The NHS in England is step up its efforts to improve the health of its 1.3 million staff by offering financial incentives to support their heath and provide them with healthy food options. Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, said he hoped that more employers from public and private sectors would follow the […]
The NHS 2015 Staff Survey is published today and shows significant improvements in a number of key areas despite the rising demands on staff and services. The survey was carried out between September and December 2015 across 297 NHS organisations. 299,000 staff responses were gathered, approximately a quarter of the permanent NHS workforce in England, […]
Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, said: “Junior doctors play a critical role in the NHS, work incredibly hard in high pressure roles, and have a range of legitimate non-pay concerns about their training. These now have to be comprehensively addressed by hospitals, the medical royal colleges, and the national training bodies. But […]
NHS England is urging everyone in the UK to get behind a campaign to help the NHS reach number one in the charts this Christmas while supporting healthcare charities at the same time. “A Bridge Over You” performed by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust’s choir celebrates the work of NHS staff across the country. The […]
An NHS England spokesperson said: “In the light of the junior doctors industrial action ballot result, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, National Medical Director of NHS England, has today written to the BMA seeking formal assurances that no action will be taken that will endanger patient safety and urgent and emergency care. “NHS hospitals and other […]
The head of NHS England today urged NHS managers to lead a new drive to stamp out discrimination in all parts of the health service as he published a new analysis showing wide variation across the country. The analysis, carried out by the Kings Fund for NHS England used data drawn from the 2014 NHS […]
A new review from the British Dietetic Association (BDA) on building a healthy workforce is being backed by NHS England’s Chief Allied Health Professions (AHP) Officer. And Suzanne Rastrick today called on the AHP workforce to engage in the delivery of a £5million initiative to improve the health of NHS staff. The BDA’s white paper […]
Commenting on the debate about the junior doctor’s contract, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Medical Director for NHS England, today said: “Junior doctors are essential to the functioning of the NHS and the clinical leaders of the future. A strike is ultimately in no-one’s interest, so I urge all junior doctors to please pay careful and considered attention to the new contractual offer set out today which if implemented correctly will address the long hours […]
Dr Kate Granger says the Compassionate Care Awards named after her will be her legacy to the NHS. In a moving interview, Dr Granger, who has terminal cancer, told of her pride for the awards which stemmed from her #hellomynameis campaign launched two years ago. She presented the Kate Granger Compassionate Care Awards for the […]
Simon Stevens today announced a major drive to improve and support the health and wellbeing of 1.3million health service staff. Speaking to a packed hall at the at the Health and Innovation Expo 2015 conference in Manchester, the NHS England Chief Executive set out how NHS organisations will be supported to help their staff stay well. […]