Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you all the latest heroes and zeros amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. Unite PHE members This week, UniteLIVE spoke to some of…Read more…
‘We’ve just been thrown under the bus’
Earlier this week, health secretary Matt Hancock dropped a bombshell announcement laying out his plans to entirely scrap Public Health England (PHE) in the middle of a pandemic, a decision which was…Read more…
New health body must be ‘fit for purpose’, says UNISON
Sara Gorton says National Institute for Health Protection must deal with Covid-19 crisis and what lies beyond
The article New health body must be ‘fit for purpose’, says UNISON first appeared on…Read more…
PHE lined up to be ‘the fall guy’
Public Health England (PHE) and its dedicated staff are being lined up as ‘the fall guy’ for ministers’ bungling over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, Unite said today (August 17). Unite,…Read more…
Address inequality to protect Black workers against Covid-19, says UNISON
Dave Prentis writes to Boris Johnson urging immediate action on all Public Health England’s recommendations
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Time for ‘answers and actions’ on coronavirus effect on Black community
Immediate action essential, not more delays
The article Time for ‘answers and actions’ on coronavirus effect on Black community first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Comply with social distancing – or close
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live on Monday (April 6), Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner argues that those employers who cannot comply with Public Health England social distancing should…Read more…
New PPE guidance for NHS teams
Updated rules reflect changing threat
The article New PPE guidance for NHS teams first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Public safety under threat
The shake-up and closure of public health laboratories in England have triggered concerns over security, public safety and expense by Unite. The government recently announced its £350…Read more…
Porton Down secret move
Public Health England (PHE) has been accused of ‘acting in bad faith’ by not informing the trade unions before the announcement that its facilities will be moved from Porton Down to Harlow in Essex….Read more…