As your General Secretary, I always will always fight for the NHS because NHS workers fought for me – they never gave up. As UNISON General Secretary, neither will I.
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Government is failing to protect health service staff from violence at work
‘Zero tolerance should mean zero tolerance’, health delegates are told
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70 years of the NHS, 25 years of UNISON
Dave Prentis opens UNISON’s annual health conference
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NHS pay consultation launched at health conference
Members urged to discover what the offer means for them – and to vote by 5 June
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NHS trusts are spending millions outsourcing staff to private companies, says UNISON
An FOI request reveals the amount spent by NHS trusts on consultants
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“Bloody foreigners, coming over here, saving our lives!”
Hat tip my UNISON NEC colleague @Mr_Tony_Green.
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One last attempt to save NHS bursaries, says UNISON
Scrapping the bursary is deterring a whole generation of nurses
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‘At long last’
After eight years of crippling pay freezes, more than one million NHS staff are being offered increases of a least 6.5 per cent over three years – with the lowest paid full time staff receiving an…Read more…
Proposed NHS pay agreement to benefit more than a million staff across England
Over a million hospital porters, 999 call handlers, healthcare assistants, nurses, midwives and other NHS staff across England are being offered long overdue pay rises of between 6.5 and 29% over the…Read more…
‘Get NHS back on feet’ call
A Tory Brexit will hurt NHS funding, increase waiting times and make staff shortages worse, a new report has warned. Instead of the extra £350m a week Conservative leave campaigners promised…Read more…
Nursing by association
There’s a new breed of healthcare professional coming. Say hello to the nursing associate…
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Spring Statement leaves public services in a dark place, says UNISON
UNISON responds to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement
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NHS pay talks
Unite national officer for health Sarah Carpenter said, “A story appeared in The Guardian today (March 9) about an impending pay deal for NHS staff. “Unite, along with fellow NHS unions, has…Read more…
999 staffing crisis
In the latest example of a mounting staffing crisis in the NHS, it was revealed that the London Ambulance Service (LAS) is struggling to answer all 999 calls because of a shortage of call handlers….Read more…
UNISON reacts to latest A&E figures
Commenting on the latest statistics for A&E attendances and admissions for February, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The latest data shows just how punishing the winter…Read more…
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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‘Disappearing’ Carillion pensions
A top level probe into where the pension payments of NHS and other public sector workers, employed by Carillion, have ‘disappeared to’ was called for today (February 22). Unite said mystery…Read more…
Patient transport members vote on industrial action over two-tier workforce
Members recruited when Greater Manchester PTS was privately run are paid less with inferior terms and conditions
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‘Living in a parallel universe’
Carillion’s greedy bosses caused outrage yesterday after shamelessly refusing to return the massive bonuses they received while the company sank. Unite branded their refusal “a slap in the…Read more…
Harrogate NHS members reject plans to transfer them to private company
Consultative ballot sees 97% say ‘No’ to plans by North Yorkshire trust to move their jobs to a wholly owned subsidiary
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