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18 weeks target ahead of schedule
11 June 2007

Complaints

Trusts urged to improve complaints handling
20 February 2009

Consultation

Consultation launched on registration of community services
28 March 2008

Education

		NMC launches second phase of its nursing education review 13 February 2009
		Consultation responses on nursing careers and education published 29 February 2008
		Survey could transform quality of postgraduate training 29 February 2008
		Slow down in applications to degree-level courses 10 December 2007
		Entry points and specialist qualifications in nursing 10 December 2007
		First signs of a drop in student numbers? 13 November 2006

Europe

		Shift work leads to high staff turnover 6 July 2007
		Workforce data from the WHO 1 April 2006
		Workforce data from the WHO 1 March 2006
		Workforce data from the WHO 1 February 2006

Job satisfaction

		Minister calls for publication of comparative staff satisfaction data 25 September 2009
		Union survey finds people are working harder for less pay 5 September 2008
		Improving job satisfaction for newly qualified nurses 18 February 2008
		Medicine top career choice 19 June 2006
		Welsh staff satisfied with jobs 1 April 2006
		Employees want ‘good’ jobs 1 September 2005
		Specialist nurses could expand roles further with help 1 June 2005
		Happiness at work survey 1 April 2005
		Unhappy doctors 1 March 2005

NHS structure

		Midwife-led units held back by staff shortages 1 February 2006
		Agenda for Change mostly in place 1 October 2005

Northern Ireland

		Workforce numbers up in Northern Ireland 30 October 2006
		Workforce numbers up in Northern Ireland 3 July 2006
		Nurse numbers in Ireland show small rise 8 May 2006
		Understanding the differences in the UK workforce 1 February 2006
		Staff shortage crisis brewing 1 November 2005

Nurses

		Spiralling student nurse debts lead to calls for pay while training 11 January 2008
		Slow down in applications to degree-level courses 10 December 2007
		Statistics on how many students finish their course remains uncertain 10 December 2007
		Average earnings for qualified nurses top £30,000 10 September 2007
		RCN poll highlights challenges ahead for electronic patient record 29 July 2007
		Drop in nursing staff numbers for the first time 15 May 2007
		Most new nurses unable to find jobs 8 January 2007
		Patients want more nurses 17 July 2006
		Fewer nurses choose to change their jobs 1 April 2006
		Housing scheme crisis 1 July 2005
		Staff growth rate higher in England than rest of UK 1 June 2005
		Nurse numbers rise in Wales 1 June 2005
		Nurse-led solutions 1 February 2005
		NMC register statistics 1 February 2005

Outward recruitment

Outflow of nurses from the UK remains stable
31 July 2006

Overseas staff

		The end of the quick fix of overseas nurses 3 July 2006
		Understanding the differences in the UK workforce 1 February 2006
		London nurses leaving 1 July 2005
		Drop in overseas nurse numbers 1 July 2005

Permanent Staff

Survey shows fall in permanent workforce numbers
20 February 2009

Recruitment

		Workforce data shows improved picture 19 November 2007
		GMC collecting ethnicity data to curb discrimination 9 November 2007
		Most new nurses unable to find jobs 8 January 2007
		London needs to use its staff better 9 October 2006
		Recruitment still difficult 1 April 2006
		Survey shows hard-tofill posts still a problem 1 January 2006
		Survey shows hard-to-fill posts still a problem 1 November 2005
		Recruitment stable 1 October 2005
		Staff shortages set to worsen 1 October 2005
		Why are there fewer recruits from overseas? 1 August 2005
		Welsh statistics 1 July 2005
		Armed forces pay rise is a missed opportunity 1 June 2005
		Managers still struggling with recruiting staff 1 June 2005
		DoH hits consultant target 1 June 2005
		Recruitment and retention data shows small upturn 1 May 2005
		Predicting the future in recruitment activity 1 February 2005

