Rise still leaves the NHS short of what’s needed
The article Register increase good news, but hard line on immigration could damage numbers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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Rise still leaves the NHS short of what’s needed
The article Register increase good news, but hard line on immigration could damage numbers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
New film highlights appointment frustration felt by millions
The article Wait to see a GP is no laughing matter first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Commenting on new research from Labour, which shows that in the past three years almost 1.5 million patients have been delayed in the back of ambulances before being admitted to hospital, UNISON…Read more…
Our NHS is not for sale
The article Protect NHS from US takeover first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON has today (Wednesday) announced the dates for strikes and industrial action by health and social services staff in Northern Ireland. Workers represented by the union voted overwhelmingly…Read more…
Workers should stay within NHS, survey shows
The article Public don’t want NHS staff outsourced to private companies first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Responding to the latest NHS England data published today (Thursday) showing A&E waiting times are the worst ever, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Patients left in agony on trolleys…Read more…
The ballot concentrated on safe staffing levels and pay parity, as health workers in Northern Ireland are paid less than their colleagues in Britain.
The article Northern Ireland NHS staff and…Read more…
Most Compass employees earn minimum wage, yet work with NHS colleagues paid more for same jobs
The article Compass hospital workers take fair pay protest to company’s Surrey HQ, says UNISON first…Read more…
Stuart Tuckwood has been appointed UNISON’s national nursing officer to help the union promote and defend the interests of nurses. He took up the position this month (September). A registered adult…Read more…
Workers should not be saddled with debt for years because of the blunders of a company
The article Out-of-pocket workers to take on outsourcing giant in legal battle first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Pathologists working for King George Hospital Ilford and Queens Hospital Romford have ramped up their campaign against management bullying and the imposition of a new shift pattern after a two…Read more…
But voters should be wary of cynical pledges and gimmicks.
The article Government has at last acknowledged public services are at breaking point first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Organ donation week is now on and runs until Sunday 8 September and a change in the law will affect us all
The article Organ donation week: what we all need to know first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON believes that health workers should not be charged to park at the hospital they work at. That’s why we’re asking all NHS trusts in England to make parking free for all staff within two years….Read more…
Private company Compass claims it can’t afford an 82p pay rise despite generating £1.7bn in profit and paying their boss £4.6m
The article Blackpool hospital staff begin two-day strike first…Read more…
June was another busy month for the union – more victories for our members, and conferences in Liverpool
The article Here comes summer! first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Working just one 10 hour day per week can increase the risk of stroke by a third, a new study has found. A French study investigating the impact of excessive working on cardiovascular health…Read more…
Nominate someone by 29 June and you could be going to the awards
The article Win an overnight stay in London plus tickets to the Our Health Heroes awards first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
As the latest Royal baby, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is due to receive a first visit from his health visitor, now is a good time to highlight the continuing travails of the health visiting…Read more…