Workforce and Training

New agreement reached to benefit NHS junior doctors

10.09.20: Junior doctors in the NHS will now also be able to undertake their training in independent hospitals after a new agreement was reached between independent healthcare providers and the NHS. A new position statement has been published by the...

NHS England commits £30m to join up HR and staff rostering systems

09.09.20: As NHS England looks to support new ways of working, it has launched a £30m contract tender for HR and staff rostering systems, seeking suppliers to provide software to help join up systems. The framework has been drafted to help supp...

Gender equality in NHS leadership requires further progress

09.09.20: New research carried out by the University of Exeter, on behalf of NHS Confederation, has shown that more progress is still needed to achieve gender equality within NHS leadership and ensure women are more fairly represented in senior roles. ...

First cohort graduate from innovative midwifery pilot programme

04.09.20: An innovative new midwifery pilot programme being run by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), in association with a number of NHS trusts in the north of Scotland, has seen it’s first cohort of sixteen nurses graduate from the...

Two key leadership roles elected to RCN Council

04.09.20: The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Council has elected a new Chair and Vice Chair position, who will look to further develop the cooperation and effectiveness of the RCN Council and its work alongside the body’s executive directors. D...

IMechE: Cutting-edge healthcare will require more engineers

03.09.20: For the NHS to take maximum advantage of a huge influx of new, cutting-edge technology in the coming years, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has stressed the need for more engineers coming into the healthcare sector. Accordi...

Community pharmacy to be bolstered by new CPD programme

03.09.20: Community pharmacy is set to be further embedded into urgent care pathways and help improve the care of patients presenting with minor illnesses, after the launching of new continuing professional development (CPD) for pharmacists. Coordina...

Candidates invited to apply for new HEE digital health fellowships

02.09.20: Health Education England (HEE) has opened the application process for 35 new digital health fellowships, which will support clinical professionals to build digital health expertise into their careers and better harness the potential of new digit...

Young people in Essex to benefit from a new Health and Care Academy

27.08.20: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) are leading a new project of work alongside Health Education England (HEE), establishing a new Health and Care Academy to encourage young people to consider a career in health care. H...

HEE announces £15m funding boost for expanding clinical placements

27.08.20: Health Education England (HEE) has announced a new £15m funding boost which has been made available through its Clinical Placement Expansion Programme (CPEP) to increase the number of clinical placements available in the NHS. The new...

NOE CPC launching £300m employee health and wellbeing framework

26.08.20: The North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) has issued an open opportunity contract notice as it looks to establish a framework agreement for the provision of employee benefits for health, wealth and wellbeing. An in...

DHSC plans recruitment of seven non-executive roles to NICE board

26.08.20: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has begun the process of recruiting up to seven non-executive roles to join the governing board of NICE. Contributing to the development of NICE’s strategic objectives, an advertisement...

NHS sees increase of more than 13,000 nurses in the last year

21.08.20: According to newly-published employment figures from up until the end of May, the number of nurses in the NHS in England has increased by 13,840 compared with last year – while the number of doctors has risen by 9,306 too. The results...

Health Education England appoint new Non-Executive Director

20.08.20: Dr Harpreet Sood has been welcomed onto the Health Education England board as a new Non-Executive Director (NED). Working as an NHS GP in London, Dr Sood also previously served as an associate NED with Health Education England. He is i...

NICE appoints two new directors in key positions

19.08.20: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has announced the appointment of two new directors in key positions in newly-formed directorates. Jennifer Howells, who currently serves as an independent healthcare consultant an...