The NHS is in danger of reaching the point of no return.
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The NHS is in danger of reaching the point of no return.
The article Government must act urgently on NHS pay to bring record waiting times down, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
A strike across the NHS this winter isn’t inevitable.
The article Strike vote is loud wake-up call to the government, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Some health employees are now so hard up, they can’t survive without help from their employers.
The article Ministers should be ashamed that NHS staff are having to use food banks, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Compulsory annual registration fee could rise from £98.12 to £117.74.
The article Fee rise for stretched NHS workers is unfair and misjudged, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
This is nowhere near what’s needed to save the NHS.
The article Delayed, disappointing pay rise will leave staff considering their futures, say health unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Working long shifts with few or no breaks and little or no food is never acceptable.
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This is a desperate situation with NHS staff already quitting in their droves.
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Without an urgent retention package, including an above-inflation pay rise, the NHS will be unable to stem the tide of leavers and waiting lists will continue to grow.
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Workers with the condition are returning to work early because they’re afraid of losing their jobs
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Ambulance employees work in all sorts of situations and weathers.
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This is not a good time to be an NHS worker struggling on a budget.
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Ambulance staff, like so many in the NHS, can’t just leave their stress at the door when they get home.
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Many staff are underpaid for the job they do.
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Solving the staff crisis has to be an urgent priority so patients can get the help they need.
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Many are actively seeking alternative employment and others are seriously considering a job move.
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Another top-down reorganisation is not the start to the new year that NHS staff in England were expecting.
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Employers are using desperate measures to cope with desperate times. But stretching dwindling numbers every thinner cannot solve this staffing crisis.
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A properly-funded staffing plan is the single most important step ministers can take to relieve pressures over the next few years.
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A properly funded pay award will help the NHS withstand present and future pressures.
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There are real fears that staff and services will be unable to cope as demand inevitably increases.
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