A report has been
published by the Kings Fund called
Realising the Benefits?
ASSESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENDA FOR CHANGE
Click on the link to download. (10/08/07) |
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Agenda for Change is
the name given to the proposed new national NHS pay and terms and
conditions system. It will seek to introduce new pay bands and
harmonised terms and conditions for NHS workers.
The system has been negotiated by the health departments and the
national joint staff side unions.
A UNISON ballot on Agenda for Change overwhelmingly backed the use
of 'early implementer' (EI) sites to pilot the scheme.
The two Ambulance EI sites were
North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust
and
East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust.
The LAS has set up a project board to oversee the implementation
process of Agenda 4 Change. To view the minutes of these meetings
please visit our
meetings page.
As soon as we are able to, we will publish exact figures for each
job within the London Ambulance Service under Agenda for Change. |
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We have been publishing AFC news on this page since 2003 with the
latest stories towards the top of the page. |
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UPDATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP DETAILS
You can change your home address/employment details
ONLINE HERE
or phone UNISON direct on 0845 355 0845
or alternatively e-mail
Eric Roberts. |
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Latest Agenda for Change News
Note: For project board minutes please
visit the meetings page. |
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(4/12/06)
This page has now been
archived
Agenda 4 Change has now been implemented and as such most of the
news and information on this page is no longer relevant except for
research purposes. As a result, this entire mini-site has been moved
to our archive section. Future updates
regarding unsocial hours payments and rest breaks will be featured
on the main site under Pay. |
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(01/12/06)
Introduction of rest
breaks for operational staff
Agenda for Change Bulletin - Issue 35
Following the discussions of the joint secretaries of the staff
council and wider consultation within the
areas / sectors, agreement has been reached in regard to rest breaks
for operational staff. An agreed
policy document has been presented to the Agenda for Change project
board today; this has been
ratified and now will be implemented as Service policy. |
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(19/09/2006)
Review of arrangements for operational rest breaks (joint
statement)
A joint working group has been set up to review arrangements for
operational rest breaks to enable us to comply with changes to
staff’s terms and conditions and health and safety regulations. |
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Joint Working Group
Rest break arrangements for operational staff
30th August 2006 |
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Joint Working Group
Rest Break arrangements for operational staff
31st July 2006 |
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Pay Circular
Pay and conditions for NHS Staff covered by the
Agenda for Change agreement |
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RECOMMENDED NATIONAL SALARY SCALES FROM 1 APRIL 2006 |
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(08/11/2005) Las Technician
Agreement
Click here
to read the agreement in full. |
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(12/10/2005) Technician & Paramedic Banding Latest
At yesterday’s Agenda for Change project board (Tues 11 October),
agreement was reached in principle by management and staff-side on a
proposal regarding emergency medical technician banding and the
payment of recruitment and retention premium to selected paramedics
appointed after 1 October 2004.
Click here to read the bulletin in full. |
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(15/09/05) - Technician Matching
Latest
A management proposal was offered to us today and at the joint staff
side meeting this afternoon (15th September 2005), was rejected
unanimously.
The joint staff side have instructed that the paperwork be prepared
and collated to be sent to a national evaluation panel.
Click here for the full story |
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(17/08/05) - Paramedics & Team
Leaders Matched
Read the joint LAS/UNIONS bulletin which Includes information on
EMT3 banding.
Click Here |
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(10/08/05) - Unsocial Hours Update
This is a briefing note on national discussions around
developing a new unsocial hours structure to replace the Agenda for
Change interim scheme.
Click Here |
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(28/07/05) - Matching Update – The True
Picture
Read the
latest Ambulance Practitioner Matching Bulletin |
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The following days
have been set aside to re-convene a joint matching panel for
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics:
5th – 8th – 9th – 10th August 2005
Staff-side panel members are; Harry Day & Joe Easterbrook
Management-side panel members are: Steve Sale & Vicky Clarke
Staff-side job holders are: Anton Sakshaug (EMT) & Andrea Shields
(Paramedic).
Management-side advisor is Athar Khan
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- 5th July 2005 set for job matching
Technicians.
- 6th July 2005 set for job matching
Paramedics.
