Updated rules reflect changing threat The UK Government and NHS leaders from a range of medical and nursing royal colleges have published new guidance about personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS teams who are likely to come into contact with patients with coronavirus. The guidance has been agreed by the four Chief Medical Officers, Chief […]
NHS needs put before annual gathering UNISON has cancelled its annual health conference that was due to take place in Brighton from 6-8 April. The decision has been taken in light of the escalation of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The safety of participants and their families was also at the forefront of the […]
Staff employed by private contractor ISS at Reading’s Prospect Park Hospital are today (Friday) celebrating a momentous victory following a year-long campaign to win the same pay rates as colleagues employed directly by the NHS, says UNISON. As a result of the union’s campaigning, the firm has agreed to move around 60 staff – including […]
The NHS is 69 years young on 5 July. UNISON has been celebrating this wonderful institution around the South East.
Speaking to UNISON’s annual health conference in Liverpool today (Monday), general secretary Dave Prentis said: “With the election just over six weeks away, the NHS needs those who have the will, the spirit and the dedication to fight for it, and to save it. “When the country goes to the polls, everything that matters to […]
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
“We are one team against racism, just as we are one team for patient care”
Recruitment pledges must be backed by decent wage rise if NHS is to thrive
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
Chancellor’s plan is austerity plain and simple
There must be no repeat of test and trace foul-ups
Boris Johnson promised a lifeline to low-paid workers then callously pulled it away
Are you a UNISON member employed by the NHS in England? Get ready to vote in the indicative ballot 4 Nov – 5 Dec 2021 Do you want to take action over your 3% NHS pay award? For months, UNISON asked for pay talks to agree the decent NHS pay rise you really deserve, but […]
At TUC Congress in Brighton, UNISON warns that the health service could be brought to its knees without a deal
