Employers can prevent Muslim female employees from wearing religious headscarves, so long as the ban is based on an organisation-wide policy forbidding all religious and political symbols...
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NHS England has published details of new steps to help the NHS become a healthy employer.
Trusts are being encouraged...
Higher percentages of BME staff report the experience of harassment, bullying or abuse from staff, according to the NHS Equality and Diversity Council.
The inaugural report...
Janet Lynch has joined the London Academy to work alongside the two new deputy vice presidents Rachel Patterson and Craig de Sousa plus the interim Development Director, Rachael Tyler (nee...
Health Education England (HEE) has published its response to the Shape of Caring review Raising the Bar.
The review, led by Lord Willis of Knaresborough, explored how nurse...
The NHS deficit in England rose to nearly £2.3bn in the first nine months of the financial year, official figures have confirmed...
A round-up of products and resources published in the last 12 months from NHS Employer’s Working Longer Group is now available.
Designed to help you raise awareness of the...
Britain’s employers are increasingly reliant on the skills and talents of older workers to boost productivity. However, the ageing population also means that there will be an estimated nine...
As outlined in the introduction, HPMA President Deborah Tarrant has launched the new Healthcare People Management Association vision and strategy 'Improving health through people' at The Royal...
NHS Employers is carrying out a survey to discover how they can best support NHS organisations to prepare for, and implement, policy changes around apprenticeships.
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