Health staff will be relieved to know they no longer have to act as immigration officers on the wards.
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Adult social care has no funding, no strategy and no long-term solutions, says UNISON
UNISON responds to the Public Accounts Committee report
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UNISON responds to Lord Darzi’s interim report on NHS funding
Responding to the interim report published today (Wednesday) by Lord Darzi and the IPPR, on the unprecedented challenges facing the NHS and social care, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:…Read more…
Nurse and midwife numbers dragged down by Brexit effect
Brexit has made many European nationals feel decidedly unwelcome
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Court of Appeal pay victory for Nottingham City Council employees
Nottingham City Council was wrong to deny several hundred of its employees the right to incremental pay increases with effect from April 2011, says a judgment handed down at the Court of Appeal. The…Read more…
Labour’s housing plans give millions priced out of housing real hope, says UNISON
Thursday 19 April 2018 For immediate release Commenting on Labour’s plans to build a million ‘genuinely affordable’ properties over 10 years, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “It’s great…Read more…
Overworked healthcare assistants not given proper training or supervision
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are being expected to do the work of nurses without adequate training or proper supervision, according to survey results published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. Nearly two…Read more…
Employers in the care sector are hiding behind complex and incomplete pay slips to break wage laws
At least 200,000 care workers in the UK are only being paid for the time they spend caring for people, and not for when they are travelling between appointments
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Steep rise in reported assaults against NHS staff, says UNISON
Last year in England physical assaults on NHS staff rose by nearly 10% compared to 2015/16, according to new figures published today (Tuesday) by UNISON and HSJ. The figures were obtained following a…Read more…
Government must cease its threats to the Windrush generation
Commenting on the news today (Monday) that the Prime Minister is to meet Commonwealth leaders later this week to discuss the immigration problems of individuals who came to Britain as part of the…Read more…
70 years of the NHS, 25 years of UNISON
Dave Prentis opens UNISON’s annual health conference
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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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UNISON to honour former general secretary Rodney Bickerstaffe at memorial service
The life of Rodney Bickerstaffe – former general secretary of both UNISON and NUPE – will be celebrated at a memorial service today (Thursday) at Central Hall, Westminster. Speakers who are expected…Read more…
One last attempt to save NHS bursaries, says UNISON
Scrapping the bursary is deterring a whole generation of nurses
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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…
Spring Statement leaves public services in a dark place, says UNISON
UNISON responds to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement
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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…
Underfunding of schools resulting in increased class sizes for secondary schools in England
New research by the School Cuts coalition of unions (NEU, NAHT, ASCL, UNISON, GMB and Unite) shows that class sizes are rising in the majority of secondary schools in England as a result of the…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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Privatising overnight supervision in probation hostels risks public safety
With this dangerous experiment, ministers are gambling with public safety
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