- Staff-side panel members are: Harry Day
(UNISON) & Viv Bennett (GMB). Joe Easterbrook (UNISON) is the
reserve.
- Management side panel members are:
Steve Sale ( ACAO) & Tracey Watts (HR Manager).
- If there is a decision on the day, the
result will go to a Consistency Check before being made public.
We have heard that:
- South Yorkshire have matched
Technicians to Band 5 & Paramedics to Band 6.
- West Midlands have matched Technicians
to Band 5 & Paramedics to Band 6.
- East Midlands have matched Technicians
to Band 4 & Paramedics to Band 5 (Appeal pending)
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Minutes from the Agenda 4 Change Terms and conditions meeting held
on 26 May 2005. |
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UNISON comments on
the Ambulance Service Association (ASA) letter to Ambulance Chief
Executives dated 4 May 2005.
(13/05/05)
Read the letter in full |
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UPDATE
(22/04/05)The Ambulance Practitioner profiles have now been
released.
Read the guidance notes here, This will explain the following
profiles and how they work in more detail.
Ambulance Practitioner - Band 4
Ambulance Practitioner Specialist - Band 5
Ambulance Practitioner Advanced - Band 6 |
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URGENT UPDATE
(06/04/2005) The delay in publishing job profiles
for Ambulance Practitioners is now causing severe delay in moving
forward. We have a lot of work to do regarding Agenda for Change and
without agreed profiles everyone suffers. We are working well in
partnership with the Las management to implement AfC and it has to
be said that the delay in profiles is also beyond their control.
That said, the decision referred to in the
following letter
is seen as a way to unblock any unnecessary obstacles.
LAS UNISON will keep you fully informed of developments
Click here to
read the letter |
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AFC Latest in LAS
(17/03/05) Operational staff are to receive £1000
as first instalment of pay arrears this month plus annual leave will
be calculated under AFC rates from 1 April. London Weighting to be
paid inner & outer.
Click here for full details |
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Ambulance Practitioner Profiles
(17/01/05) Further to the consultation that took
place in December 2004 the national Job Evaluation Working Party
(JEWP) profile group met to consider feedback on12 January.
The only TU Side comments that had been received were from UNISON.
This is hardly surprising, bearing in mind that UNISON was the only
staff organisation to produce the evidence for the profiles in the
first place.
Read the full text of this letter here
Ambulance Assistant Practitioner - Band 4
Ambulance Practitioner - Band 5
Ambulance Practitioner Higher Level - Band 6 |
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Agenda 4 Change Bulletin
(04/12/04) 'The Agenda' New newsletter for NHS
staff about Agenda 4 Change. Issue 1.
Click here to view |
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Big unions sign off NHS pay reform
(23/11/04) UNISON
leads the pay in ensuring fairer pay and greater opportunity for
more than 1m staff
more..
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New Ambulance Profiles
Issued for Consultation
Read the full story here
Ambulance Assistant Practitioner - Band 4
Ambulance Practitioner - Band 5
Ambulance Practitioner Higher Level - Band 6 |
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Agenda for Change:
ambulance workers newsletter
(24/09/04) Special Edition of Ambulance Matters
focusing on Agenda for Change in the Ambulance sector.
Click here to view |
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Union's health executive
recommends acceptance of Agenda for Change
(9/9/04) UNISON health leaders have decided to
recommend acceptance of the new pay and gradings package in the NHS
- Agenda for Change.
The union’s health service group executive will now put that
recommendation to a special conference of health delegates on 7
October, followed by a ballot of more than 450,000 UNISON health
members.
more..... |
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Agenda for Change
consultation documents
(2/9/04) Includes details on Job Evaluation
Handbook; AFC Draft agreement; Joint Review Report with Appendices;
NHS Knowledge & Skills Framework; Unsocial Hours Review – Terms of
Reference; Job Profiles – priority list of jobs to be produced
before roll-out; Facilities Agreement; Conditions of Service
Handbook.
 Acrobat
PDF version
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Agenda 4 Change Proposed
Agreement
(2/9/04) This is everything you wanted to know about A4C, The final
draft of the Agenda 4 Change Proposed Agreement which is subject to
ratification by the NHS Staff Council.
