‘National disgrace made in 10 Downing Street’

Average ambulance response times in England last month were the longest on record and more than half of people at major A&Es had to wait longer than four hours – the worst delays since records began in 2011. The new figures also show that the number of people waiting more than 12 hours to been […]

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‘Insult to our members’

Unite has slammed the latest government talks with unions held on Monday (January 9) as ‘an insult’ to members. Speaking just after talks with health secretary Steven Barclay on Monday afternoon, Unite national lead officer Onay Kasab told reporters that talks had “not [gone] well”. He added, “Unfortunately, the government have missed yet another opportunity […]

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Top 10 Scrooge bosses of the year – the Tory government

This year throughout the festive period, UniteLive will highlight our top ten worst bosses of the year – employers so miserly and mean that they’d put Scrooge himself to shame. On our last day of featuring Scrooge bosses, we look at the government. It is arguably the most Scrooge boss of all. That’s because it’s […]

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Ambulance strikes: Sunak must intervene now

Writing in the Daily Telegraph today health secretary Stephen Barclay said, “We now know that the NHS contingency plans will not cover 999 calls. ambulance unions have taken a conscious choice to inflict harm on patients”. In response, Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary said, “To say that ambulance unions have taken a conscious choice to […]

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