Nick Kituno
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Pritchard apologies for racism experienced by NHSE manager
NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard has apologised to a senior nurse after a tribunal upheld claims of racial discrimination against the organisation. → Read More
Pritchard apologises for racism experienced by NHSE manager
NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard has apologised to a senior nurse after a tribunal upheld claims of racial discrimination against the organisation. → Read More
We let down manager who suffered racial discrimination, says Pritchard
Amanda Pritchard has told NHS England staff the organisation "let down" a senior nurse who suffered racial discrimination, and its handling of her concerns was "inadequate". → Read More
Dates for three-day junior doctors strike announced
Thousands of junior doctors will walk out from 13 March until the morning of 16 March, the British Medical Association has announced. → Read More
White candidates still 50pc more likely to be recruited, says new NHSE data
White applicants remain 54 per cent more likely to be appointed from NHS job shortlistings than ethnic minority candidates, a metric that has hardly budged since 2016, a NHS England report has revealed. → Read More
NHSE wrongly dismissed discrimination claim from black nurse, tribunal finds
NHS England has lost an employment tribunal case against a senior black nurse on grounds of race discrimination and whistleblowing, and has been criticised for serious flaws in its own investigations. → Read More
Nurses pause strike action as ministers agree pay talks
The Royal College of Nursing has agreed to pause planned strike action as they enter pay talks with the government. → Read More
Junior doctors plan 72-hour ‘full walkout’
Junior doctors across England are set to go on strike for 72 hours next month in a major escalation in unions' dispute with the government over pay. → Read More
More trusts vote to strike
Staff at another four ambulance services have voted to take strike action in the ongoing dispute over pay, the union Unison has announced. → Read More
Nurses to walk out of emergency departments for 48 hours
Nurses will walk out of emergency departments, intensive care units and cancer care services for the first time in the next wave of strike action. → Read More
‘We do not run our front door’, says CEO of ‘inadequate’ A&E
A trust whose A&E has been rated 'inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission has highlighted problems caused by an independent-sector run urgent treatment centre based at its emergency department. → Read More
Striking ambulance staff must cover all ‘emergency’ calls, say ministers
Ambulance staff will need to respond to category 2 calls during strike action under new government proposals. → Read More
Director’s discrimination claims ‘staggering’, NHS England tells tribunal
A tribunal has been urged to throw out claims of race and sex discrimination by an NHS England director against his employer and its former chief people officer. → Read More
NHSE’s former HR chief felt ‘personally attacked’ by director
NHS England's former chief people officer felt 'personally attacked' by a former director when he 'lost his temper' with her, she told an employment tribunal, while 'categorically denying' she had blocked a promotion based on race. → Read More
NHS England’s former HR chief accused of discrimination by ex-director
A former NHS England director has accused its former chief people officer of racial discrimination, with a tribunal hearing the CPO "did everything in her power to stop a Black woman from progressing". → Read More
NHS England’s former HR chief accused of discrimination by director
An NHS England director has accused its former chief people officer of racial discrimination, with a tribunal hearing the CPO 'did everything in her power to stop a Black woman from progressing'. → Read More
Trust appoints influential policy figure as chair
A large mental health and community trust has appointed one of the left's most well known policy thinkers as its new chair. → Read More
New strikes planned across five ambulance trusts
The major ambulance service union, Unison, has announced a further strike date, with ten days' notice. → Read More
New strike planned across five ambulance trusts
The major ambulance service union, Unison, has announced a further strike date, with ten days' notice. → Read More
Consultants asked: ‘Are you prepared to strike?’
Consultants across England will be asked if they would be willing to take industrial action, the British Medical Association has announced. → Read More