Solving problems caused by care underfunding
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New low in A&E performance shows NHS needs urgent treatment
System struggling to cope even in a mild winter
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New charter sets out role for volunteers in supporting the NHS
Pioneering charter showing how volunteers can make a valuable contribution to the NHS in England, without undermining paid staff or affecting patient safety, is being launched today.
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New proposals could help protect the NHS from an uncertain world post-Brexit, says UNISON
Welcome for reforms which could remove NHS competition
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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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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…
Evelyn Beckley: ‘a shining example of hard-working NHS support staff’
UNISON member wins award for ‘operational services excellence’ at NHS England Windrush Awards to mark 70th anniversary of NHS
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UNISON on changes at NHS England and NHS Improvement
Changes to regional structures should provide the opportunity for the various parts of the NHS to get back to closer working
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UNISON responds to NAO report on Capita and NHS England
UNISON highlighted the huge risks in these ambitious plans from the outset.
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UNISON puts major proposal for NHS pay to its members
‘The agreement would mean an end at last to the government’s self-defeating and unfair 1% pay cap,’ says union.
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UNISON welcomes government U-turn on selling NHS staffing agency
Selling off NHS Professionals would have been ‘completely counterproductive and bad for patients and staff,’ union says
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Patients and staff ‘paying the price’ for Theresa May’s premiership, says UNISON
Commenting on NHS England statistics covering Theresa May’s first year as Prime Minister, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Thursday) said: “Patients are clearly paying the price for…Read more…
Health and social care has suffered the ‘most austere’ decade ever
UNISON delegates agree: we can’t have integration ‘on the cheap’
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General election 2017: The NHS
With the election now upon us, UNISON considers its five key demands for the NHS – and how the main parties measure up in their manifestos
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Andy Burnham vows to end ‘callous culture’ of social care
The mayoral candidate for Great Manchester outlines plans for a fully-integrated health and social care service
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Time to pay NHS staff for unpaid overtime, says UNISON
Commenting on the annual staff survey published today (Tuesday) by NHS England, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “There are simply too few staff to cope with the growing demands being…Read more…
Paramedics’ skills and responsibilities recognised
Two years of joint union work with employers sees agreement on Agenda for Change Band 6 job profile for ambulance paramedics
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A matter of life and death
The NHS is continually criticised by its government regulator for being in the red – but it’s the beleaguered services that really matter
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NHS commissioners on course for some ‘unpalatable’ decisions
But UNISON warns that ‘there is little left to cut’
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UNISON warns against outsourcing of NHS support services staff
Staff are ‘rightly anxious’ about the implications of cost-cutting pressure on trusts
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