Private companies employing tens of thousands of staff in the NHS across England are coming under pressure to give their employees a wage rise as UNISON’s campaign for fair pay in the health service…Read more…
People Plan encouraging but significant funding is needed for real change
Commenting on the release today (Monday) of the Interim NHS People Plan, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Working for the NHS can be challenging so it’s good to see those at the top are…Read more…
Bradford hospital workers balloted over strike action to fight ‘backdoor privatisation’
Staff at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will vote on whether to take industrial action after the announcement of the privatisation of some of its services. The UNISON ballot opens today…Read more…
Consensus on NHS workforce plans encouraging but need for extra funding mustn’t be forgotten
New funding must allow existing staff to develop their careers and a comprehensive and rewarding apprenticeship programme is needed to bring new recruits into the NHS
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Firm strategy and better data needed to tackle abuse of NHS staff, says UNISON
Ministers must put commitments into action to stop violent attacks
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Hospital staff say patient meals not fit to eat
More than half of hospital staff in England wouldn’t eat food served to patients because it’s unhealthy and of poor quality, according to a survey by UNISON published today (Wednesday). Many NHS…Read more…
Privatisation at Chesterfield Royal Hospital will drive out staff and is a worrying sign for the future
Responding to the transfer of more than 700 staff at Chesterfield Royal Hospital Trust to a new private arm’s-length company this week
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New charter sets out role for volunteers in supporting the NHS
Pioneering charter showing how volunteers can make a valuable contribution to the NHS in England, without undermining paid staff or affecting patient safety, is being launched today.
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Proper investment in wages and apprenticeships will help ease NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON
Response to major report into health service and care workforce
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New proposals could help protect the NHS from an uncertain world post-Brexit, says UNISON
Welcome for reforms which could remove NHS competition
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Survey shows NHS staff deserve some much-needed attention
Commenting on the annual NHS staff survey out today (Tuesday), UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “While the government is consumed with Brexit, ministers are paying scant attention to growing…Read more…
HCPC decision to increase fees is ‘hugely disappointing’
The HCPC should be doing all it can to encourage people to continue in their professions
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HCPC fee increase is an unjustified ‘tax on practising’
HCPC must listen to its registrants and scrap this increase
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GP changes could make ‘all the difference’ to patients
There’s a danger that general practice could simply drain ambulance services of staff
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Last UK hospital outside Agenda for Change joins national agreement
This is great news for staff in Southend
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Health service staffing is compromising patient health, says UNISON
Crisis level staffing has become normal across the NHS
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UNISON comments on new guidance for creation of NHS subsidiary companies
UNISON will be making full use of this guidance in our scrutiny of any future trust plans to set up subsidiaries
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UNISON comments on health think-tank joint briefing into staffing shortfall in the NHS
Instead of investing in staffing, ministers introduced restrictive immigration policies and cut training budgets, all of which end up costing the NHS more than necessary in the long term
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Extortionate parking charges and fines for health staff, patients and visitors must stop, says UNISON
Exorbitant hospital parking charges have increasingly become the norm in England because the NHS is so starved of funds.
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Body parts stockpiling shows why crucial NHS services should never be privatised
It is simply horrific. It’s unlikely that such a distressing situation would have happened had the service remained in-house.
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