Proposals to create a new super NHS laboratory in the North West by closing local sites, which could have led to delays in analysing patient samples, have been halted after a three-year campaign…Read more…
‘Another slap in the face for NHS staff’
Unite has slammed the government for ending free car parking for NHS staff in England this week, as it highlighted rock-bottom morale among health workers and a cost of living crisis that has hit so…Read more…
‘Tired and broken’
With nearly all Covid restrictions lifted last month, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the pandemic had magically vanished overnight. But the latest figures show that Covid cases are on the rise…Read more…
UNISON comments on nurses recruitment progress report
Many staff are underpaid for the job they do.
The article UNISON comments on nurses recruitment progress report first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘A landmark agreement’
Unite has struck a landmark agreement with one of the UK’s largest NHS trusts to bring 1,800 NHS workers employed by the outsourcer Serco into NHS employment.
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UNISON reacts to latest NHS waiting times figures
Solving the staff crisis has to be an urgent priority so patients can get the help they need.
The article UNISON reacts to latest NHS waiting times figures first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
NHS and social care reform ‘doomed’ without staff or funding to deliver, says UNISON
This is yet another government policy without substance.
The article NHS and social care reform ‘doomed’ without staff or funding to deliver, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
No fresh ideas to deal with growing NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON
Demoralised, overworked, underpaid staff are quitting the NHS every day.
The article No fresh ideas to deal with growing NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Gov’t mandatory NHS jab U-turn welcomed
Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health service, said NHS staff can breathe a sigh of relief for the moment with the confirmation that health and social care secretary Sajid Javid was now…Read more…
Unite leads fight against health and social care bill
Unite has joined with Your NHS Needs You to force a debate in parliament, after over 135,000 people signed a petition calling for the health service to be renationalised. It also demands that…Read more…
Outsourced Serco workers at Barts begin two-week strike
Hundreds of key NHS workers, employed by the giant outsourcing company Serco, began a two week strike across Barts Health NHS Trust today (January 31). Meanwhile, a rally coinciding with the…Read more…
Fixing the NHS staffing crisis should be the government’s priority, says UNISON
Another top-down reorganisation is not the start to the new year that NHS staff in England were expecting.
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It’s time to vote for your Health Heroes of 2022
Help to celebrate the wider healthcare workers that support our NHS and help raise awareness of their vital contributions
The article It’s time to vote for your Health Heroes of 2022 first appeared…Read more…
Health and care bill latest
Unite the union is calling on members of the House of Lords to back amendments to the Health and Care Bill that would remove some of the worst aspects of legislation that will destabilise and…Read more…
NHS staff-shortage crisis needs more than a quick Omicron fix, says UNISON
Employers are using desperate measures to cope with desperate times. But stretching dwindling numbers every thinner cannot solve this staffing crisis.
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NHS ‘running on empty’ because government refuses to address staffing crisis, says UNISON
A properly-funded staffing plan is the single most important step ministers can take to relieve pressures over the next few years.
The article NHS ‘running on empty’ because government refuses to…Read more…
Videos of the year – NHS staff are there for us all
Every day over the festive season, we’re featuring a range of our top videos of the year that show Unite doing what it does best – advancing the jobs, pay and conditions of its members and fighting…Read more…
UniteLive’s stories of the year – critical care staff shortage crisis
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we look back at an interview with Unite rep and ICU nurse Dave…Read more…
Health staff ‘wrung dry’ by pandemic pressures, says UNISON survey
Findings show more than two thirds have experience burn out and three in five overwhelmed by long shifts
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Unite: Covid jabs should not be mandatory
As a health trade union representing over 100,000 workers in the NHS, Unite has strongly encouraged our members to be vaccinated through our “Get a jab campaign”. Despite this, Unite, believe…Read more…