Ministers have backed away from an outright ban on facility time across the UK’s public services
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Responding to the announcement of the Hillsborough inquest verdict
Responding to the announcement of the Hillsborough inquest verdict, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “After 27 years of lies and cover-ups, the families of the 96 finally have…Read more…
Justice for the 96
This has always been a cause that is close to my heart. Like so many people I will be thinking of friends and family today, and those who were taken from us all this years ago.
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‘We will support the junior doctors in this fight: and we will win’
Health delegates and Dave Prentis join junior doctors’ picket line and rally in Brighton
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‘The core of our NHS? Compassion’
Professor Michael West tells UNISON health conference that compassion and the one-team approach are key
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NEC by-election result
Edwin Jeffries has been elected unopposed to the Northern region male seat on the NEC
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UNISON Cymru/Wales extends solidarity to junior doctors
Cymru/Wales regional secretary notes Welsh doctors are not striking because the Welsh government values them
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Enough is enough
It was a huge pleasure to address our health conference this morning. It’s a special event that I return to each year, and which inspires me every time. Not just because it’s a great…Read more…
Health unions to consult ambulance staff over strike action on pay
Ambulance workers in England are to be asked if they would be prepared to take action over pay. Their three unions – GMB, Unite and UNISON – today (Monday) announced they will be consulting ambulance…Read more…
“The NHS saved my life,” Dave Prentis tells conference
General secretary uses health conference to deliver personal message of thanks to NHS
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£35k migrant worker minimum salary doesn’t add up for NHS workers
NHS staffing crisis worsened by government migrant rules
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Give operational staff access to training
Conference demands training for undervalued ancillary, admin and clerical workers
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‘Community policing is worth protecting and worth voting for’
UNISON releases latest survey showing effect of policing cuts on community support officers and neighbourhood policing in England and Wales
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Pride in our union and our NHS
General secretary, shadow health secretary and service group chair unite to sing praises of NHS and its workers
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‘Don’t government claims to be protecting NHS make you sick?’
Not one person in the NHS believes £22bn cuts by 2020 are achievable, delegates hear as UNISON health conference gets under way in Brighton
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Too few staff means increased risk to patients, says UNISON
Safe staffing levels across the NHS have worsened significantly in the last year, according to UNISON’s UK-wide annual survey of nursing professionals published today (Monday), at the start of its…Read more…
Ambulance workers to be balloted over pay
Ambulance staff, including paramedics, are to be balloted over whether they would be prepared to take industrial action over pay, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis announced today (Monday)….Read more…
UNISON vows to stand up for members over ‘savings’ review
Union presents interim research into Carter Review recommendations on English NHS as health conference opens
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NHS exploiting apprentices through low pay, warns UNISON
Many hospitals are treating apprentices as cheap labour by routinely paying them the minimum wage, even though they often do exactly the same jobs as colleagues earning considerably more, according…Read more…
Football fans champion the NHS
Supporters show appreciation for health service by applauding in the 68th minute – signifying the age of the NHS
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