SPF Bulletin - January 2026
Find out about the latest work, updates and events from the national and regional SPFs.
The SPF Bulletin features monthly updates and forward plans from the national SPF groups, subgroups and regional SPFs, alongside the latest workforce resources, guidance and events across health and care.
Highlights in the January bulletin include:
- Key comms from the SPF Wider Group meeting, which covered the 10 Year Workforce Plan, new NHS Staff Standards, system transformation and agile working in the NHS.
- Updates from the January SPF Workforce Issues Group meeting, including progress on the recommendations in our Ways to tackle and reduce violence against NHS staff report and updates on the new Management and Leadership Framework and NHS Competencies for All Framework.
- Updates from the January meetings of the regional SPFs.
- Opportunity to contribute to the new national violence prevention and reduction reporting data framework and safe working practices guidance.
- Free national violence prevention and reduction learning event in March.
- Think Flex First – NHS Employers webinar in March open for bookings.
- New NHS Excellence Awards – entries open now.
- In case you missed it - good practice case studies from our 2025 HPMA partnership working award finalists.
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