Introducing learning and pastoral support workers at Portsmouth Hospitals – NHS Employers  Find out why Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust took the decision to introduce a new band three role, the learning pastoral support worker. Draft Mental Health Bill 2022 – Department of Health and Social Care This draft bill…

How Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust introduced “Joy at Work” to their staff – NHS Employers  Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust have developed their people strategy to strive for the strategic objective of their staff finding joy at work. 999 and 112: the UK’s national emergency numbers – Updated DHSC…

The Department of Health and Social Care mandate to Health Education England: April 2022 to March 2023  – Department of Health and Social Care  This document sets out the government’s strategic objectives for Health Education England  to provide healthcare workforce planning, education and training. A reflective learning framework for partnering:…

The King’s Fund responds to the latest NHS hospital performance data  Commenting on the latest monthly NHS hospital performance data, Siva Anandaciva, Chief Analyst, The King’s Fund said: ‘Despite significant progress being made in reducing the number of people facing very long waits for planned hospital treatment, the overall waiting list…

The digital health and care plan: what must it address? – NHS Confed In June 2022, the government will publish its fully integrated digital plan, bringing together ambitions for both health and social care. The plan will set out the government’s vision for how digital use will support the transformation…

Radiotherapy workforce census summary report 2021 – Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine This census report finds that patients are receiving a just about ‘adequate’ service for their radiotherapy treatment but there is little room for training new staff or implementing the latest treatment technologies to improve care. There…

Doing right when you are wrong: perspectives on workforce planning in the NHS in uncertain times  – Nuffield Trust  The health service’s most important asset is its staff. Ahead of a promised national workforce strategy for the NHS, Billy Palmer takes a closer look at workforce planning in the health…

Investigating factors associated with loneliness in adults in England – Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)  The DCMS commissioned National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) to explore factors associated with loneliness in adults in England. The research investigated: the characteristics of those at risk of loneliness; whether the…

Employment survey 2021: workforce diversity and employment experiencesHealth – Royal College of Nursing (RCN) This is the second report from the RCN annual employment survey. It focuses on four major themes: working hours and patterns; experience of workplace abuse; bullying and harassment, and career progression. Applying human-centred design across the…

NHS reality check: the financial and performance ask for trusts – NHS Providers  This report outlines the findings of a survey of NHS leaders, looking at the pressures being felt across the health and social care sector. It finds that rising demand for NHS services combined with workforce pressures and…