11 November 2009

WORKFORCE/WORKPLACE

Improving staff engagement: a practical toolkit (3rd November 2009)
NHS Employers has teamed up with the international staff engagement specialists O C Tanner to produce Improving staff engagement – a practical toolkit. The briefing looks at the benefits engaged staff bring in terms of improved patient care and better value for money. This is particularly critical at a time of increasing financial pressures.

This briefing provides pointers on how to get staff engagement rights and offers tips that have high impact at low cost. In addition it also looks at the key roles managers have to play in ensuring staff are clear on what is expected of them as identifying where employees know what is expected dramatically improves performance and engagement levels.
Toolkit

Pension Choice? Career and retirement options for the NHS (2nd November 2009)
This briefing is for boards and human resource directors in NHS organisations in England. It covers the strategic issues and potential risks for boards in relation to the NHS Pension Choice exercise. The NHS Pension Choice exercise begins in January 2010, giving members of the 1995 section of the NHS Pension Scheme the opportunity to move to the new 2008 section. As part of the exercise, every employer will need to engage with staff of all ages about career and retirement planning. This briefing outlines how good employment practice during the Choice exercise will help organisations to support staff, retain skills and prepare for the future.
Briefing

Talent for tough times: how to identify, attract and retain the talent you need (4th November 2009)
It is more important than ever that the NHS is attracting, retaining and developing talented people who are adaptable and up to the challenges ahead. This practical briefing outlines what good talent management looks like, discusses why it will be so important as the NHS faces the lean years ahead and sets out how trusts can get started.
Briefing

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