The Government has published its response which sought views on the proposed remedy option for correcting the unlawful discrimination determined in the Court of Appeal’s McCloud judgement.
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Getting help with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
UNISON knows that some staff groups may have less employee voice within an organisation. This means they may not feel able to raise concerns with their employer about Personal Protective Equipment…Read more…
Vote for your health heroes
‘Now, more than ever, it’s vitally important that the work of the entire NHS family is recognised and celebrated’, says UNISON
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‘It doesn’t matter if you sweep floors or you’re a surgeon, the NHS is one team’
UNISON’s One Team campaign gives NHS support staff the recognition they deserve – and Caroline Corbin is one of them
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Contrasting approaches to the crisis of care
The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired several new books, which seek to analyse the impact on our healthcare systems and broader society and propose reform. I have read a number of these as background to…Read more…
UNISON prepares to mark One Team Day on 25 November
“One Team Day recognises and celebrates the vital role that everyone in the health team plays to ensure patients get the care they deserve”
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‘People are dying’ – how the Home Office is risking lives in the NHS
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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UNISON welcomes government promise to improve hospital food
A victory in UNISON’s campaign for nutritious and affordable food for hospital workers
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UNISON fights to save award-winning hospital catering
‘Outstanding’ hospital catering at Hitchingbrooke Hospital is under threat from North West Anglia NHS Trust decision
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Only weekly testing of NHS staff will stop the virus in its tracks
The government has failed to keep its many testing promises
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Frontline care and health workers face thousands of pounds of government visa charges
It’s perverse that ministers ignore the contribution of care and NHS support staff
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Scrapping of NHS surcharge for migrant health and care workers ‘long overdue’
Government should remove the charge for all migrant workers
The article Scrapping of NHS surcharge for migrant health and care workers ‘long overdue’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Three UNISON nurses stranded in the Philippines
“When I graduated as a nurse, I took an oath to serve and uphold my vocation, even if there are hardships. It is my calling, and I can’t run from it.”
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Volunteering at a COVID testing centre: ‘I’m proud to be part of the NHS family’
UNISON’s One Team campaign celebrates the almost half a million people that make up the support workforce of the NHS. During the current pandemic, the role these staff play in the health service is…Read more…
Unite fights an ‘unprecedented crisis’
Never in recent years has International Workers’ Memorial Day – which takes place every year on April 28 – been so poignant, or so necessary. As the world is gripped by a global pandemic, far too…Read more…
‘I’m so proud’. Dave Prentis on the first weeks of the COVID-19 crisis
‘We know it’s not business as usual. We’re doing the best that we can, because our members deserve our protection’
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Thousands of public service workers contact UNISON with ‘harrowing’ stories around protective kit as government asked to step up over Easter
Ministers need to get to grips with supply problems
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New PPE guidance for NHS teams
Updated rules reflect changing threat
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Unions announce COVID-19 support for nursing students
The agreements negotiated mean student nurses who are more experienced will be able to help where they can, be paid and have this work count towards their learning.
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UNISON cancels annual health conference
NHS needs put before annual gathering
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