Redundancy

		Specialist nurses most affected by NHS cash crisis 13 April 2007
		Government claims less than 200 job losses 15 January 2007
		Redundancy debate 14 August 2006

Return to work

Assessing the use of return to practice courses
1 February 2006

Salaries

		Employers push for 2 per cent pay award limit for 2008 9 November 2007
		The majority of NHS staff have considered resigning, unions claim 2 November 2007
		New data shows rise of 15 per cent in pay since 2004 17 September 2007
		Pay rise should motivate staff to work better 26 March 2007
		Women in academic medicine 30 October 2006
		Nurse director salary has risen by 1.5% 1 April 2006
		Half of extra cash goes on pay 1 April 2006
		Half of extra cash goes on pay 1 March 2006
		Top nurses’ pay rises but not as fast as doctors’ pay 1 October 2005

Scotland

		Rates show small increase in Scotland and Wales 19 November 2007
		Scotland tops the UK for highest number of doctors 1 June 2007
		Career framework launched 8 January 2007
		Understanding the differences in the UK workforce 1 February 2006
		Rate of growth slows down in Scotland 1 February 2006
		Nurse numbers rising in Scotland but at a slow rate 1 October 2005
		Scottish vacancy rate highest for six years 1 September 2005

Staff development and training

		Making sure that doctors provide good quality care 3 November 2008
		Understanding how to implement the e-KSF tool successfully 3 November 2008
		Getting the best out of performance appraisal for your staff 3 November 2008
		Staff development is the key for employers trying to ‘spin all the plates’ 3 November 2008
		Developing nurses to meet Darzi’s vision 3 November 2008
		Developing doctors to become medical leaders 3 November 2008
		What are the professional values that doctors believe are essential to their job? 3 November 2008
		Why staff development is so important to Darzi 3 November 2008
		Creating a framework for the development of the physiotherapy workforce 3 November 2008

Staff survey

		College calls for staff to participate in NHS survey 11 June 2010
		Annual staff survey shows greater staff satisfaction but concern remains over staffing levels 1 April 2010
		Employers asked to help improve the NHS staff survey 27 November 2009
		Resources published to help employers encourage participation in staff survey 24 August 2009
		Staff survey in Scotland is critical of managers 30 January 2009
		Does Scotland need to have physician assistants? 7 July 2008
		Framework aims to clarify the role of advanced critical care practitioners 7 July 2008
		Has the NHS got talent? 7 July 2008
		How to identify and develop the skills and talents of your staff 7 July 2008
		Balancing cost and fairness for healthcare assistants 7 July 2008
		What matters to staff in the NHS 20 June 2008
		Staff survey shows dissatisfaction with pay but praise for managers 11 April 2008
		GPs are happy but want more NHS reform 23 July 2007
		Low staff levels cause burnout 8 January 2007
		Staff survey views wanted 13 November 2006

