A report into mental health services at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has highlighted a shortage of permanent staff and a reliance on agency workers. It followed a visit
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Unison has today notified the Cardiff city council of its intention to hold a ballot of its members over the council’s intention to impose a cut to working hours. The
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Zero hours contracts should not be used by employers in most cases, according to a committee of MPs which voiced alarm at what it sees as the increasing use of
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Regulators will be able to strike off or discipline doctors, nurses and healthcare workers who cannot communicate clearly in English, under plans announced today. A new draft Bill published by
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More than a fifth of social care professionals worry about losing their jobs – considerably more than in 2009 in the wake of high-profile scandals affecting the sector, according to
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The Whistleblowing Helpline’s new publication Raising Concerns at Work: Whistleblowing Guidance for Workers and Employers in Health and Social Care, is now available to download. Key sections in the guidance
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Workers on controversial zero-hours contracts should get a legal right to a fixed-hours arrangement after 12 months, a think-tank has concluded. The Resolution Foundation’s suggestion came as part of a
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The number of people working for the NHS in England has increased slightly, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) figures show. Over 1.36 million people were working for the
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The Government has been accused of “taking a scalpel” to the pay of health workers by refusing to give an across the board wage rise. Increases of 1% will be
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Labour’s flagship jobs guarantee would be in place throughout the next Parliament, paid for by a bank bonus tax and a squeeze on high-earners’ pension pots, the party said. The
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