Nurses flex their industrial muscle
Article Abstract:
Industrial relations problems were seen as a major issue for the National Health Service (NHS) in the 10 years following the NHS pay dispute in 1982. Growing demands for national terms and conditions led to the creation of the Whitley Councils with centralised decision-making, and Whitleyism, as it became known, only survived because there were no alternatives. By the start of the 1970s NHS industrial relations collapsed and new problems included the introduction of a tougher and more impersonal management, together with the introduction of incentive bonus schemes. The major reorganisation of the NHS in 1974 was expensive and complex and it failed to resolve local difficulties. The 1982 dispute led to the separation of nurses pay from other health workers for the first time.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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Dare to be different
Article Abstract:
The establishment of a nurse development program for UK grade D nurses has improved staff retention by 15% from 1998 to 1999 at the West Middlesex University Hospital, London. The project aims to allow all junior staff the opportunity to train within different departments at the hospital, build career strengths and skills for the future. The scheme also improves training and gives staff a change to take up continuous learning opportunities. Nurses attending the project feel more confident in advancing their careers.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1999
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