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Solving the NHS staffing crisis must be top government priority to improve services

UNISON has expressed concern over proposals that could see a private hospital built in Leeds on NHS land, the union says today (Wednesday). The plans from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust would see a private company rent land from the trust to build a private facility. The union understands this would be a hospital providing […]

Healthcare assistants at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust are calling for the recognition and pay they deserve, as concerns grow about staff leaving for better paying jobs, says UNISON. According to the union, healthcare assistants should be on an NHS salary band 3 if they undertake clinical tasks such as observations, venepuncture, wound management […]

Hospitals and care homes simply couldn't function without them. "There’s also a global shortage of […]

Healthcare workers in hospital A&E departments across Huddersfield and Halifax who have performed duties above their pay grade for years will receive thousands of pounds in back pay, UNISON says today (Wednesday). Many of the healthcare assistants working in A&E at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have been on band 2 of the national […]

The government must drop plans to cap overseas care staff numbers and act to stop employers exploiting those already working in the UK, says UNISON today (Tuesday).  

Instead of seeking solutions to serious problems, ministers are demonising migrant workers and seeking scapegoats

UNISON is marking this year’s One Team Day, on Wednesday, with the launch of a new award aimed at honouring the whole NHS team.

Over 150 ward environment porters employed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been told they could lose their jobs, UNISON says today (Thursday). The staff work in a hybrid porter/housekeeper role, solely dealing with patients. This includes moving patients between wards and departments, as well as cleaning equipment and stocking up essential medical supplies. […]

Latest NHS waiting list paints a grim picture of what lies ahead

Labour plans will kickstart the recovery

Voluntary scheme with fair pay makes sense

Members of the public should make their voices heard over “damaging” cuts to the NHS Prescription Ordering Direct (POD) service in Norfolk and Waveney, UNISON says today. Residents are being urged to take part in a public engagement launched this week over plans to withdraw the service. POD provides a dedicated telephone service for patients […]

Government should focus on fixing health and care, not sow division

Cleaners and caterers at an NHS mental health unit in Ipswich will stage a protest on Thursday over the “poverty wages” paid by contractor G4S, UNISON announces today. Most G4S staff at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) are only paid the minimum wage of £10.42 an hour — £1 an hour less than […]