The takeover of GP practices in London by US health insurance giant Centene Corporation will be subject of a judicial review in early 2022 after more than £70,000 has been raised by the public to…Read more…
Two weeks to save the NHS
Celebrities and health workers will band together on November 22 to demand that members of parliament oppose the Health and Care Bill, which the government is trying to push through despite numerous…Read more…
Persuasion, not coercion
Unite has this week reinforced its long-held view that Covid vaccinations for NHS and social care staff should not be mandatory. Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health service, said that…Read more…
Forced jab rule in the NHS risks doing more harm than good
This sledgehammer approach risks doing more harm than good.
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Just booked my Covid booster jab
I have just booked my booster jab on line. It took me about 5 minutes and all your need is to be registered with a GP, your NHS number (but if don’t have it you can still register but takes slightly longer), your date of birth and post code.
The…Read more…
UNISON responds to Public Accounts Committee report on test and trace
Handing huge sums to contractors was a mistake
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UNISON GS nails Radio 4’s Any Questions
‘This dispute needs to be resolved sensibly’
NHS drivers who make nationwide hospital deliveries are being balloted for strike action over low pay, Unite said today (October 18).
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Wrong prescription for the NHS
Labour must oppose Health and Care Bill
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Pushed over the brink
Our Party built the NHS – now it’s our task to help save it
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Health and Care bill ‘Trojan horse’ for more NHS privatisation
The government has been accused using the pandemic as ‘a smokescreen’ to push through the Health and Care Bill that will open the floodgates for more NHS privatisation, Unite warned today (September…Read more…
Blog: Call 999 – the terrifying crisis in the ambulance service
We need them when things are at their worst, but demand on paramedics has been increasing, recently hidden by the pandemic. How can our first responders be helped?
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“My advice to anyone is to get the vaccine” – Young COVID patients share…
Young victims of Covid & medical professionals explain why their advice is for everyone to get the vaccine. Read more…
‘Too little, too late’ NHS pay offer
Unite will recommend members not to support the UK government’s “too little, too late” three per cent pay award. The union will hold a consultative ballot of its health service members to see if they…Read more…
‘Now is the time – have your say on pay’
Securing fair pay for hard-working members is UNISON’s top priority, as general secretary urges members to make sure their voices are heard
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UNISON campaign to protect East Midlands NHS jobs pays off
New University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group signs agreement to protect jobs in merged Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital trusts
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‘Have your say on NHS pay’
Unite the union is strongly supporting its health service members who will be marching on Downing Street tomorrow (July 30) to vent their anger at the ‘grossly inadequate’ three per cent pay…Read more…
NHS under renewed pressure
The NHS is just as overstretched and under pressure as it was at the height of the pandemic in January, health service leaders have warned. NHS Providers, which represents hospital and ambulance…Read more…
‘Enough really is enough’
Doctors in Unite (DiU) has organised a demonstration in London tomorrow (Tuesday 27 July) over the failure to offer proper PPE protection against airborne transmission to health and social care staff…Read more…
Government postpones controversial health data grab
UNISON welcomes commitment to properly inform and engage with patients
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