 June 2009
	More frontline staff deployed at Stafford Hospital 5 May 2009
	Survey reveals impact on NHS Careers on recruitment 27 April 2009
	Employers must honour preceptorship payments for newly qualified staff 24 April 2009
	Effective online recruit: a one-day training course for NHS Jobs users 6 February 2009
	RCN warns that more unemployment could lead to greater health problems 16 January 2009
	Employment prospects for physios looking brighter 9 January 2009
	Health professions report highest increase in graduate intakes 14 November 2008
	Five specialties head for national recruitment 31 October 2008
	RCN calls for nursing to stay on shortage list 15 September 2008
	NHS ahead of European partners on ethical recruitment 18 July 2008
	International guidelines on recruitment and retention published 20 June 2008
	Doctors warned to act reasonably over new appointments 30 May 2008
	Survey highlights chronic shortage of paediatric surgeons 30 May 2008
	Juniors poised for six months of job hunting 23 May 2008
	World Health Organisation to review international recruitment code 25 April 2008
	Use cognitive tests to select doctors, study suggests 18 April 2008
	Report highlights shortage of consultant posts 11 April 2008
	More women in general practice is bad news, expert claims 4 April 2008
	Health visitor jobs under threat 28 March 2008
	Guidance on checks for employment of NHS staff published 28 March 2008
	Global forum urges action on shortage of healthcare workers 25 March 2008
	Latest statistics show rise in healthcare staff 25 March 2008
	Physiotherapy graduates still struggling to find work 25 January 2008
	More staff to be employed for service development in Northern Ireland 25 January 2008
	How doctors can complain about MTAS issues 12 November 2007
	Two-tier employment system needed for graduate doctors 21 September 2007
	Review of national recruitment and retention payments 14 August 2007
	New survey shows mental health low staffing levels are impacting on patient care 3 August 2007
	Shift work leads to high staff turnover 6 July 2007
	Employers need to focus on recruitment from black and minority ethnic communities 29 June 2007
	GP shortage in South Wales 2 March 2007
	What electronic recruitment can offer employers 8 January 2007
	Employers ask for an ‘affordable’ pay rise 13 November 2006
	NHS jobs extended to Wales 13 November 2006
	London needs to use its staff better 9 October 2006
	Staff levels are normal 9 October 2006
	Is lack of funding the reason for the drop in vacancies? 13 September 2006
	Productivity targeted 14 August 2006
	NHS Institute first report 17 July 2006
	Cuts planned to band 5 posts to save cash 1 May 2006
	Recruitment and Retention 18 April 2006
	Students leaving courses 1 April 2006
	Radiography target met 1 April 2006
	Recruitment still difficult 1 April 2006
	Giving a boost to careers in obstetrics and gynaecology 1 February 2006
	Survey shows hard-tofill posts still a problem 1 January 2006
	Employing psychiatrists 1 November 2005
	Housing advice 1 September 2005
	Radiography project wins excellence award 1 September 2005
	NHS professionals failure 1 September 2005
	Using one agency to supply staff cuts costs 1 July 2005
	Radiographers targeted in drive for new recruits 1 July 2005
	How coaching staff can help retention 1 July 2005
	Recruitment hold-up 1 July 2005
	Agency checks tightened 1 July 2005
	Women needed in academia 1 July 2005
	Safe recruitment guide 1 June 2005
	Getting to grips with the new contract 1 April 2005
	Vacancy rate for psychiatrists could be nearly 16% 1 April 2005
	Looking behind the statistics on doctor recruitment targets 1 April 2005
	Legacy of agency plans for retention and recruitment 1 April 2005
	NHS accused of taking aid from African countries 1 April 2005
	Dental academics shortage 1 April 2005
	Hospital at night 1 April 2005
	Job opportunities 1 April 2005
	Radiography targeted in careers campaign 1 April 2005
	Call for more action on ethical recruitment 1 March 2005
	How staff discovery interviews can help 1 March 2005
	Finding out what recruitment issues your staff have 1 March 2005
	Midwifery services get green light for improvement 1 March 2005
	Cardiology needs more women 1 March 2005
	Recruitment criticism 1 February 2005
	Mental health post 1 February 2005
	NHS Professionals in trouble 1 February 2005
	Ethical recruitment code for private care 1 February 2005
	Why do some doctors want to move abroad? 1 January 2005
	Emergency care practitioners offer alternative service 1 January 2005
	Action needed on GP shortages 1 January 2005
	More clinical academics needed 1 January 2005
	More part-time posts would improve recruitment 1 January 2005