Response to major report into health service and care workforce
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Survey shows NHS staff deserve some much-needed attention
Commenting on the annual NHS staff survey out today (Tuesday), UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “While the government is consumed with Brexit, ministers are paying scant attention to growing…Read more…
Black workers are vital to the future of our public services, says UNISON general secretary
Speaking at UNISON’s annual Black Members Conference today (Friday) in Llandudno, general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Last the NHS celebrated its 70th anniversary, yet the descendants of those that…Read more…
Zero tolerance
Violence against NHS staff is a growing phenomenon that last year reached its peak – one in seven NHS workers reported being attacked. The latest shocking figures show that just over 15…Read more…
Stem exodus call
Major hospitals in England rely on the EU for more than a fifth of doctors or nurses new analysis reveals, leading Unite to warn that a Brexit deal needs to stem the exodus of European NHS medical…Read more…
September – and we are on song!
Health pay, local government cuts, outsourcing, Brexit…. new term, same curriculum
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UNISON comment on NHS staff handing patients’ data to the Home Office
Health staff will be relieved to know they no longer have to act as immigration officers on the wards.
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NHS Staff Survey results show that woeful pay has taken its toll, says UNISON
Only 31% of NHS staff were satisfied with their level of pay in 2017
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Emergency service workers need greater protection
No one should face violence, abuse and sexual harassment at work
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The future of EU workers is ‘a fight that’s too important to lose’
MPs, Lords and the London Mayor back EU workers as UNISON members lobby Westminster
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UNISON comments on government NHS staffing plan
Responding to government plans to provide an extra 10,000 training places for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “These…Read more…
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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One Team week of action to celebrate the NHS’s unsung workers
Without support staff, ‘our NHS simply wouldn’t work’
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Long-term planning essential for the future health of the NHS, says UNISON
Responding to the House of Lords report on the long term sustainability of the NHS, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “The committee is right to say the NHS should be funded by the…Read more…
NHS staff should not have to work in fear of violent assault at Christmas or any time, says UNISON
The increase in the number of violent assaults against health service employees in England – up by over a fifth in the last five years – is completely unacceptable and requires urgent government…Read more…
3 reasons why Philip Hammond should Fully Fund our NHS
SIGN THE PETITION HERE Your colleagues say it needs more money Yesterday the Health Select Committee – a group of MP’s with a Conservative majority – accused Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt of giving the “false impression” that the NHS was “awash with cash”, following the government’s pledge to…Read more…
Health service workers resort to loans and food banks after years of cash cuts, UNISON survey finds
Thursday 27 October 2016 Hard-pressed health service staff are turning to high-rate loans, pawning their belongings and visiting food banks as they struggle just to make ends meet, according to…Read more…
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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UNISON members urge MPs to save the NHS bursary
Cutting financial ‘lifeline’ to student nurses will leave them thousands of pounds in debt
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UNISON launches campaign to take a stand against attacks on health service
The union sets out to highlight how ‘lazy political hits’ damage morale and the relationship of trust between patients and staff (Cymru/Wales)
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