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REGULATION

Government publishes road map for Employment Right's Bill

By Liz Wells 15 July 2025

The UK Government has published its road map for implementing the Employment Rights Bill in Great Britain.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Streeting to 'meet with BMA' over pay dispute

By Liz Wells 14 July 2025

Health secretary Wes Streeting is set to meet with representatives from the BMA for talks in a bid to avoid planned strike action, reports suggest.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Cambridge hospitals set to cut 150 jobs

By Liz Wells 14 July 2025

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning on making nearly 150 staff redundant in response to government spending cuts.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING

Nurse starting salaries over £8k lower after 'decade of pay cuts'

By Liz Wells 14 July 2025

Starting salaries for nurses are now more than £8,000 lower than if wages had kept up with inflation since 2010, new analysis reveals.

PEOPLE MOVES

Change of leadership at UHSussex

By Liz Wells 10 July 2025

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust chief executive, Dr George Findlay, is to step down.

MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST

Kent trust set to make cleaners redundant as part of cost-saving plan

By Liz Wells 10 July 2025

Cleaners at the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) have been told 30 jobs are to go across the trusts two sites at Pembury and Maidstone.

VOLUNTEERS

Helping hands

By Lee Peart 08 July 2025

Uncovering the hidden value of hospital volunteers

EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS BILL

Employment Rights Bill amendments ban NDAs

By Liz Wells 08 July 2025

Employees who are subject to harassment or discrimination will no longer be silenced by controversial non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), as part of amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.

NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES

Lessons learned exercises provide organisations with critical insights to drive continuous improvement, avoid repeated mistakes and embed institutional knowledge, writes David Hemming, head of the ...

NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Northumbria health staff to strike over 'missing wages'

By Liz Wells 07 July 2025

Hundreds of healthcare assistants employed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are to take strike action later this month in a dispute over 'wages they are owed'.