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HCSA releases new paper - Covid-19 Learning from the first wave

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29 Jun 2020

HCSA – the hospital doctors’ union has warned that the impact of the Covid-19 response on NHS staff could become the “greatest challenge of all” for the health service in months to come. Read more ››

Vacancy - Communications Assistant (P/T fixed term)

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16 Jun 2020

HCSA - the hospital doctors' union is seeking to recruit a Communications Assistant on a short-term contract to assist our established Communications and Policy team with its Covid-19 response. Read more ››

Pensions: From forgotten Budget to post-Covid realities

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05 Jun 2020

Pensions lead Dr Sarah Tennant surveys developments since an important Budget in March whose content was rapidly overshadowed by Covid-19. Read more ››

‘There can be no return to wage restraint’ after Covid-19, HCSA warns

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09 Apr 2020

HCSA has warned against any return to national pay restraint for NHS doctors currently working on the front lines to beat the Covid-19 crisis. Read more ››

Cancelled - workplace negotiator training events 25th and 26th March

News
17 Mar 2020

Due to Covid-19 public health guidance and the additional responsibilities being placed on medical staff, the workplace negotiator training events scheduled in London and Manchester have been cancelled. Read more ››

HCSA Statement on 2020 Budget - welcome but not the end of the issue

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11 Mar 2020

HCSA has today welcomed changes announced in the Budget which mean that the pensions taper will be effectively scrapped for most doctors in April - meeting a longstanding call - but warned the battle is only half won because seniority, pay progression or extra responsib… Read more ››