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In June 2023, a deal was agreed for all staff on NHS contracts and Agenda for Change pay scales. This included a one-off payment for […]

“We are one team against racism, just as we are one team for patient care”

In the South East region South Central Ambulance Service spent £19m over the past financial year on private emergency services, with South East Coast Ambulance Service spending around £6m a year

Almost three-quarters of health members voted to accept the offer with over 150,000 having their say

If you work for SCAS or SECAmb look out for the UNISON vans at a location near you, and don't forget to vote before […]

These ill-thought-out rules have worsened the staffing crisis hampering the NHS and social care and caused significant upset.

It’s nothing short of a tragedy that huge amounts of time and resources have been wasted.

UNISON is asking for the government to provide a decent pay rise to all NHS staff. We’re pushing for a £2000 pay increase for all employees, regardless of their role. But there’s another aspect to pay that easy to overlook – pensions. Although you pay a percentage of your earnings into the scheme and this […]

UNISON members on the Isle of Wight have been getting equipped to support themselves and branch members

This week marked a whole year since the country went into lockdown as COVID-19 surged across the UK. In that year, we have seen the government repeatedly mismanage the situation, ignoring the Govt advisory group SAGE warnings until they had no option but to act. Over 126,000 lives have been lost. As the nation fell […]

UNISON hailed the decision of the trust board to ditch plans to form a wholly owned subsidiary as a huge victory for NHS workers, with ramifications that stretch […]

Paying staff properly is a vital part of building the NHS for the future, says UNISON. Plans to recruit more staff are not enough to protect the health system […]

As we look forward to brighter days where our lives are no longer dominated by COVID, we will be picking up the pieces for many years to come

Commenting on the publication yesterday (Thursday) of the health and social care white paper, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Scaling back the damaging internal market that forces the NHS to compete against itself and the private sector can’t happen soon enough. “Eight years ago, the then government was warned its changes wouldn’t work and would […]

With over 100,00 deaths due to Covid in the UK, the emotional toll will be far-reaching and long lasting, both for the bereaved and UNISON members working through the pandemic