Statistics and surveys

		Surveys show slight fall in long-term NHS job vacancies among major staff groups except for midwives and GPs 6 September 2010
		Survey shows nurses want to protect jobs rather than have pay rise 30 July 2010
		A third of managers work while on annual leave, survey finds 23 July 2010
		Views sought for consultation on non-EU economic migration limits 23 July 2010
		Rise reported in number of fitness to practise hearings 25 June 2010
		Junior doctors still work 56 hours a week, BMA survey shows 25 June 2010
		HCA career progression being prevented by barriers to training 25 June 2010
		Physiotherapists can help keep people fit for work 21 June 2010
		Employers urged not to cut consultants’ time for SPAs 11 June 2010
		Sick days taken by UK public sector workers has fallen, says CBI 11 June 2010
		Many patients feel wards are understaffed, survey shows 24 May 2010
		Pay and conditions survey responses needed 24 May 2010
		Employers asked to contribute to workforce survey 24 May 2010
		Ambulance trust spent £10,000 on survey asking whether Hitler was “cool” 17 May 2010
		Postgraduate training surveys deadline extended 17 May 2010
		Public welcome new revalidation system 10 May 2010
		Managers need to ensure staff have access to equipment, says Unison 4 May 2010
		Public ignorant of the effects of future cuts on NHS services 23 April 2010
		Poor staffing levels in maternity units causing women to be turned away 23 April 2010
		Nurses are missing out on mandatory training due to financial cutbacks 1 April 2010
		Number of staff employed rises by 4.6 per cent 1 April 2010
		Half of doctors experiencing abuse and aggression 2 March 2010
		Nursing & Midwifery Council launches survey on learning and development 22 February 2010
		Report demonstrates links between staff satisfaction and patient’s care 15 February 2010
		HR survey shows more challenges for UK employers 8 February 2010
		Rise in number of Scottish GPs 29 January 2010
		Nursing student debt could take up to six years to clear 22 January 2010
		Widest gap ever between public and private sector pay 22 January 2010
		Take part in the HWB survey 18 December 2009
		Nurses in Wales continue influencing campaign 4 December 2009
		Survey reveals high levels of student debt and poor job prospects for midwives 27 November 2009
		RCN Scotland launches programme of work to support practice nurses 23 October 2009
		Employers asked to take part in mental health survey 23 October 2009
		SAS anaesthetists asked to take part in survey 16 October 2009
		Online network provides revalidation support and guidance 16 October 2009
		RCN calls for guaranteed safe staffing levels as workload pressures soar 16 October 2009
		Survey shows working time directive may reduce errors 13 October 2009
		Workforce survey for occupational therapists 25 September 2009
		Nurses urged to give their views on changing the way they work 25 September 2009
		NMC wants nurses’ help with diversity research 11 September 2009
		Surveying the landscape: finding out more about employers’ views 23 August 2009
		Nurses urged to get vaccinated against swine flu as poll reveals up to a third may refuse 18 August 2009
		Launching health and social care’s first bespoke employer confidence survey 3 August 2009
		Worldwide problems revealed with nursing workloads 21 July 2009
		Newly qualified and student radiographers needed to complete workforce survey 7 July 2009
		Speech and language therapist survey on returning to practice launched 5 June 2009
		Drop in house prices benefits nurses 29 May 2009
		Nurses need more clerical support, says survey 27 May 2009
		RCN urges young people to choose nursing as a career 18 May 2009
		More school nurses are needed to cope with the workload 18 May 2009
		Study shows Agenda for Change is a fair system 5 May 2009
