Health Minister Sajid Javid is trying to save £ 200,000 a year by abolishing the NHS Chief Human Resources Officer to declare a war on waste.
- NHS England paid £ 230,000 to Prerana Issar as Chief Human Resources Officer.
- This was £ 35,000 more than Sir Simon Stevens, who helped Ms. Isar recruit.
- Currently, the role renamed Chief Workforce Officer will be taken over by psychiatrist Dr. Navina Evans.
Health Minister Sajid Javid is disposing of the NHS’s top post with a “bulging” £ 230,000 salary as part of a new salvo in the fight against waste.
The Mail on Sunday revealed in September last year that NHS England was paying £ 230,000 a year to former Unilever executive Prelanizer as Chief Human Resources Officer.
This was £ 35,000 more than Sir Simon Stevens, a former NHS boss who helped hire her for the NHS position in April 2019. Her salary was also half that of the prime minister.
At the time, Sir Simon said the newly created NHS post was essential to “promote flexibility, well-being, career development and double efforts to combat discrimination, violence, bullying and harassment.” I did.
Issar’s concerns include diversity issues, and she frequently tweeted about issues such as the NHS’s workforce competition equality standards, pride events, and transgender rights.
Health Minister Sajid Javid (above) is disposing of the NHS’s top post with a “bulging” £ 230,000 salary as part of a new salvo in the fight against waste.
However, four months ago she announced that she would resign because of a “Covid-related illness.”
Currently, the role renamed Chief Workforce Officer will be taken over by psychiatrist Dr. Navina Evans. However, she takes on her responsibilities while continuing her existing job as Chief Executive Officer of the British Health Education Agency.
She is currently paid around £ 200,000 to lead HEE, the Quango responsible for planning and training the NHS workforce.
According to good sources, Dr. Evans will “raise some” her salary for additional work, which will be relatively modest.
Using a standalone post could save you £ 200,000 a year on the NHS. In addition to receiving an annual salary of £ 230,000, Ms. Issar received over £ 50,000 a year as a pension-related benefit. Her total bill for her three and a half years in office can exceed £ 1m.
Since being appointed Minister of Health about a year ago, Javid has struggled to emphasize that the NHS must be smarter with its huge budget. Last fall, Tory MPs complained about plans to increase national insurance contributions, bringing £ 12 billion annually to health and social care, he said at the NHS, “Watch out for waste and awakening. I vowed to do it.
Currently, the role renamed Chief Workforce Officer will be undertaken by psychiatrist Dr. Navina Evans (photo).
He also needs to use the launch of a major NHS administration review last month to stop the recent surge in “diversity and inclusiveness” posts across the NHS (some pay over £ 80,000). Showed that there is.
This role has revealed that in the future other employees will need to perform as part of their general work. Last night, Danielle Boxall of the Tax Payers’ Alliance said: Diversity obligations should be dealt with by existing human resources departments and savings go to frontline services.
The canning of the independent Chief Human Resources Post is part of a wider reorganization brought into NHS England by the UK Health Education Agency.
Dr. Evans is highly regarded, and insiders admire her gentle and supportive approach. These skills may be required when she directs at NHS England’s “People Directorate”. An internal investigation in 2021 found that the morale of Directorate staff was lower than any other part of NHS England’s management. The score for “compassion and inclusiveness” was also the lowest.