Read the
document by clicking here. |
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HAVE
YOU UPDATED YOUR DETAILS?
(16/8/04) Ballot forms are to be sent out in about 6-7 weeks
for you to vote on Agenda for Change. It is vital we have your up to
date details including your address and station. Did you know that
even if you informed the service they do not tell us? You can
update your details
online right now by clicking here. |
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LAS Agenda for Change
Bulletin Issue 1
(13/8/04) This is the first official bulletin
from the London Ambulance Service regarding Agenda for Change.
Expect more to follow.
Click Here to read the bulletin |
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A4C breakthrough
(11/8/04) During week commencing 2 August there
were four days of intense discussions at the Shadow Executive (of
the Shadow Staff Council) and considerable progress was made in
either resolving outstanding issues or finding solutions that might
be acceptable as a way forward.
more.. |
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A4C special conference:
details
(9/8/04) Advice for branches on the service group
executive’s decision to convene the special conference with two
alternative motions, one of which will be withdrawn at a later date.
Plus advice and guidance from the standing orders committee on how
branches can submit amendments.
more.. |
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Health SGE meeting: motions
to special conference
(9/8/04) The health servive group executive met
on 27 July 2004 discuss the latest developments in the Agenda for
Change discussions. Includes details of SGE motions ot the special
conference on A4C.
Acrobat
PDF version |
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Update on Agenda for Change
proposals
(9/8/04) Includes review of early implementation,
job evaluation issues and special conference details. A revised
factor plan and a revised version of the matching procedure are
included.
Acrobat
PDF version |
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Latest Early Implementers
Newsletter (No:7)
(7/7/04) Operational date for national rollout;
ballot and special conference; job evaluation; knowledge and skills
framework; terms and conditions; assimilations and protections;
capacity and organisation.
Acrobat
PDF version
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Agenda for Change: A
summary of the proposals
(5/7/04) Agenda for Change, the proposed new pay
and grading system for the NHS, represents the biggest change to NHS
pay since the formation of the health service in 1948. If
implemented, the proposals will change the whole system of pay,
annual leave, overtime and working hours for the vast majority of
NHS staff.
Acrobat
PDF version
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New timetable for Agenda
for Change
(11/6/04) UNISON today
welcomed the new timetable for the national roll-out of Agenda for
Change as the best way forward.
The operational date for moving the first staff onto new terms and
conditions outside the early implementer sites will now be 1
December, with pay and conditions changes dated back to 1 October.
more.... |
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The NHS Shadow Staff
Executive Agenda for Change update
(17/5/04)
The Shadow
council has embarked upon the review of the early implementation of
Agenda for Change. This has always featured as a part of the
agreement. A robust process has been put into place and it is
anticipated the review will be completed by the end of June.
more.... |
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PTS band 3 job profiles
published
(7/5/04) The PTS job profile for patient
transport services (PTS) patient/carer higher level band 3 is now
agreed and published on the DH website.This is an improvement
negotiated by UNISON on the original proposal for a Band 2 job
profile.
more... |
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Lively debate at UNISON
health care conference: ambulance fringe meeting
(7/5/04) Another lively and wide-ranging debate
was held again this year at UNISON’s health conference ambulance
fringe meeting. More than 40 ambulance representatives attended the
fringe meeting which was held on the Tuesday of conference.
more.. |
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Agenda for Change
conference bulletin
(7/5/04) An update on A4C from UNISON's national
health conference held in May 2004. Includes information on job
evaluation and profiling, unsocial hours payments, London weighting
and the A4C ballot.
Acrobat PDF version |
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Agenda for Change guidance
on reviewing job descriptions and person specifications
(21/4/04) This guidance note is intended for
UNISON members and activists in health branches to assist in the
process of reviewing job descriptions and person specifications.
This is not just necessary as part of Agenda for Change preparation
but an essential requirement of good employment practice.
