NHS and teaching unions have warned the rejection of pay review body recommendations will lead to extra strike action and undermine the remit of the bodies.
English councils have welcomed a government pledge to fully fund a pay rise for NHS contracted services this year, which council leaders said will safeguard community healthcare.
“Unbearable” overlapping crises in the NHS will lead to more hospitals declaring critical incidents, health leaders have warned, as unions call on the government to get a grip on workforce issues.
The government’s reluctance to fully fund pay rises for NHS staff this year could leave trusts with a funding gap of £1.8bn, a leading health service figure has warned.
Healthcare services in England will likely require multi-billion-pound top-ups over the medium term if they are to avoid spending reductions, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Public sector unions will consult members on potential industrial action over a 3% pay rise from NHS workers, which has been branded “inadequate and underwhelming”.
Siva Anandaciva suggests that while ending the public sector pay cap may mean a fairer wage for NHS staff, it won’t be enough on its own to solve the health sector’s workforce challenges
Constraints on consultancy spending in the NHS saved £42m in the third quarter of 2015 and restrictions on agency staff could reduce costs by £160m by the end of the financial year, NHS...
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has insisted that the government has no plans to cut the overall pay bill for junior doctors under the terms of a new contract he is looking to negotiate with the British...
The British Medical Association has said it will return to negotiations with NHS England over a new contract for hospital consultants intended to reflect moves to seven-day working across the health...