		Survey reveals impact on NHS Careers on recruitment 27 April 2009
		School nurses’ views on staffing and roles wanted 6 March 2009
		Update on improving safety in general practice 6 March 2009
		Trusts urged to improve complaints handling 20 February 2009
		Trust me, I’m a doctor 13 February 2009
		Assaults on NHS staff 13 February 2009
		Trusts to have say over future medical school standards 26 January 2009
		Seven in ten GP practices now offer extended opening 16 January 2009
		Speech and language therapy workforce survey launched in Scotland 16 January 2009
		Employment prospects for physios looking brighter 9 January 2009
		Ratings system launched for London healthcare colleges 12 December 2008
		Trusts to report on hardest-to-fill medical jobs 12 December 2008
		Rise reported in number of staff assaulted at work 7 November 2008
		Survey on nurse appraisal and revalidation launched by the NMC 7 November 2008
		Stress tops the list of workers’ concerns, says the TUC 31 October 2008
		Workforce report published on occupational therapy 31 October 2008
		Fall reported in work-related injuries 31 October 2008
		Midwives struggling with increased workload 31 October 2008
		Locum shortage leaves trusts to plug gaps 27 October 2008
		Annual health check shows more trusts getting ‘excellent’ ratings 20 October 2008
		HR directors asked for their views 13 October 2008
		Census shows huge expansion in acute medical consultants 6 October 2008
		Mental health nurses’ morale is higher than expected 26 September 2008
		Northern Irish GPs best in the UK, says poll 26 September 2008
		Increase in nurses covering out-of-hours care 26 September 2008
		Health students struggling to cope with debts 22 September 2008
		Survey suggests nursing recruitment crisis could be looming 15 September 2008
		New vacancy statistics given approval by physiotherapists 15 September 2008
		Views of speech and language therapists on future equipment provision sought 5 September 2008
		Patients who see the same GP happier with general practice 22 August 2008
		Unemployment rises 15,000 compared to last year 15 August 2008
		The quality of maternity care, staffing levels and pay top the table of midwives' woes 15 August 2008
		Patients praise the care they get in GP practices and health centres 1 August 2008
		Doctors face online rating by patients 18 July 2008
		Call for cash boost for speech and language therapy in Northern Ireland 20 June 2008
		Refugee doctors let down by NHS 20 June 2008
		Most patients starting treatment within 18 weeks of referral 30 May 2008
		NHS Careers launches website for students and graduates 16 May 2008
		Non-privileged students can make good doctors: new study 16 May 2008
		Employers should cut nurses’ paperwork, says RCN 25 April 2008
		Gender pay gap still exists as women get older 18 April 2008
		Workforce statistics guides published by World Health Organization 11 April 2008
		Rise in unemployed newly qualified graduates 28 March 2008
		Latest statistics show rise in healthcare staff 25 March 2008
		Doctors still most trusted professional 25 March 2008
		Health Workforce Bulletin Readership Survey 4 March 2008
		Employment prospects improve for speech and language therapy graduates 8 February 2008
		Primary care nurses are suffering from low morale, according to survey 25 January 2008
		Nursing not seen as a career for life by nearly half of nurses 18 January 2008
		RCM evidence paints a sorry picture of midwifery workforce 18 January 2008
		A third of doctors suffer abuse, claims BMA 18 January 2008
		Practice-based commissioning has had little impact on working practices 16 November 2007
		Surveys show that most midwives are dissatisfied with their pay 9 November 2007
		Some voluntary healthcare workforce lack IT and communication skills 2 November 2007
		The majority of NHS staff have considered resigning, unions claim 2 November 2007
