From December, people coming from outside Europe to work in public services and the wider economy will have to pay £400 a year for the duration of their work visa, per person and in advance, for…Read more…
Celebrating 20 years of ‘trade unionism and socialism in action’
Dave Prentis joins NHS Credit Union birthday celebration in Glasgow
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NHS Scotland faces huge challenges, but don’t forget the underlying causes
“The performance of the NHS continues to decline, while demands on the service from Scotland’s ageing population are growing. The scale of the challenges facing the NHS means that decisive action is…Read more…
NHS Earnings Max – get your resources on the UNISON Organising Space
Make sure your NHS employer is getting it right when it comes to our members’ take-home pay
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UNISON launches national staff and patient safety survey
Nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants, NHS students, ambulance workers, therapists, and administrative, facilities and technical staff across the UK are being asked to record how their shift goes…Read more…
Get ready for UNISON’s annual NHS staff survey
The survey aims to take a snapshot of life working in the NHS on a single day – and this year, it’s open to all health service staff
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The English NHS pay deal – in six charts
A lot has been written about the NHS pay deal in England and what it will mean to individuals’ pay packets. But how does it affect staff at different stages of their career?
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NHS England right not to make flu jab compulsory
While it makes sense for staff to be encouraged to get the flu jab, no-one should feel that they have no option but to have it
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‘Think again’ UNISON tells North East health trust over subco plans
Packed Teesside meeting highlights health staff’s anger and worry of plans to hand them over to a private company
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Getting hot, hot, hot – July at UNISON
Whilst UNISON enjoyed the sun and the World Cup as much as the next union, we also didn’t let them stop us working as hard as ever on behalf of our members. Here are just some of our highlights from…Read more…
HPV vaccine for boys welcomed
Unite has welcomed moves to provide boys as well as girls with the HPV vaccine. The HPV vaccine is offered to girls aged 12 to 13 at school and is free for all girls until they turn 18,…Read more…
The fight to save Chesterfield hospital
UNISON members are campaigning to stop their jobs being outsourced from Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation
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Hollywood star Michael Sheen surprises first person born in the NHS
At one minute past midnight on 5th July 1948, Aneira Thomas was born. She wasn’t just any new baby, she was the first baby to be born in the new NHS
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New strike dates announced in Wigan ‘subco‘ dispute
WWL strikers with general secretary Dave Prentis on the 30 June NHS march in London Hospital workers in Wigan will strike for another seven days in two weeks time, as their dispute over being…Read more…
Happy Birthday to our National Health Service
Happy Birthday to our National Health Service, one of Labour’s finest achievements in government. A brilliant socialist concept that shows the benefits of collective action to tackle the challenges…Read more…
‘We want to stay in the NHS: for ourselves and future generations’
Members at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS trust started a five-day strike today – here’s why, their own words
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Reckless decision prompts third round of strike action at NHS Trust
The decision taken today (Wednesday) by the board of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust to push ahead with the outsourcing of hundreds of staff is reckless and foolhardly, says UNISON….Read more…
UNISON escalates its campaign against NHS outsourcing
‘We are one team and we want to stay as a team’, Wigan strikers tell conference delegates
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Hospital parking: staff at some trusts paying 200 times more than others
A UNISON investigation has found that parking outside work is becoming more and more of a problem for NHS staff in England. “I have been nursing for 38 years and I am getting stressed and angry as I…Read more…
The alarming crisis in health and social care
UNISON’s national delegate conference votes to enact a detailed ten-point plan to fight for social care and the NHS
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