Members at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS trust started a five-day strike today – here’s why, their own words
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Reckless decision prompts third round of strike action at NHS Trust
The decision taken today (Wednesday) by the board of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust to push ahead with the outsourcing of hundreds of staff is reckless and foolhardly, says UNISON….Read more…
NHS outsourcing is bad for staff and bad for patients
The planned outsourcing of staff at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust is not in the interests of staff nor patients, says UNISON. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has written to the head…Read more…
Coming together to celebrate our NHS
On Saturday, UNISON will March through the streets of London in to celebrate and defend the National Health Service. We will stand alongside those who rely on it, cherish it and campaign for it to…Read more…
UNISON conference makes the case for a ‘Workers’ Brexit’
Tories pushing the UK ‘towards a cliff edge’, Brighton delegates are told
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‘Our NHS’
More than 100,000 people are expected to take to the streets in London on June 30 to celebrate the NHS’ achievements and founding principles as the health service marks its 70th anniversary. …Read more…
‘Bare minimum’
The extra £20bn for the NHS announced today by the Prime Minister (June 18) is the bare minimum the service needs, Unite has warned. Theresa May said the funding, which will see the NHS…Read more…
NHS cash boost welcome, but it’s not enough, says UNISON
The NHS needs a funding guarantee, not just a pledge
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Evelyn Beckley: ‘a shining example of hard-working NHS support staff’
UNISON member wins award for ‘operational services excellence’ at NHS England Windrush Awards to mark 70th anniversary of NHS
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‘Up in arms’
Unite has called on private companies and the Department of Health to give workers indirectly employed by the NHS the same pay increase as NHS employees. More than 1m health workers are to…Read more…
Government should heed MPs’ advice over health and social care
Commenting today (Monday) on the Commons Health and Social Care Committee report on integrated care, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Competition and the internal market…Read more…
Pay rise for NHS staff in England
UNISON members vote overwhelmingly in favour of three year pay deal
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One million NHS staff across England to get a pay rise
Over a million hospital cleaners, nurses, security guards, physiotherapists, emergency call handlers, paramedics, midwives, radiographers and other NHS staff across England will now benefit from a…Read more…
Data: why NHS workers quit
Analysing the government data on why NHS staff quit their jobs
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North west hospital workers set for second strike over outsourcing
‘I was a bit nervous about coming out on strike, but we’ve all stood together and supported each other,’ says Carol, a domestic at Wrightington, Wigan and Leight NHS Trust
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An NHS under pressure, underfunded and understaffed
Responding to the NHS Improvement report on the performance of the NHS in England in 2017-18 published today (Thursday), UNISON deputy head of health Helga Pile said: “Under pressure, underfunded and…Read more…
UNISON on changes at NHS England and NHS Improvement
Changes to regional structures should provide the opportunity for the various parts of the NHS to get back to closer working
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UNISON responds to IFS report on NHS funding
Any future financial settlement for the NHS must factor in the costs of having a fairly rewarded and growing workforce
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UNISON on Lord Carter’s report into productivity in the NHS
Understaffed teams with limited resources has had a terrible impact on staff well-being
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Care Quality Commission give umpteenth NHS pressures warning, says UNISON
Inadequate funding means services and staff are stretched to the limit
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