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Unite delegate and acute hospital rep Lesley Mansell demanded urgent support for NHS workers and public services as she spoke in favour of a motion on the health service at the last day of Labour Party conference on Wednesday (September 28). She began by thanking all the support given by conference to the NHS, saying […]
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Compulsory annual registration fee could rise from £98.12 to £117.74.
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For too long, the government has ignored pay and staffing.
The article UNISON comments on NHS Confederation’s call for better funding for social care first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite’s consultative ballot on industrial action over NHS pay in England closes on September 30. Each day this week, we’ll hear from a different member from our Unite health sector who explains why it’s so important to have your say on pay. Unite rep and paramedic Debbie Wilkinson will soon go on her first holiday in over […]
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Unite’s consultative ballot on industrial action over NHS pay in England closes on September 30. Each day this week, we’ll hear from a different member from our Unite health sector who explains why it’s so important to have your say on pay. When Doctors in Unite (DiU) chair and London GP Jackie Applebee learned that […]
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Hat tip Daily Mirror on this awful story of NHS Cleaner Judith Thorpe, who cancelled her pension due to rising bills and then later died from Covid last month. She was a widow supporting her 16 and 13 year old children.Since she cancelled her pens…Read more…
Government needs long-term solution to staff crisis
The article Boosting funding and pay are the best ways to fix NHS staffing first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The government won’t move on NHS pay, from Thursday, tell your NHS staff in England to pledge yes and show them we’re serious. www.NHSpay.orgRead more…
Scottish health members, together with those working for the Environment Agency, both provide vital services, which need to be properly funded
The article Blog: I urge members to make sure they have their say on pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The government’s had years to improve the workforce situation but has done little.
The article Government must take responsibility for the NHS and social care workforce crisis, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Nothing short of a complete overhaul of the care sector will do.
The article Underfunded adult social care will continue to lose staff unless ministers act, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Responding to the government’s public sector pay offer which was announced on Tuesday (July 19), Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “The government promised rewards for the dedication of the public sector workforce during the pandemic. What they have delivered instead, in real terms, is a kick in the teeth. The so-called wage offer amounts […]
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OCS workers do the same jobs as many NHS colleagues but they miss out on sick pay when they’re ill, are paid less when they work unsocial hours
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Unite has broadly welcomed a new review into health and social care leadership, but has warned that the government will fail to bring about any meaningful change if it doesn’t address more central…Read more…
Ministers must do their bit and put NHS pay right
The article Better pay key to solving NHS staffing crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Ambulance employees work in all sorts of situations and weathers.
The article Ambulance uniforms not fit for purpose and may put staff at risk, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Most worked extra hours and took on more intense workloads.
The article The pandemic efforts of health staff are being undermined by political choices, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
General secretary tells health conference that deliberate Conservative choices have created the cost of living crisis
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First in-person conference since 2019 opens with a raft of debates on health, wellbeing and safety in the service
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Without alternative, affordable childcare provision, health workers in South London could be forced out of the NHS, says UNISON
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