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As part of UNISON’s campaign for a National Care Service in Wales, we have 2 free tickets for Care Workers to watch Michael Sheen show Nye at the Wales Millennium Centre un Cardiff
Prime Minister should focus on the NHS, not demonise those too sick to work
The government’s chaos and failure in the NHS must end, Christina McAnea tells health delegates
Forty brand new hospitals, a valued and appreciated workforce, NHS pay rises beyond your wildest dreams,” the general secretary quipped, to laughter from delegates […]
NHS staff including ambulance workers,111 call handlers, porters, nurses and cleaners have been shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and assaulted at work, according to research published by UNISON. In a survey released to coincide with the first day of UNISON’s annual health conference in Brighton, one in ten (10%) healthcare workers reported experiences […]
This included being touched or kissed, demands for sex in return for favours and derogatory comments. Sexual assault was reported by almost three […]
Healthcare support staff are handing in more than 400 open letters to the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) board today asking for fair pay for the clinical duties they undertake, says UNISON. A delegation of healthcare assistants, maternity support workers, theatre assistants and other clinical support staff are to present the letters […]
"Private firms, social enterprises and wholly-owned subsidiaries taking on NHS contracts should be driven […]
Leader of the House Penny Mordaunt MP says she will make sure the case of the Dudley workers is looked at
One that’s completely free from discrimination, violence and harassment. “The chancellor says he wants the NHS to become more productive. But the lived […]
New guidance for managers and staff on the use of different languages at work has been launched at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with UNISON.
A mural to commemorate former miners and hospital workers is being created on the site of the former hospital in Castleford, thanks to the efforts of a UNISON rep. The artwork, which has been commissioned to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strikes, is on the side of a property built on the […]
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 2022/23 of at […]
This is despite Mitie being signed up to Agenda for Change, which means members of the NHS workforce that it employs should not be treated differently to those employed directly by the […]