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The article reports that National Health Service (NHS) leaders are set to form a plan for spending the funds announced by the British government to mark the 70th anniversary of the health service. According to Prime Minister Theresa May, some of the 20.5 billion pounds a year in the four years up to 2023 to 2024 would be allocated for making NHS careers more flexible and family-friendly. Healthcare leaders believe that money should be spent on recruiting and nursing retaining staff.

Nurse managers need to have a budget, understand and control it, and trust management to stand behind them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the views of several readers on whether the British government should increase income tax to finance pay hikes for nurses. Topics include the British adults who are willing to pay additional income tax if it went directly towards increasing nurses' salaries, increasing the pay of other civil servants, and the funding shortfall of the National Health Service (NHS).

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article on the proposed public health grant funding cut in Great Britain in the August 19, 2015 issue.

The author comments on the pay challenges facing National Health Service employees in Great Britain. Pay is said to define the value placed on the work of NHS employees by the government. She asserts that allocating funds for pay increases for healthcare employees in Britain's budget will serve as tangible proof that they are valued.

The article reports on debate over the necessary agency staffing expenditure amidst new restriction rules on the use of agency staff in Great Britain. Topics discussed include public health service organisation National Health Service trusts' use of staffing agencies, the control on spending, the provision of safe staffing levels, and the increased demand for trained healthcare workers and nurses.

Jane Bates bigs up the overlooked physios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports the claim by nursing workforce experts like James Buchan that the efforts to enhance the productivity of the British National Health Service (NHS) are adversely affected by sharp reductions in training budgets.

Zero-hours contracts exist in the health service but offer few benefits, argues Mike Travis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Cavendish review and a Nursing Standard survey find a lack of consistency in helping healthcare assistants to progress. Jennifer Sprinks reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Integrated community care should create a seamless service, but critics worry that nursing staff are being used to cover for a lack of care workers. Sally Gillen reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The RCN fellows chose to discuss personal health budgets at their annual fringe meeting at congress. Kat Keogh reports on the discussion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

NHS organisations across the south east of England are slashing pay protection and carer's leave, while some private sector nurses have been asked to take a 10 per cent pay cut. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A letter to the editor is presented concerning the role of nurses in the efficient use of the resources of the British National Health Service (NHS).

Moves to cap the hourly rates of agency nurses could backfire, RCN general secretary Janet Davies has warned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The amount NHS trusts in England can spend on agency nurses will be capped under new rules announced by Monitor and the Trust Development Authority (TDA). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article argues against the harm posed by constraints on nurses' pay on the National Health Service in Great Britain.

The article reports on the claim by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in June 2015 that the failure by the government of Great Britain to include legal measures aimed at reforming costly fitness to practise processes in the Queen's speech is a major setback to the nursing profession.

Sit back, dear friends. Relax. Chill out. Ignore the siren voices of austerity, job cuts and pay freezes. Our future is secure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nurses due to receive salary increment payments will be asked if they are prepared to sacrifice them in return for every NHS nurse in England receiving a 1 per cent pay rise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A letter to the editor is presented which is concerned with the impact that government budget cuts will have on public health in Great Britain.

Nurses were dealt a double blow last week when the chancellor announced that a 1 per cent cap on pay rises would be extended -- then indicated that annual increments could be scrapped across the public sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article in the January 9, 2013 issue by Sally Gillen that was concerned with community nursing in Great Britain.

More than 100 million pounds of funding intended for training nurses and other health professionals was 'plundered' last year to offset the NHS cash crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author reflects on the National Health Service and its anniversary on July 5, 2008. He comments on the sixty years of the NHS and the need for the surplus in NHS budget to be used for patient care. He suggests that the NHS can be more efficient in its operations and that it should never by privatized.

Staff at an NHS hospital trust will be able to reinvest half of all savings they make as part of a pioneering scheme to improve clinical engagement and patient outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that the strategic health authorities (SHAs) in Great Britain has siphoned £375 million from funds earmarked for the education and training of nurses and other National Health Service (NHS) staff. Academic administrators of university nursing schools are figuring large dips in the numbers of university and college places available for nursing students. Data suggest that the NHS will have an overall underspend of £1.8 billion for 2007-2008.

The author reflects on the issues involving the bankruptcy of the National Health Service in Great Britain. He said that relative to bankruptcy issue, the organization has been facing several questions regarding the control of its financial resources. The author pointed that it has been unbelievable that the group will become insolvent since it has its own budget for a particular work. Meanwhile, he believes that the problem could only be solved through the help of the government.

Comments on the cash crisis in the National Health Service (NHS) that affected the quality of health services in Great Britain. Amount of debt incurred by the NHS; Discussion on the changes at the hospital due to lack of funds and resources; Questions on the budget allocation and spending of NHS.

Reports on the plan of the British National Health Service (NHS) and unions representing nurses, midwives and other NHS staff to have a meeting to eliminate the Agenda for change pay negotiations. Plan to provide a flat rate bonus for working bank holidays and weekends; Insights of NHS Confederation policy manager Alistair Henderson on the said plan; Consideration budget for the pay changes.