More help needed from government and employers for new health staff
The article Many nurses and midwives feel unprepared and unsupported in first roles first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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More help needed from government and employers for new health staff
The article Many nurses and midwives feel unprepared and unsupported in first roles first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Staff shouldn’t pay price for pandemic costs
The article Prime Minister should admit the government’s made a big mistake on NHS pay, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Removing fees and giving financial help vital for trainees
The article Ministers must give proper support to student nurses, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Staff must not be left to burn out
The article NHS employers must “dig deep” to avoid spiral of exhaustion for health workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Even with massive NHS staff shortages, healthcare workers like Arun Kumar have been forced to return to their home countries during the pandemic instead of saving lives
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Allowing proper recovery time important too
The article Extra support for NHS staff welcome but high vacancy levels don’t help, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Staff deserve immediate wage lift from government
The article Give all NHS staff a wage rise immediately of at least £2k, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Sara Gorton says funding for early NHS staff pay rise needed as well as cash to prepare for Covid-19 resurgence
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Public want health pay rise straight away
The article Turn appreciation and applause for NHS staff into an early wage rise, say health unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON joins /Together coalition to reconnect society
The article Show your appreciation and thoughts for the NHS and key workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Care sector was out of sight, out of mind
The article Catalogue of errors contributed to catastrophic care death toll, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Government must remove charge for all healthcare settings
The article Greater clarity needed from PM on plans to scrap immigration health surcharge first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Risk of infection must be reduced for care workers
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Home Office grants automatic extensions to health and care workers – and indefinite leave to remain to family of healthcare workers who die of COVID-19
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‘Everybody is worried about the virus. Carers are worried for themselves, and worried for our clients too’
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Joint union statement calls on ministers to protect those on the health frontline
The article Lack of protective equipment for health and social care staff is “a crisis within a crisis” first…Read more…
NHS England provides assurances on access that union has been calling for
The article UNISON continues to push the government over PPE first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘On Saturday, I got through 26 calls in six hours. And I think only three were non-coronavirus. Now it feels like a relief to get a non-COVID call.’
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Dave Prentis asks public to join mass applause campaign
The article Show support for ‘amazing’ NHS staff risking their lives on front line, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Letter to health secretary urges him to communicate on kit shortages
The article Government must reassure anxious NHS staff about equipment concerns, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…