Health Management and Policy Alert

Civil Service People Survey 2019: results for Public Health England

Public Health England - 

This annual survey looks at civil servants’ attitudes to, and experience of working in government departments.

• Survey results
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Dentistry in England

National Audit Office - 

This memorandum was to support the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee's Dentistry Services inquiry in 2019. Due to the general election on 12 December 2019 the Committee has now closed this inquiry.

• Memorandum
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Pharmacy resilience guidance

Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee -
This guidance aims to help support and maintain the community pharmacy network during the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The guidance addresses three aspects of an NHS pharmacy’s terms of service – opening hours, responsible pharmacist and unplanned (emergency) closures – with advice given on how best to address each going forwards.

• Guidance

NHS pension scheme

House of Commons Library - 

This briefing covers the development of the NHS pension scheme and current debates on reform to the scheme.

• Briefing
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COVID-19 guidance for NHS workforce leaders

NHS Employers -
This guidance aims to help provide protection and support for NHS staff. It deals with the workforce and HR issues that are likely to arise during the current pandemic and is intended to supplement and help enact local plans.

• Guidance
• NHS Employers - publications

A competency framework for rheumatology nurses

Royal College of Nursing -
This publication provides a competency and role development framework for rheumatology practitioners in clinical practice (most commonly called rheumatology nurse specialists). The role of the rheumatology nurse specialist is complex and may include roles in paediatric nursing, research, advanced level skills in clinical assessment, prescribing and providing intra-articular injections amongst others.

• Report
• Royal College of Nursing - publications

Map roles using the Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework

Public Health England -
The Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework describes the functions and activities carried out by people working to protect and promote the public’s health across the UK. It can be used to: help individuals to recognise their capabilities in relation to public health activity, enabling them to manage their development and career planning; and support career conversations between individual workers and their peers, supervisors, mentors or managers, to support career planning and progression.

• Guidance

Survey: health and wellbeing framework and diagnostic tool

NHS Employers -
The aim of this tool is to publish a refreshed version with the latest evidence-based best practice to help organisations deliver on the priorities outlined in the NHS People Plan. This survey is directed at health and wellbeing leads or those with responsibility for the health and wellbeing of staff. The closing date for comments is 23 March 2020.

• Survey
• NHS Employers - news

Pay and conditions circular (M&D): 1/2020 (9 March 2020)

NHS Employers - 

This circular informs employers of the pay arrangements applicable from 1 April 2020 for doctors and dentists in training employed on national medical and dental terms and conditions of service.

• Circular
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Menopause at work

NHS Employers - 

This guidance, (produced by the NHS Staff Council's Health, Safety and Wellbeing Partnership Group), includes principles that will help: organisations support the workforce; line managers support their staff; and employees look after themselves.

• Guidance
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