Force must be rebuilt after 46% cuts in a decade
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Overhauling care sector is the answer to staff shortages
High vacancy rates show system is broken
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Extra support for NHS staff welcome but high vacancy levels don’t help, says UNISON
Allowing proper recovery time important too
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No one should be profiting from test and trace failure, says UNISON
Government must put system in hands of public health bodies
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Covid vaccine roll-out must not involve private firms
There must be no repeat of test and trace foul-ups
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Thousands will suffer in retirement due to government’s public sector exit-payment cap
Ministers knew ordinary workers would be affected but they ploughed on regardless
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University support staff left carrying the can for chaotic start of term
Workers are angry at being left to manage the fallout, threats and abuse
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Some employers only paying lip service to Black staff’s Covid fears
The stakes are too high for employers to get this wrong
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Green energy plans must be rolled out to more parts of the economy
Prime Minister’s wind power pledge must be more than hot air and bluster
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Health workers will play a part in hitting climate targets for NHS, says UNISON
Report will help NHS move towards net zero
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Only weekly testing of NHS staff will stop the virus in its tracks
The government has failed to keep its many testing promises
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Government breaks pledge to stop low-paid health and care staff paying twice to use the NHS
Boris Johnson promised a lifeline to low-paid workers then callously pulled it away
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Migration Advisory Committee report exposes government’s muddled immigration plan
The sector needs to be properly funded and wages increased
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Stakes too high and pressures too great to delay NHS pay rise
Staff need decisive government action now
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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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Boost wages and scrap tuition fees to turbo-charge nurse recruitment
Ministers must act to fill 40,000 nursing vacancies
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Support jobs and strengthen economy to maintain public services, says UNISON
Fixing testing system and sick pay for all also key
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Government must safeguard thousands of university jobs, say education unions
Joint letter to higher education minister calls for immediate action
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Survey reveals staff fears ahead of universities reopening
Pay, working hours and the threat from Covid-19 are major concerns
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Early pay rise and end to tuition fees will help nursing workforce numbers, says UNISON
Nurses must feel valued and words aren’t enough
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