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		<title>Comment on member board considerations of final report and consortium status</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Bown, consortium steering group chairman, said: “Sovereignty in decision-making regarding consortium matters has always rested with individual member boards. “In handing over its final report to boards, the work of the consortium and its steering group has effectively concluded. “Recommendations made within this report will be taken forward using existing channels and networks, should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South west consortium publishes much anticipated report</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The south west pay, terms and conditions consortium has today (1 March) released its assessment and recommendations as to the role pay, terms and conditions may play in helping ensure member organisations can be viable and sustainable into the future. The publication of the consortium’s report follows the positive outcome of the national negotiations on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Response to national Agenda for Change agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The consortium has always welcomed the proposals and are delighted that agreement has now been reached. The consortium is encouraged by the commitment shown in ensuring national NHS terms and conditions are sustainable and fair. This deal today is an important development. We all now need to press on and ensure the deal is now implemented.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Response to autumn budget statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Responding to the autumn budget statement, Chris Bown, chairman of the south west pay, terms and conditions consortium, said: “Existing legislation permits NHS trusts freedoms in how pay, terms and conditions are arranged at a local level. &#8220;The south west pay, terms and conditions consortium was established to explore ways in which these existing freedoms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Response to progress on national Agenda for Change negotiations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statement from Chris Bown, chair of the south west pay, terms and conditions consortium, in response to progress on national Agenda for Change negotiations: “On behalf of the consortium I welcome the recent NHS Staff Council proposals to amend aspects of Agenda for Change terms and conditions. “The consortium is encouraged by the commitment shown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consortium members focus on NHS challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A ‘positive and constructive’ meeting of senior representatives from member organisations of the south west pay terms and conditions consortium took place last week. The meeting, on 18 September, was attended by around 40 representatives, including chief executives, finance and human resources directors, and other senior staff. The meeting centred on two discussion documents, published [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Response to RCN report on the health economy and workforce context</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Bown, chair of the south west pay, terms and conditions consortium steering group, and chief executive of Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has welcomed today&#8217;s publication of the Royal College of Nursing&#8217;s health economy and workforce context report. &#8220;We welcome the publication of the Royal College of Nursing’s report into the challenges the NHS in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Response to publication of discussion documents from Foundation Trust Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Foundation Trust Network, which represents the vast majority of providers of NHS healthcare,  has issued a response to the consortium&#8217;s publication of two discussion documents this week. Saffron Cordery, director of strategy at the Foundation Trust Network (FTN), said: “If national agreements were sufficiently flexible then foundation trusts (FTs) would continue to use them – there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New discussion documents published</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Up to 6,000 NHS jobs could be safeguarded by NHS employer group South West consortium publishes latest reports The South West Pay Terms and Conditions Consortium (SWC) has released two new discussion documents outlining the challenges facing the NHS and how pay, terms and conditions can support sustainable health services and employment now and in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ published on consortium</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The South West pay, terms and conditions consortium has published a frequently asked questions document to answer common questions about its work &#8211; click here to read it.]]></description>
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