Doctors in Unite (DiU), formerly the Medical Practitioners Union (MPU) expressed dismay yesterday (August 31) over the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) decision not to hold a consultative ballot…Read more…
Health staff in Luton rally against attack on sickness leave
UNISON warns that move risks staff coming to work ill to avoid triggering process that could lead to dismissal – in a trust that has one of best sick-leave records in the region
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We need a properly funded NHS – make your voice heard
This week’s news that United Lincolnshire Hospital’s NHS Trust will be closing its A&E department in Grantham in the evenings due to staff shortages is, in the words of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, “disappointing, yet unsurprising”. The TUC and health unions, campaigners and think…Read more…
Fighting bullying and harassment
UNISON Cymru/Wales has made a significant breakthrough in tackling bullying and harassment in the workplace
The article Fighting bullying and harassment first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Priti Patel: right this disparity
The new international development secretary Priti Patel is being asked what steps are being taken for the 200 NHS workers and academics, who risked their lives in combating the deadly Ebola virus…Read more…
Who is your Health Hero?
Nominations are now open for the UK’s only dedicated awards scheme to celebrate the healthcare support workforce
The article Who is your Health Hero? first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Belfast Trust to impose change from weekly to monthly pay on low-paid workers
Union condemns denial of right to negotiate
The article Belfast Trust to impose change from weekly to monthly pay on low-paid workers first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
The prospects for NHS Scotland and health policy
Improving the health of people living in Scotland ought to be a high priority for any government – so what might we expect from the next Scottish Parliament session?
Health inequalities remain…Read more…
Ask your MP to speak up for student health professionals
Help save the NHS bursary for student nurses, midwives and other health professionals in England
The article Ask your MP to speak up for student health professionals first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Seven-day NHS needs resourcing across the whole healthcare team
Debate should not focus only on doctors and nurses say delegates at UNISON’s health conference in Brighton
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Unsocial hours payments: our position is clear
Government warned: ‘if you come for them, we will take industrial action’
The article Unsocial hours payments: our position is clear first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
‘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
The article ‘We will support the junior doctors in this fight: and we will win’ first appeared on…Read more…
‘The core of our NHS? Compassion’
Professor Michael West tells UNISON health conference that compassion and the one-team approach are key
The article ‘The core of our NHS? Compassion’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
“The NHS saved my life,” Dave Prentis tells conference
General secretary uses health conference to deliver personal message of thanks to NHS
The article “The NHS saved my life,” Dave Prentis tells conference first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
£35k migrant worker minimum salary doesn’t add up for NHS workers
NHS staffing crisis worsened by government migrant rules
The article £35k migrant worker minimum salary doesn’t add up for NHS workers first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Give operational staff access to training
Conference demands training for undervalued ancillary, admin and clerical workers
The article Give operational staff access to training first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
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
The article Pride in our union and our NHS first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
‘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…