It’s time the legal status of the Windrush generation was confirmed once and for all – but the stain their treatment leaves on the already ugly record of this government will take a very long time to…Read more…
Overworked healthcare assistants not given proper training or supervision
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are being expected to do the work of nurses without adequate training or proper supervision, according to survey results published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. Nearly two…Read more…
The NHS continues to be ‘alarmingly under-funded’, says health conference
UNISON will continue to campaign for the funding needed to deliver ‘a comprehensive, safe and high quality service’
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UNISON vows to step up fight on wholly owned subsidiaries
Delegates at UNISON health conference voice their anger over trusts’ moves to transfer staff and create two-tier workforces
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Health conference vows to fight the disease of racism in the NHS
Brexit is fuelling the discrimination against migrant workers, delegates are told
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Health conference agrees to back pay proposal
This is just the beginning of better pay for NHS staff, conference delegates hear as they vote in favour of ‘biggest pay rise in 15 years’ and Agenda for Change reform
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HE unions and employers to meet again in May to talk about pay
Meeting follows offer of 1.7%, or £325 a year, made in talks on 13 April
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Employers in the care sector are hiding behind complex and incomplete pay slips to break wage laws
At least 200,000 care workers in the UK are only being paid for the time they spend caring for people, and not for when they are travelling between appointments
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‘The NHS has always been there’
The first person born in the NHS says that it’s too easy to take the service for granted
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Steep rise in reported assaults against NHS staff, says UNISON
Last year in England physical assaults on NHS staff rose by nearly 10% compared to 2015/16, according to new figures published today (Tuesday) by UNISON and HSJ. The figures were obtained following a…Read more…
Blog: I will always love our NHS
As your General Secretary, I always will always fight for the NHS because NHS workers fought for me – they never gave up. As UNISON General Secretary, neither will I.
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Government must cease its threats to the Windrush generation
Commenting on the news today (Monday) that the Prime Minister is to meet Commonwealth leaders later this week to discuss the immigration problems of individuals who came to Britain as part of the…Read more…
Government is failing to protect health service staff from violence at work
‘Zero tolerance should mean zero tolerance’, health delegates are told
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Universities members vote to accept proposals on USS pension scheme
Higher education service group executive calls off industrial action ballot following vote
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‘The greatest fight in the long and illustrious history of our NHS’
Campaigning is the key to building on the legacy of the NHS’s first 70 years, says Dave Prentis
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70 years of the NHS, 25 years of UNISON
Dave Prentis opens UNISON’s annual health conference
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NHS pay consultation launched at health conference
Members urged to discover what the offer means for them – and to vote by 5 June
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NHS trusts are spending millions outsourcing staff to private companies, says UNISON
An FOI request reveals the amount spent by NHS trusts on consultants
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Are you ready for the weekend of action to save schools?
On 21 and 22 April, education staff, parents and children across the UK will be taking part in a weekend of action against cuts to school funding
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How to… write a press release
UNISON’s guide to writing the perfect press release
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