Acrobat PDF version |
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Shadow executive joint
statement on A4C
(21/4/04) A joint statement has been agreed by
the shadow executive of the NHS Staff Council, which includes the
employers and the staff side. The statement seeks to clarify what
work can be done on Agenda for Change that is necessary preparation
should the system be rolled out, but which does not compromise the
forthcoming ballots of those unions, who have still to take a final
decision.
more.. |
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Become an Agenda 4 Change
Rep
(21/4/04) There is a huge amount of preparation
work that needs to be done before the implementation of A4C and we
need additional reps who will only be involved in Agenda 4 Change.
You won't be asked to do any other union work and you will get paid
release from your job to undertake this role. For more information
contact your local UNISON steward or send an e-mail to
ericroberts@lasunison.com.
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Job evaluation update April
04
(19/4/04) New published profiles, UNISON
priorities, EI site matching and evaluation panels, admin and
clerical issues, review and timetable, training, rogue job
description guidance.
more.. |
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Pay and conditions of
service in the Agenda for Change early implementer sites
Information from the Department of Health on pay
and conditions of service for staff working in the 12 Early
Implementer Sites.
Link to Department of Health webpage |
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Latest Early Implementers
Newsletter (No:6)
(25/3/04) This is the sixth issue of the
newsletter, providing feedback to UNISON members on the latest
developments in the twelve early implementer (EI) sites. UNISON has
held its seventh meeting of EI lead activists and officers. This
newsletter gives a round-up of all the information UNISON has
received from the EI sites. If you have any information you would
like to share please email
r.baughan@unison.co.uk
more....... |
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Special conference on
Agenda for Change
(24/3/04) Following further consideration of the
timetable the health service group executive has decided that the
special conference on A4C should be held in the week commencing
Monday 4 October with the ballot of members to run up to Friday 29
October.
more.. |
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Proposals for preparations
for and (subject to national agreement) implementation of Agenda for
Change.
(11/3/04)
This
document sets out the LAS’s proposed approach to preparing for and,
if agreed, implementing Agenda for Change (AfC). The
proposals have been developed on a partnership basis, particularly
for those activities which involve more than simple administrative
processes.
more......... |
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Latest Early Implementers
Newsletter (No:5)
(04/02/04) UNISON has held its sixth meeting of
Early Implementer Lead Activists and Officers. This newsletter gives
a round-up of all the information UNISON has received from the EI
sites.
more... |
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Agenda for Change
Technicians’ Pay Band Bulletin
(30/01/04) - ASU LIES - A number of members have sent
us copies of the ASU leaflet on Agenda for change in which they
falsely allege that a deal has been done on a national pay Band for
Ambulance Technicians. No agreement has been reached as yet on a pay
band for Technicians.
more.... |
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Ambulance Technician Band 5
Application
(12/03) Technicians have been increasing their
skills and extending their roles and range of duties in many trusts
and until this year with the registration of Paramedics there was
very little difference between the competencies of the two posts.
more..... |
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What's Happening Now?
A lot of background work is taking place both at a local and
national level.
Nationally, long and detailed discussions are taking place with
the employers about the production of a National Ambulance
Technician job profile under the Agenda for Change proposals.
A Special Conference on Agenda for Change to be held in 2004, will
agree a recommendation for a second consultative ballot of all
health members, which will decide whether Agenda for Change should
be extended to the rest of the NHS.
Locally, we will begin matching job profiles and establishing
exactly what impact Agenda For Change will have on the LAS.
Producing publicity and information material such as this website. |
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Not yet a Member of
UNISON?
It's not too late to be involved in
the negotiations and have a vote on Agenda for Change. You can
JOIN TODAY
by
downloading an application form that you can print out. Once
completed send it to: Eric Roberts, UNISON, Waterloo HQ. View
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request an information pack. |
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BECOME MORE INVOLVED
Strengthen our union by becoming a workplace contact,
steward, health and safety representative or learning
representative. You can
CONTACT US ONLINE and we'll send you an information pack
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Still Got Questions? If
you are still confused and looking for an answer then please feel
free to contact any of the
Branch Officers or your
Station rep for more
information.
Please check through this site BEFORE contacting a
steward, All the information we currently have is accessible through
this website.
Remember, this is a huge project, branch officers and station reps
only have a limited amount of time to work on it and produce
information for everyone. |
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UNISON Agenda 4 Change Information
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