Archives for January 11th, 2002

MORE PRIVATE FINANCE IN NHS

Headlines, PublicNet: 11 January, 2002

The Department of Health has announced more approvals for private investment in NHS facilities. Pathology and GP surgeries will receive new facilities as a result of the latest projects.The Teespath pathology initiative in Teesside and the Pathlinks programme in Lincolnshire will be the first to benefit. They will receive better computer systems, updated clinical equipment and modernised buildings. The Government has earmarked 1.82 million pounds for Teespath and 2 million for Pathlinks. As well as the infrastructure built with private finance, both projects could be brought into commission by private companies.

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SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE PAID TO DELIVER

Headlines, PublicNet: 11 January, 2002

Senior Civil Servants are to move onto performance related pay from April 1. From that point, poor performers among the top one per cent of the service – about 3,300 people – will face little or no pay rise. The good news for those involved is that the new pay scales offer extra rewards for success.The pay scales announced by the Cabinet Office are based on the recommendations of the independent Senior Salaries Review Body, and are an attempt to make the service more attractive to the best calibre of recruit. It’s widely acknowledged that current pay rates are not sufficient to attract people in from the private sector.

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