Union wins praise from Welsh government minister for identifying concerns at Betsi Cadwaladr hospitals
Union wins praise from Welsh government minister for identifying concerns at Betsi Cadwaladr hospitals
Working long shifts with few or no breaks and little or no food is never acceptable.
There are real fears that staff and services will be unable to cope as demand inevitably increases.
Dr Nadir was presented with his award by Carol Sewell (above left), of the union’s NEC and national Black members’ committee, and Maria Alberts (above right) from the UNISON […]
“While there now is a requirement for trusts to report any plans for subsidiary companies, the guidance fails to ensure such plans are truly transparent and made public from the […]
National Skills Academy for Health director Candace Miller explains how it supports and celebrates healthcare support workers
The union presented its findings to the health board at a meeting on 21 January. UNISON North Wales health […]
Healthcare assistants working in the A&E departments at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have staged another peaceful protest as part of UNISON’s ‘pay fair for patient care’ campaign. Band 2 workers protested outside Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax as part of a push to see some healthcare support staff rebanded, as they are carrying […]
The Norfolk and Norwich health branch along with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were awarded the Social Partnership Forum (SPF) Award at the annual Health People Management Association (HPMA) Excellence Awards ceremony held in London in June. The SPF partnership award was given in recognition of the trust’s A new attendance policy: a […]
We’re aware of concerns amongst student nurses in England about funding being withdrawn for your paid placements. We have been reassured that funding will remain available to allow those who have taken up paid placements to continue until these placements are completed. Those in your final year will be supported at the end of your […]
It’s nothing short of a tragedy that huge amounts of time and resources have been wasted.
UNISON will run its sixth annual safe NHS staffing levels survey on 7 February and is asking all members in the nursing family to take part
This is a desperate situation with NHS staff already quitting in their droves.
These ill-thought-out rules have worsened the staffing crisis hampering the NHS and social care and caused significant upset.