Political pressure to approve substandard PPE does not bode well for HSE independence once the UK finally leaves the safety of the EU, says the union
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‘We must not repeat PPE fiasco’ with vaccine
The country’s leading manufacturing union, Unite, has today (November 13) urged the prime minister to appoint a cabinet minister to bring urgently needed coordination to the production and…Read more…
Unite has got you covered
Unite has developed a special 3-ply face covering to keep you and those you might come into contact with safer.
The face covering complies with WHO standards guidance for layer and materials, and is…Read more…
Health and care staff need reassurance about next stage of the pandemic, says UNISON
UK PPE production will guarantee supplies and cut shipping
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Meat plant deep clean after new Covid cluster found
After 35 staff tested positive for the virus the pork meat processing plant will now close for a deep clean this weekend. It’s understood testing and tracing will take place among the 500 employees…Read more…
Construction workers ‘must not risk their health’
Unite, the UK’s construction union, is urging workers not to risk their health if they are not supplied with the correct PPE. The union’s warning follows the revelation that many contractors are…Read more…
‘Stay safe not silent’
Protective kit for frontline workers in health and social care hit the headlines in a big way in March and early April. But since then, the story has receded from the news agenda. You’d be forgiven…Read more…
Care home company under investigation following multiple COVID deaths, says UNISON
UNISON reports Horizon Care to the Care Quality Commission after residents die in Sheffield
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Care home deaths expose social care system ‘unfit for purpose’, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says complete overhaul needed so no one is left unprotected again
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‘Rocket booster’ NHS blueprint
While emergency hospital services to treat the influx of patients with Covid-19 are now in overdrive, many routine NHS services have been suspended. But as infection rates begin to subside and…Read more…
‘Another world is possible’
In Kingston Hospital, where I was hospitalised, a memo was issued just days after I was discharged warning that PPE was running so low that all non-critical wards were asked not to use disposable…Read more…
Health unions publish blueprint for the safe opening up of the NHS
UNISON and other health unions say NHS must continue to operate a safety-first approach
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Risk of infection must be reduced for care workers
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Government’s new PPE provider – Trotters Independent Trading Co: New York* Paris* Peckham
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Country craves clarity and a safe return to work, says UNISON
Government is making people bewildered, not reassured
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Government must explain how school staff and pupils will be kept safe
Ministers need to work with unions to create safe schools
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Needless care home deaths can be prevented if staff get safety kit, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says it’s not too late to save lives
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Elderly and vulnerable people still at risk from poor advice from some care homes, says UNISON
Clear guidance must be rigorously applied
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COVID-19: Black and female workers – more impacted than the rest
Inequalities emerging through the pandemic are chilling evidence to support UNISON’s demands on workplace rights and decent public services. We need them now
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UNISON welcomes move to pause VAT on PPE
Union had urged the government to cut VAT weeks ago, as care homes struggle to fund and access protective equipment for staff
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