The Government has now admitted that the “Responsibility Deal” which they set up in 2010 to deal with health issues is to be quietly left to disappear. In the words of the Government spin doctors,…Read more…
Four Seasons homes closure
UNISON informed that company plans to close seven care homes across Northern Ireland
The article Four Seasons homes closure first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON general secretary shows support for London Ambulance Service members
‘We need a package that works for everyone,’ general secretary tells staff
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Put people first, Northern Ireland health minister urged
UNISON calls for minister to put the health of the people first in reorganisation
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UNISON launches #ChooseWellChampion campaign in ‘groundbreaking initiative’
Largest NHS union puts its weight behind Welsh government’s Choose Well call
The article UNISON launches #ChooseWellChampion campaign in ‘groundbreaking initiative’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
700,000 joiners shows our strength , Prentis tells health conference
General secretary tells West Midlands activists: unions are as relevant today as they ever were – ‘when times are tough, we show our strength’
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Health Inequality Commission – a transformative agenda for Scotland
Persistent health inequalities in Scotland is a scandal and our foremost national shame. We are experts at describing health inequality, but dismal at fixing it. A new report by the Health Inequality…Read more…
Community led public services can transform inequalities, says report
Thursday 22 October 2015
UNISON Labour Link Media Release – Launch of Commission on Health Inequalities report will take place at 22 October, 9.00am UNISON Scotland, 14 West Campbell St., Glasgow
The report of the Commission on Health Inequalities for the Scottish Labour Party calls for national leadership and community hubs to tackle health inequalities.The Commission for Health InequalitiesRead more…
UNISON takes One Team NHS campaign to Parliament
Union calls on MPs to sign up to Early Day Motion and back the campaign backing healthcare support workers in the NHS
The article UNISON takes One Team NHS campaign to Parliament first appeared on…Read more…
Count all staff and their roles, UNISON tells NHS
The NHS needs to value and recognise all its staff and the work they do
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What’s it like to be a healthcare student?
UNISON is asking students to take part in an online survey to gather evidence about their experience on placements and at university, and how it affects them and their family
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CODP issues advice on invasive procedures guidance
Guidance provides specific advice for developing local workforce standards and the professional responsibilities of Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs)
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The government is to blame for the situation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, says UNISON
Commenting on the news today (Tuesday) that Addenbrooke’s Hospital has been placed into special measures, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is a shocking indictment of the…Read more…
Can more legislation raise care standards?
Effectively tackling harm, abuse and neglect in health and care settings is vitally important, but is more legislation the best way to address this issue?
I was giving evidence to the Scottish…Read more…
Government’s claim of pay rise in NHS all smoke and mirrors says UNISON
UNISON has today slammed the government over a Treasury letter to the chair of the public sector Pay Review Bodies (PRB) – including the NHS PRB – which stated that not all staff will get a pay rise…Read more…
Blood Money promised, then postponed.
THOUGH left-wing politicians like Jeremy Corbyn are often accused by right-wing opponents and media of wanting a return to “the 1970s and 1980s” when supposedly unspeakable things were done by…Read more…
General secretary opens UNISON shop in new Glasgow hospital
Let’s work together to make this new hospital a success,” general secretary Dave Prentis said as he opened a new UNISON shop in Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
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Let’s work together to make new QEU hospital a success, says UNISON general secretary
Date: Thursday 13 August 2015
Photo opportunity: Time: 12 noonDate: Thursday 13 August Place: UNISON shop, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Road G51 4TF
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis is to visit the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital today (Thursday).
Dave and UNISON’s national head of health Christina McAnea will be given a tour of the brand new hospital byRead more…
UNISON Wales launches review after special measures move
UNISON Cymru/Wales has launched a review of what it is like to work for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in the wake of allegations of historic abuse and the imposition of special measures by…Read more…
The New Health and Social Care Economy – Dexter Whitfield
This ground-breaking 96-page report puts the health and social care sector at the centre of importance to achieve sustainable economic growth. Commissioned by New Directions, the definitive analysis…Read more…