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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS staff have been (a) dismissed, and (b) made compulsorily redundant, in each year since 1997.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS staff have been (a) dismissed, and (b) made compulsorily redundant, in each year since 1997.
Asked by
Lord Burnett
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Thornton
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 March 2010
Information on the number of staff dismissals is not collected centrally.
Since 2006-07, a collection outlining redundancies within the National Health Service has been carried out by the department. The following table outlines the results of this collection. Data prior to 2006-07 are not collected.
| Financial Year | Total number of compulsory redundancies in the NHS in England |
| 2006-07 | 2,330 |
| 2007-08 | 2,223 |
| 2008-09 | 927 |
Subjects
Dismissal; NHS; Redundancy
Date
24 March 2010
Reference
2769; 718 c301-2WA
House
House of Lords
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the existing and proposed procedures for (a) dismissing NHS staff, and (b) making compulsory redundancies of NHS staff; and what compensation (including pensions) is payable as a result.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the existing and proposed procedures for (a) dismissing NHS staff, and (b) making compulsory redundancies of NHS staff; and what compensation (including pensions) is payable as a result.
Asked by
Lord Burnett
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Thornton
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 March 2010
National Health Service staff work for independent and autonomous employer organisations. They are responsible for making decisions on the dismissal of staff but are expected to do so in line with current employment law and human resource good practice. The compensation they receive will normally be dictated by the contractual arrangements in place between employee and employer. Any extra contractual payments are subject to Treasury approval.
Redundancy payments to NHS staff are made in line with the arrangements set out in Section 16 of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook. These came into force from 1 October 2006. At the same time changes were made to the National Health Service (Compensation for Premature Retirement) Regulations 2002 and the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995. These were also negotiated in partnership with the NHS trade unions. Under these arrangements, the standard redundancy terms are one month’s pay per year of reckonable service up to a maximum of 24 months pay. Members aged over the minimum pension age may choose to use their redundancy payment to pay for their retirement pension to be paid on redundancy without reduction. The previous redundancy arrangements involving enhancements of service of up to 10 years are being phased out and will cease to apply completely from October 2011.
A further form of early retirement available is retirement in the interests of the service where the employer pays for the cost of the members retiring without a reduction for early payment of pension.
Section 16 of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook makes clear that before making staff redundant employers should seek suitable alternative employment either in their own organisation or with another NHS employer.
Subjects
Compensation; Dismissal; NHS; Workplace pensions; Redundancy pay; Redundancy
Date
24 March 2010
Reference
2772; 718 c302-3WA
House
House of Lords