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Consultation to remove vaccination as a condition of deployment as Omicron replaces Delta as dominant COVID-19 variant.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The government is reforming the National Clinical Excellence Awards for high performing NHS senior doctors to be more inclusive and accessible.
Information about timings for the 2021 awards results.
The latest data shows record numbers of students accepted places to study nursing and midwifery in England for the second year running.
Letter of thanks from Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to all primary care staff.
Information about timings for the 2022 awards round.
Recruitment, training and retention of NHS staff and digital transformation will be put at the heart of the NHS in England.
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid spoke at the NHS Confederation ICS Leaders conference
A new recruitment campaign will encourage people to apply for roles in the adult social care sector.
Refugees are being supported into NHS roles as millions of pounds of new funding is helping low-income countries train healthcare staff.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid announces a £250 million investment in general practice in his opinion piece in the Daily Mail.
New blueprint will improve access and provide additional funding to increase the proportion of face-to-face appointments.
Complete a short survey to help us set future criteria for accredited national nominating bodies and specialist societies. The survey closes on 27 September 2021.
The healthcare partnership between Kenya and the UK government has been strengthened through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Pay rise includes nurses, paramedics, consultants, dentists and salaried GPs.
Frontline NHS and social care staff can attend work rather than self-isolate with testing mitigations in exceptional circumstances under updated guidance.
The awards were officially launched last month and aim to recognise the exceptional efforts of the social care workforce and to bring recognition of the sector.
Provisional statistics published today (Thursday 3 June) show that as of March 2021, there are a total of 124,078 doctors and 304,542 nurses working in the NHS.
The exceptional efforts of the social care workforce will be recognised through a new award launched by the Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care.
Provisional figures show that as of January 2021, there are a total of 123,813 doctors and 301,491 nurses working in the NHS.
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