Private hospitals to make 1000s of beds available to the NHS

The independent healthcare sector will make thousands of hospital beds available as part of NHS England’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest NHS England-Improvement guidance states that the NHS needs to free up at least 30,000 of its 100,000 general and...

HR: GDPR and References updates & refreshers

Since the introduction of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in May 2018, there are many processes which, need to be considered and updated in order to be compliant.  advo hr takes a closer look. Privacy statements for job applicants A privacy statement for...

UK set to fail smoking targets

It is announced that England off track to meet government’s 2030 smoke-free target with projections suggesting smoke-free will not be achieved in Scotland until after 2050. England will fail to be smoke-free by 2030 if current smoking trends continue, according...

1 in 5 Women Have missed out on a promotion to a Male colleague

As part of the recognition of International Women’s Day (Sunday 8th March) Glassdoor, the online recruiter has looked at the experiences and challenges of women at work. Career Progression In a survey*, 20% of women say they have missed out on a promotion at work to a...