SPF Meeting January 2010

Date: 17/2/2010

Ann Keen, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health chaired the January meeting of the Social Partnership Forum. more

The Workforce Challenge - "Good to great"

Date: 1/2/2010

The Social Partnership Forum considers the challenges set out in the government's vision "NHS 2010-2015: from good to great. Preventative, people-centred, productive. " more

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SPF supports Organ Donor Register campaign

Date: 1/2/2010

The Social Partnership Forum is supporting the campaign to encourage people to join the Organ Donor Register and is encouraging both employers and trade unions to publicise the register. more

2009 SPF partnership award winners

Healthcare People Management Association Awards 2010

Date: 26/1/2010

For the third year running, the Social Partnership Forum will be sponsoring and judging the partnership award at the 2010 Excellence in HRM Awards organised by the Healthcare People Management Association. more

SPF partnership fund event

Date: 26/1/2010

A free Social Partnership Forum event on 16 March in London will enable NHS organisations to hear first hand the outcomes and learning from some of the successful bidders from last year's NHS Partnership Fund. more

Social Partnership Forum Steering Group

Date: 26/1/2010

Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Andy Burnham and his full ministerial team joined Health Minister, Ann Keen at the national Social Partnership Forum steering group meeting held December 2009 more

A partnership approach to mediation

Date: 15/12/2009

The social partnership forum worked in partnership with ACAS to introduce mediation as a method of resolving disputes in the workplace. more

National Social Partnership Forum

Date: 10/12/2009

Key issues arising from the meeting of the National Social Partnership Forum held on 26 November 2009 more

Steve Boorman

SPF response to the final Boorman report

Date: 23/11/2009

The Social Partnership Forum have issued this statement in response to the publication of the final report by Dr Steve Boorman on staff health and well-being in the NHS. more

Partnership delivers in challenging times

Date: 6/11/2009

Pamela Dooley and Catherine Shannon presented their HPMA award winning project to delegates attending the Social Partnership Forum session at the Leading Workforce Thinking conference in Birmingham. more

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NHS Staff Passport launched

Date: 3/11/2009

The NHS Staff Passport is a toolkit to provide NHS staff facing transfer with an easy to use, practical guide to the employment standards and rights they can expect when being transferred. more

National Social Partnership Forum meeting

Date: 30/10/2009

Key issues discussed at the national Social Partnership Forum meeting held on 15 October 2009. more

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Swine flu pandemic - preparing for staff vaccination

Date: 16/10/2009

The Social Partnership Forum has identified the top six things that NHS organisations can do now in preparation for the impending vaccine administration. more

Maximising opportunities for newly qualified graduates

Date: 15/10/2009

A new online toolkit developed by the Social Partnership Forum demonstrates practical solutions to the real issues faced by graduates in trying to secure jobs within NHS organisations. more

Nurse and patient

Care Quality Commission’s NHS performance ratings for 2008/09

Date: 15/10/2009

The Social Partnership Forum has responded to the Care Quality Commission’s NHS performance ratings for 2008/09 more

Promoting existing good practice

Date: 6/10/2009

Time-off and facilities for trade union representatives (Section 25 of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook) more

Clarification of commissioning practice

Date: 25/9/2009

The Social Partnership Forum has been working to clarify commissioning practice to reflect the principle that the NHS is the preferred provider. more

The successful team members of Nottingham University Hospitals

NHS Partnership Fund winners announced

Date: 16/9/2009

Grants to improve NHS services through the promotion of partnership working between the NHS and trade unions have been awarded to 18 NHS organisations, Andy Burnham Secretary of State for Health announced today. more

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Swine flu - latest SPF discussions

Date: 25/8/2009

The Social Partnership Forum have issued a statement on current discussions relating to swine flu. more

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Social Partnership Forum statement on the NHS health and well-being review

Date: 19/8/2009

The SPF has issued a statement in response to the publication of the Boorman review on health and well-being in the NHS. more

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Social Partnership Forum supports swine flu vaccination strategy

Date: 14/8/2009

The Social Partnership Forum has issued a statement in support of the vaccination policy announced by the Department of Health on 13 August 2009. more

National Social Partnership Forum meeting July 2009

Date: 10/8/2009

The national Social Partnership Forum met on 16 July and was joined by the Secretary of State and ministerial team. Read more on the key topics discussed at the meeting. more

Healthcare People Management Association 2009 Award Winners

Date: 20/7/2009

The West Belfast and Greater Shankill Health Employment Partnership are this year's winners of the Healthcare People Management Association partnership award, sponsored and judged by the Social Partnership Forum. more

Social Partnership Forum Meeting 18 June 2009

Date: 23/6/2009

The national Social Partnership Forum meets on a monthly basis. Read more on the key topics discussed at the meeting held on 18 June 2009. more

Social Partnership Forum Meeting May 2009

Date: 12/6/2009

The national Social Partnership Forum meets on a monthly basis. Read the key topics discussed at the meeting held on 21 May 2009. more

London Ambulance Service

Date: 21/5/2009

The London Ambulance Service has transformed service delivery through its effective use of partnership working achieved by management and unions taking positive steps to confront the problems through a partnership approach. more

Social Partnership Forum meeting 23 April 2009

Date: 20/5/2009

The national Social Partnership Forum meets on a monthly basis. Read the key topics discussed at the meeting held on 23 April 2009. more

Directions

Top tips from NHS organisations

Date: 14/4/2009

We have been asking partners locally what would help to support them in embedding social partnership working. Top tips and sharing learning were top of the list. more

NHS partnership fund

Date: 1/4/2009

The new £500,000 NHS partnership fund is available for organisations to bid for to support and develop their local partnership working arrangements. more

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Partnership working - what does academic research tell us?

Date: 1/4/2009

A literature review document, which brings together research and theory on partnership working is available for the first time to download from the new Social Partnership Forum website. more

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