		Productivity indicators improving 12 October 2007
		Growth in consultant numbers slows markedly 4 October 2007
		Average earnings for qualified nurses top £30,000 10 September 2007
		Identifying the key steps needed to turn a strategy into a success story 30 July 2007
		Nurse Morale At 10-Year Low 20 July 2007
		Stonewall survey reveals more acceptance of gay GP's 6 July 2007
		Drop in university nursing course applications may be caused by job uncertainty 29 June 2007
		Support workers need adequate training 25 June 2007
		More action on gender equality needed 15 June 2007
		Fall in waits for diagnostic tests 15 January 2007
		Staff levels are normal 9 October 2006
		Ratio of GPs to consultant falls 14 August 2006
		Venepuncture survey for all healthcare professionals 4 August 2006
		PCTS Reduced 31 July 2006
		RCN evidence calls for better staff data 17 July 2006
		NHS voted a top employer 17 July 2006
		Non-medical workforce England census 2005 3 July 2006
		Violence and abuse from patients reduced 8 May 2006
		Workforce data from the WHO 1 February 2006
		Job shortages leave graduates high and dry 1 January 2006
		Broader social range of applicants needed 1 December 2005
		Waiting time cuts on target 1 December 2005
		Sickness absence rates showing a downward trend 1 October 2005
		Raising awareness of healthcare science activities 1 October 2005
		Employers paying more attention to flexible working 1 September 2005
		Interpreting the latest annual vacancy rate data 1 September 2005
		Vacancies still too high 1 September 2005
		Inquiry launched into PCTs’ future 1 September 2005
		Sickness absence report 1 September 2005
		Survey finds inequality in specialist care provision 1 August 2005
		Comparing the data on specialist registrar posts 1 August 2005
		New doctors face a training post shortage 1 August 2005
		Following the careers of medical students 1 August 2005
		Childcare provision still varies widely across the country 1 August 2005
		Mental health wards face understaffing crisis 1 August 2005
		Sickness absence rates showing a downward trend 1 August 2005
		Managers need to act to protect their staff 1 July 2005
		Doctors are ill-prepared for the reality of NHS practice 1 July 2005
		Lack of posts crisis for PRHOs 1 July 2005
		Childcare provision still varies widely across the country 1 June 2005
		Specialist nurses could expand roles further with help 1 June 2005
		Refugee doctors survey 1 June 2005
		Staff shortage crisis in mental health care 1 June 2005
		Overseas nurses leave 1 June 2005
		Stress survey 1 June 2005
		Public sector off sick more often 1 June 2005
		Cost of agency nurses drops 1 June 2005
		Database created for asylum seekers and refugee doctors 1 May 2005
		Specialist registrars unhappy with EWTD changes 1 May 2005
		Medical students still facing bullying 1 May 2005
		Getting to grips with the new contract 1 April 2005
		Looking behind the statistics on doctor recruitment targets 1 April 2005
		Staff survey shows violence and abuse remain a problem 1 April 2005
		Surgical mortality rates published 1 April 2005
		Violence rates drop 1 April 2005
		Chief executives' pay 1 April 2005
		NMC survey response 1 April 2005
		Retirement age rebuff 1 April 2005
		MRSA Figures 1 April 2005
		Rise in numbers of staff 1 April 2005
		Government agrees to 3.225% pay rise 1 March 2005
		Concern grows over lack of midwifery staff 1 March 2005
		Midwife shortage 1 March 2005
		Clinical academic contract 1 March 2005
		SAS pay plans delay 1 March 2005
		Student attrition rates 1 March 2005
		Comparing the ratios for specialist training places 1 February 2005
		SAS doctors register survey 1 February 2005
		Medical research is facing crisis 1 February 2005
		Consultant comparisons 1 January 2005
		Consultant vacancies ongoing 1 January 2005

