The first national survey of staff vacancies in the NHS has revealed that
2.6% of trusts are having difficulty filling nursing and midwifery posts.
The survey was carried out in March, days before the first advertisements
appeared for the nursing recruitment campaign and three months before the
launch of the strategy for improving the status, training, pay and job
opportunities of nurses, midwives and health visitors. The survey will
serve as a benchmark for both initiatives.

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Findings from the People’s Panel, set up by the Cabinet Office last year,
raised fears of resistance from businesses and private citizens to dealing
electronically with public services. The Prime Minister’s appeal to
business to make use of the Internet, the appointment of an e-envoy and
publication of an OFTEL survey show that resistance to technology is
crumbling.

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People Management, (UK), 11 Feb 1999 Vol 5 No 3
Start page: 40. No of pages: 2

Interviews Ruth Spellman, the new chief executive of Investors in People
UK, the organization responsible for promoting the Investors in People
training standard. Outlines the proposals that are being considered to
improve the way that the standard is managed and presented, including the
possiblility of introducing new options for organizations that have
achieved recognition as Investors in People. Profiles Ruth Spellman’s
career before joining Investors in People UK, and discusses the role she
envisages for herself at her new job. Singles out a number of priorities
for Investors in People UK, including working on the links between
Investors in People and the other business support organizations, such as
the TECs and the quality standards providers.

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