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Wage talks rather than review body process are needed

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 […]

Government accused of playing roulette with essential services just to placate its backbenchers and the far-right

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

“Investment is also crucial if patient confidence in the NHS is to be rebuilt. Labour's commitment to create the much-needed national care service would help […]

Voluntary scheme with fair pay makes sense

But staff say POD actually saves the NHS money and UNISON says extending the service would be better than shutting it down. UNISON […]

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