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Speech: HCSA calls for STUC backing for Consultant shortage taskforce

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16 Apr 2018

HCSA wins STUC support for joint Scottish Government taskforce on Consultant shortage: full text of HCSA delegate Dr Bernhard Heidemann's speech to Scottish TUC 2018 in Aviemore Read more ››

HCSA plays lead role in Jersey doctors' 11.9% pay deal

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01 Apr 2018

Jersey hospital doctors led by HCSA have reached a landmark pay deal with the Island’s health department and employment board worth up to 11.9 per cent over three years linked. Read more ››

HCSA rejects agreement on Clinical Excellence Awards

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19 Mar 2018

The Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) has declined an invitation to sign a joint NHS Employer-BMA deal on the future of pay awards for clinical excellence, branding the plans “half-baked” and “impossible to agree” on behalf of members. Read more ››

New JDs Network airs views on big issues facing trainees

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08 Mar 2018

Two new regional groups aim to connect HCSA’s trainee members, reports Jennifer Bremner Read more ››

TUC Women's Conference: HCSA backs drive for NHS work-life balance

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08 Mar 2018

‘There exists a gender imbalance and I am confident one reason for this is poor access to flexible working’ - full text of speech by HCSA delegate and A&E Dr Lottie Elliott at the TUC Women's Conference 2018 Read more ››

HCSA publishes DDRB submission

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14 Feb 2018

HCSA has today published its full submission to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB). Read more ››