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General secretary Dave Prentis opens new joint centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn

This week one of our members Angela McPhee will be taking over the NHS twitter page. Angela hopes to highlight the work of an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP).

The role of a paramedic will be re-banded nationally, giving paramedics the opportunity to earn more as they progress. The Department of Health, NHS Employers and ambulance unions have agreed paramedics will be re-banded nationally from band 5 to band 6. This new deal will see paramedics in England move up the pay scale from […]

Check out the pictures from the Our Health Heroes awards

Last night the winners of the inaugural Our Health Heroes were announced at a glamorous event in London

An ambulance worker from Berwick and a day centre receptionist from Belfast are the first ever winners of the Our Health Heroes awards, set up to celebrate the work of the thousands of support staff who keep the NHS running behind the scenes. Iain Scott and Elizabeth Cameron received their awards today (Tuesday) at a special ceremony hosted by Skills for Health, the National […]

Radio 4 is looking for health workers to phone in and talk about “sustainability and transformation plans” for the NHS in England

By-election for Eastern general seat on health care service group executive will open on 6 December 2016 and close on 20 January 2017

Patients facing bed shortages and long waits because government not delivering on mental health funding, says UNISON Mental health patients are facing bed shortages, longer waits for treatment and reduced support because of budget cutbacks, according to a new survey published today (Monday) by UNISON. More than four in five (83%) staff working in mental […]

Under-representation – particularly among young members – cited as a problem that needs to be tackled

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17 November 2016 – 30 October 2022

As the largest union in the NHS we believe there should be proper investment and support for vital mental health services for all NHS workers.

UNISON hosts a meeting of trade union representatives and activists from Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals The decision by the two NHS Trusts running hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich to look at collaborative working means that the trade unions respresenting staff need to be ready to respond to the coming challanges. On 3 November UNISON branch secretaries […]

I’m proud of the job people who work in the health service do 24 hours a day, seven days a week: UNISON will always fight their corner against this government – by any means possible

Nurses and midwives warned that lapses will mean losing their registration and put their ability to work at risk

Southport and Ormskirk hospitals backs TUC Dying to Work campaign