Training

		Fall reported in applications for diploma courses 17 September 2007
		Standards drop under new medical training system 20 July 2007
		Venepuncture survey response deadline approaches 7 September 2006
		Doctors to give views on training 19 June 2006
		Too many students? 19 June 2006
		What is the attrition rate for pre-reg nurses? 8 May 2006
		University applications slip 1 April 2006
		Postgraduate training standards project 1 June 2005
		SAS doctors call for more appraisal training time 1 June 2005

Vacancy rates

		Rates show small increase in Scotland and Wales 19 November 2007
		Vacancy rates fall for most AHPs to below 1 per cent 19 November 2007
		Workforce data shows improved picture 19 November 2007
		Increase in vacant nursing posts reported in Wales 9 October 2006

Wales

		Rates show small increase in Scotland and Wales 19 November 2007
		Scotland tops the UK for highest number of doctors 1 June 2007
		Nurses and midwives numbers up in Wales 31 July 2006
		Full-time GP numbers in Wales have fallen 3 July 2006
		Understanding the differences in the UK workforce 1 February 2006

Workforce

		Workforce survey warns of future lack of diabetes nurse specialists 15 March 2010
		Surveying the landscape: finding out more about employers’ views 23 August 2009
		Equality for women and minorities ethnic groups in radiography 9 June 2008
		Latest NHS workforce data shows rise in staff numbers 5 May 2008
		How can we predict what type of nurses will be needed in the future? 7 April 2008
		Small increase in number of OTs working in Scotland 10 March 2008
		Are there more newly qualified nurses now? 18 February 2008
		Small rise reported in staff numbers in NHSScotland 1 February 2008
		New pay data provides more accurate analysis 19 November 2007
		Rates show small increase in Scotland and Wales 19 November 2007
		Shift in balance towards more full-time workers and improved rights 19 November 2007
		More AHPs are joining the NHS than leaving 19 November 2007
		Vacancy rates fall for most AHPs to below 1 per cent 19 November 2007
		Workforce data shows improved picture 19 November 2007
		Research unit re-launch 12 November 2007
		More nurses, higher pay 17 September 2007
		Latest NHS workforce data shows drop in numbers 30 July 2007
		GP numbers continue to rise but planners faced with ageing workforce 23 July 2007
		Drop in nursing staff numbers for the first time 15 May 2007
		Staff numbers fall by 11,000 16 March 2007
		Trusts to be assessed on workforce data 15 January 2007
		Research workforce needed 15 January 2007
		The crisis posed by an ageing workforce 8 January 2007
		Has growth in nursing numbers peaked? 13 November 2006
		Ethnic data is lacking 25 September 2006
		Workforce growth expected to enter a stabilising period 14 August 2006
		Nurses and midwives numbers up in Wales 31 July 2006
		Workforce numbers up in Northern Ireland 3 July 2006
		Full-time GP numbers in Wales have fallen 3 July 2006
		Midwifery numbers show a sharp fall 1 April 2006
		Psychiatrist statistics 1 March 2006
		Growth rate of the medical workforce may be slowing 1 December 2005
		Workforce data from the WHO 1 December 2005
		Framework to be made for advanced practitioner roles 1 November 2005
		Nurse numbers rise for the fourth year in a row 1 November 2005
		Nurse retention crisis 1 November 2005
		GMC survey into graduates’ work experience launched 1 November 2005
		Nurse numbers rising in Scotland but at a slow rate 1 October 2005
		Can the community healthcare workforce deliver? 1 September 2005
		Scottish vacancy rate highest for six years 1 September 2005
		Survey finds inequality in specialist care provision 1 August 2005
		Latest workforce statistics from Northern Ireland 1 August 2005
		Workforce study 1 July 2005
		Latest consultant and GP workforce data 1 June 2005
		Welsh Assembly data show hospital staff numbers rise 1 June 2005
		Managers still struggling with recruiting staff 1 June 2005
		Recruitment and retention data shows small upturn 1 May 2005
		Staff survey shows violence and abuse remain a problem 1 May 2005
		Non-medical workforce England census 2004 1 May 2005
		Slow progress on pay scale assimilation 1 May 2005
		Can an influx of EU doctors solve the UK shortages? 1 April 2005
		Improving patient care through learning 1 April 2005
		Numbers of doctors who qualified overseas up 6% 1 April 2005
		Recognition for support staff 1 April 2005
		Occupational standards 1 April 2005
		Workforce survey launched 1 April 2005
		College predicts a shortfall in surgical consultants 1 March 2005
		Making sense of the data on nurse staffing targets 1 March 2005
		Global shortage in health care skills reaches crisis point 1 February 2005
		Latest professional register statistics from the NMC 1 February 2005
		Scottish workforce plans 1 February 2005
		Mental health post 1 February 2005
		BDA pushes review body for 3.8% pay rise 1 January 2005
		Some consultant posts remain difficult to fill 1 January 2005

Working hours

		Extra hours worked 1 December 2005
		Nurse director survey 1 October 2005
		Hospital at Night project proves to be a success 1 September 2005
		NHS employment law casebook examples 1 September 2005
		Concern over increase in hours 1 July 2005
		Opt-out clause gains support 1 July 2005
		Working hours crisis 1 July 2005
		Junior doctors' hours 1 February 2005

Working practices

		Extended opening hours success 20 June 2008
		Health Professions Council launches joint psychology consultations 16 November 2007
		Nearly three-quarters of patients being treated within 18 weeks 9 November 2007
		Flexible working provision for medics must rise 29 June 2007
		Lymphoedema survey gets started in Leeds 1 December 2005
		Rise in cases treated by AHPs 1 September 2005

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