Comprehensive action needed to tackle understaffing and shorten wait times
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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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Don’t be fooled by the Conservatives’ festive promises for the NHS
Loosening the stranglehold on funding shouldn’t be mistaken for generosity
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NHS staff shortages increase
‘Ongoing understaffing means we are more dependent than ever on the goodwill of health workers’
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‘Cocktail of calamities’ pushing people into A&E
Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s annual state of care report published today (Tuesday), UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “There’s not enough funding for social care, and out of…Read more…
Nurse training boost welcome but more needed across whole NHS, says UNISON
Sustained funding required – not just short-term fixes
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More funding needed to tackle NHS staffing gaps, says UNISON
New cash will begin to address years of underfunding but more is desperately needed
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Savage cuts could hurt kids’ health
Thousands of families could be ‘badly affected’ by Thousands of Suffolk families could be badly affected by a county council proposal to axe the health visiting workforce by 25 per cent, Unite said…Read more…
Not entirely satisfied
The NHS’ 70th birthday in 2018 should have be a time for celebration, but despite the hard work of its dedicated staff public satisfaction with Britain’s most cherished institution fell to its lowest…Read more…
Doctors feel the pain
In today’s papers (February 26) we read about a single GP in Shropshire who is covering night-time home visits for a population of half a million – a workload that was shared by eight GPs ten years…Read more…
‘Disgraceful behaviour’
Bumper bonuses for top bosses at NHS Property Services are ‘a disgrace’, as the health service grapples with a funding crisis and growing waiting lists, Unite has said. Media reports said that…Read more…
‘Smoke and mirrors’
A new NHS ten-year plan unveiled today (January 7) by prime minister Theresa May and NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens was lambasted by Unite as nothing more than a ‘smoke and mirrors’…Read more…
UNISON comments on health think-tank joint briefing into staffing shortfall in the NHS
Instead of investing in staffing, ministers introduced restrictive immigration policies and cut training budgets, all of which end up costing the NHS more than necessary in the long term
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NHS cash boost welcome, but it’s not enough, says UNISON
The NHS needs a funding guarantee, not just a pledge
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An NHS under pressure, underfunded and understaffed
Responding to the NHS Improvement report on the performance of the NHS in England in 2017-18 published today (Thursday), UNISON deputy head of health Helga Pile said: “Under pressure, underfunded and…Read more…
UNISON responds to IFS report on NHS funding
Any future financial settlement for the NHS must factor in the costs of having a fairly rewarded and growing workforce
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The NHS continues to be ‘alarmingly under-funded’, says health conference
UNISON will continue to campaign for the funding needed to deliver ‘a comprehensive, safe and high quality service’
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The NHS crisis in five charts
Unless you’ve been truly hibernating so far this year, you will have heard that thousands of NHS operations have been cancelled. But what is the NHS winter crisis?
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UNISON comments on NHS Providers report on winter pressures
Alarming report shows the amount of strain the NHS is under even before winter pressures have kicked in
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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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