NHS Providers

Workforce

Over a million people in England work for the NHS, providing high quality care every day. Government, NHS arm's length bodies, unions, professional colleges, and regulators all have a role to play in workforce matters and employment relations. But NHS provider boards must have the autonomy to fulfil their responsibilities in leading confident, well-run organisations and supporting, developing, and empowering their workforces.

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To provide for the future we need to support an empowered and affordable NHS workforce with the right skills and in the right numbers.

Priorities for the NHS workforce – we have identified five priorities for the NHS workforce:

Lead cultural change by example and support staff engagement
Recognise that the NHS relies on dynamic, capable, and diverse local leadership
Make pay, terms and conditions fit for purpose
Base staffing decisions on local clinical judgement, not blunt national targets
Let NHS providers drive workforce planning

Pay review bodies – in respect of making pay, terms and conditions fit for purpose we submit evidence annually to the pay review bodies for the NHS. For the pay round for 2015/16 we submitted evidence to special remits looking at reform of terms and conditions in light of seven day services.

Equality and diversity – we believe there is a business case for race equality, and equality more generally. We are working in particular to support providers in respect of the new Workforce Race Equality Standard.

Nick Broughton: From clinician to chief executive

Blog 09 Nov 2018

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust's chief executive Nick Broughton explains how his clinical background helps him to perform effectively in his current role.

Angela McNab: From clinician to chief executive

Blog 31 Oct 2018

Angela McNab, chief executive of Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, discusses what makes her current role rewarding as a clinician.

The Budget must acknowledge the scale of the recovery challenge for NHS

News 25 Oct 2018

NHS Providers sets out its asks for the Treasury ahead of the Budget.

Sonia Swart: From clinician to chief executive

Blog 25 Oct 2018

Sonia Swart, chief executive of Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, answers some questions on her clinical background and her transition into her current role as a chief executive.

New relationship for NHS Improvement and Health Education England will help to deliver coordinated approach to workforce planning

News 23 Oct 2018

NHS Improvement and Health Education England announce plans to work more closely to align the national workforce system.

NHS trusts braced for a winter worse than last year

News 22 Oct 2018

We publish a winter briefing which warns that despite improvements the coming winter is likely to be even more difficult than the last for trusts, staff and patients.

Helen Greatorex: From clinician to chief executive

Blog 17 Oct 2018

Helen Greatorex, chief executive of Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, discusses how her clinical background helps her performance as a trust chief executive.

Encouraging more clinicians into senior management roles will help the NHS provide outstanding quality of care

News 10 Oct 2018

In a joint report with The Leadership Academy, we explore the value that chief executives with a clinical background can bring to the NHS.

The NHS must support more clinicians into senior trust leadership roles

Blog 10 Oct 2018

Policy advisor Cassandra Cameron shares statistical insights and provides analysis for the number of clinicians who become trust chief executives.

Clinician to chief executive: Supporting leaders of the future

Report 10 Oct 2018

In our new report we speak to 13 chief executives with a clinical background to give further insight into the value this offers to executive director roles.

Annual conference: Day one round-up

News 09 Oct 2018

Read the highlights from day one of our annual conference and exhibition, including our plenary sessions, report launches and more.

Long term plan must allow the NHS to return to sustainable success

News 09 Oct 2018

In his opening speech for this year's NHS Providers conference, Chris Hopson argues that the forthcoming long term plan must be a 'reset' moment for NHS performance and finances.

Opening speech to NHS Providers annual conference 2018

Blog 09 Oct 2018

Chief executive Chris Hopson opened the conference with his assessment of the state of the sector and the actions that are needed to put trusts on a more sustainable path.

Ambulance trusts working at full stretch to reduce unnecessary call-outs

News 27 Sep 2018

Miriam Deakin responds to Lord Carter's report on the productivity of ambulance trusts.

Social care green paper must put health and care on a sustainable footing

News 24 Sep 2018

Head of policy Amber Jabbal comments on Skills for Care's latest report 'The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England'.

How volunteering has been a saving grace for many NHS trusts

Blog 24 Sep 2018

Guest blogger Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett discusses the various ways volunteers help out in the NHS through HelpForce.

Do you work in an 'optimistic hospital'?

Blog 20 Sep 2018

Florent Amion, managing director at Vygon Spain and president of Foundation Optimistic Hospital, showcases the optimistic health movement in Spain.

Safety and dignity of people who need care, and those who deliver it, is an absolute priority

News 11 Sep 2018

Miriam Deakin responds to CQC's report on sexual safety on mental health wards.

Developing NHS trust chief executives - where do chairs fit in?

Blog 11 Sep 2018

Peter Lachecki, chair of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, discusses the expectations which come with a chair role.

Welcome for staff engagement exercise

News 10 Sep 2018

Chris Hopson responds to the introduction of Talk Health and Care.