Staff at further ambulance services and health trusts vote to strike
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Staff at further ambulance services and health trusts vote to strike
The article NHS dispute widens to cover most parts of England first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Scottish offer shows what the prime minister and chancellor could be doing
The article Westminster has again been shown up by Holyrood over NHS pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.
New figures show extent of decade’s lost wages
The article Boost NHS pay, end the disputes and improve patient care first appeared on the UNISON National site.
If the government has no intention of resolving the NHS dispute, the prime minister must come clean
The article It’s time the PM ditched the pretence and came clean with the public, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Both Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford have chosen to do more for their NHS staff this year.
The article Welsh government NHS pay move ramps up the pressure on the PM, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
New ambulance strike date announced for 10 February
The article Digging in won’t solve pay dispute, nor get the NHS back on its feet first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Government plans to fix emergency care won’t work without tackling pay and staffing
The article Solving workforce emergency now is key to the future of the NHS first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Economy won’t thrive without investment in services and staff
The article Chancellor mustn’t ignore public services in his economic vision first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Christina McAnea says higher wages could also stop staff leaving NHS
The article New money for NHS pay from Treasury could end dispute, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Want to support our NHS strikers? Below are five ways you can show your solidarity with UNISON members on picket lines next week
The article Five ways that you can support Monday’s NHS strikers first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Government must move on wages
The article Staff with expert view of NHS crisis to strike over pay and staffing first appeared on the UNISON National site.
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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Longer waits for ambulances and in A&E departments are inevitable if the NHS doesn’t get more staff.
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A chance to look back at a day on the picket lines in the South West
The article Through sun and rain – on the picket lines in Bristol first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The NHS staffing crisis is so acute only prompt action on pay.
The article Ongoing disputes make it impossible to submit evidence to NHS pay review body, say health unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The 14 unions including UNISON call for direct pay talks with ministers
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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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The health secretary needs to set out what the government can do right now.
The article A commitment to boost wages would mean unions may call off the strikes, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite’s leader Sharon Graham has dismissed the game-playing and gimmicks from the government following the offer today (January 5) of ‘so-called’ talks on pay by business secretary Grant Shapps.
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Ministers should focus on rebuilding industrial relations, rather than picking fights
The article Proper pay talks are the solution to disputes, not penalties for staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.