Pauline Symington is a neonatal ward assistant at Ulster Hospital and won the popular vote after being nominated by her colleagues
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Pauline Symington is a neonatal ward assistant at Ulster Hospital and won the popular vote after being nominated by her colleagues
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Nottingham emergency highlights pressures across the NHS
The article Critical incident shows hospitals are “creaking at the seams”, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.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…
Outsourced Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospital members plan 11 days of strikes in May to win health service pay rise
The article Hospital catering workers strike on May Day first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Moves toward industrial action ballot see Manchester hospital’s facility staff welcome in the new year with a pay boost
The article Wythenshawe Sodexo staff win NHS pay rates first appeared on the…Read more…
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…
Members at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS trust started a five-day strike today – here’s why, their own words
The article ‘We want to stay in the NHS: for ourselves and future generations’ first…Read more…
‘I was a bit nervous about coming out on strike, but we’ve all stood together and supported each other,’ says Carol, a domestic at Wrightington, Wigan and Leight NHS Trust
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh hospital staff strike for 48 hours over plans to outsource their jobs to wholly owned private company
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NHS trust’s plans to move jobs and workers to its own private company sees 89% vote for strike – in a 79% turn-out
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The National Audit Office (NAO) report on the public finance initiative provides a scathing indictment of PFI and PF2, and confirms many of the fears UNISON has been raising for more than 20 years,…Read more…
NHS staff are being urged to record nurse-to-patient ratios today (Tuesday) as hospitals face unprecedented demand, says UNISON. A snapshot of the pressures facing NHS staff will be recorded over 24…Read more…
The government must do more to reassure staff and the public that new NHS service delivery reforms are not a cover for further cuts, says UNISON. Last Friday was the deadline for the submission of 44…Read more…
Union wins praise from Welsh government minister for identifying concerns at Betsi Cadwaladr hospitals
The article Health minister praises UNISON listening campaign first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…