Health workforce

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Services

• Chief Nurse Adult Social Care Awards: nomination forms

  Nominate a nurse or social care worker for a gold or silver award, or a team for a team award.

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Guidance and regulation

• Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme
  • Guidance
  • 2 July 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
• Medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD): guidance for medical practitioners
  • Guidance
  • 8 April 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
• Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad
  • Guidance
  • 30 October 2024
  • Department of Health and Social Care
• Care workforce pathway for adult social care
  • Guidance
  • 23 May 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
• Learning Support Fund 9th edition: 2025 to 2026
  • Guidance
  • 20 May 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care

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News and communications

• Patient safety boost as PA review recommendations accepted
  • 16 July 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Press release
• BMA resident doctor ballot outcome
  • 9 July 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Correspondence
• PM launches new era for NHS with easier care in neighbourhoods
  • 2 July 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care and Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
  • Press release
• Care for those with learning disabilities or autistic people
  • 19 June 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England
  • Press release
• Nearly £1 billion for NHS frontline after agency spend crackdown
  • 2 June 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Independent review of the physician associate and anaesthesia associate roles: final report
  • 16 July 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Independent report
• Northern Ireland HSC Workforce Census March 2025
  • 2 July 2025
  • Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
  • Official statistics
• Evaluation of the Better Care Fund Support Programme 2023 to 2025
  • 29 May 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Research
• Northern Ireland HSC Workforce Statistics March 2025
  • 21 May 2025
  • Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
  • Official statistics
• Northern Ireland HSC Vacancies March 2025
  • 21 May 2025
  • Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
  • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Oliver McGowan draft code of practice (easy read)
  • 19 June 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 16 October 2023
• Independent review of physician associates and anaesthesia associates: call for analysis and research
  • 16 July 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Call for evidence outcome
• Independent review of physician associates and anaesthesia associates: survey of healthcare professionals
  • 16 July 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Call for evidence outcome
• NHS Pension Scheme: changes to contribution tier thresholds
  • 15 July 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Policy paper
• Separate pay spine for nursing
  • 15 April 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Call for evidence outcome

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• DHSC: workforce management information December 2024
  • 13 March 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Transparency
• DHSC: workforce management information November 2024
  • 13 March 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Transparency
• DHSC: workforce management information October 2024
  • 11 March 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Transparency
• DHSC: workforce management information September 2024
  • 11 March 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Transparency
• DHSC: workforce management information August 2024
  • 11 March 2025
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department of Health & Social Care
• Office for Health Improvement & Disparities
• Prime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Work & Pensions

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• Government Actuary's Department
• Government Office for Science
• HM Treasury
• Home Office
• Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• NHS Pay Review Body
• Office for the Pay Review Bodies
• Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration
• Review Body on Senior Salaries
• UK Health Security Agency
• UK Visas and Immigration

• Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards
• Accelerated Capability Environment

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