04
Feb 2015
Analysis of the NHS urgent care line 111 has shown that there has been a surge in the number of patients being referred to A&E departments and GP surgeries, meaning added pressure on already overstretched hospitals and GPs. The doctors’ union the BMA, who produced the figures, has had long-standing concerns over NHS 111. Although…
04
Feb 2015
NHS hospitals and bosses are at loggerheads about the system for providing income to NHS hospitals in England. Plans for next year’s payment system have been rejected by hospital chiefs, who are warning that safe care could not be guaranteed under current proposals. A large proportion of funding for a hospital is provided from a…
21
Jan 2015
MPs have said that the treatment of whistleblowers continues to be a stain on the NHS in England. According to the Health Select Committee, the way staff who raise concerns are treated has undermined trust in the system. The report adds that whistleblowers who are absolved should receive an apology and “practical redress”. The report…
21
Jan 2015
The Government is due to introduce a new service known as ‘Fit for Work’ (FFW) on a phased basis up to May 2015. This article looks at the main aspects of the service which are aimed at providing free services for employers and employees to try and ensure earlier and more sustained returns to…
21
Jan 2015
We recently reported on recent important decisions on holiday pay in the Employment Appeals Tribunal which held that non-guaranteed overtime must be taken into account in calculating holiday pay. One concern for employers at the time of the Judgment was the potential for employees to go back a number of years in claiming holiday pay,…
21
Jan 2015
A new entitlement for employees who are parents to take shared parental leave (“SPL”) came into force on 1 December 2014, and will apply to cases where a child is expected to be born on or after 5 April 2015. As a starting point, mothers will still be entitled to take 52 weeks of maternity…
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