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Powerful anti-racism debate opens UNISON health conference

As one delegate told the conference: “Racism is rife in the NHS.” Marking the fact that 2023 is UNISON’s Year of the Black […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Insourcing win at North Middlesex University Hospital

‘This is life-changing for many of us. We feel more valued and motivated to work here’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

NHS spending over £1m a week on private ambulances for 999 callouts, says UNISON

In the South East region South Central Ambulance Service spent £19m over the past financial year on private emergency services, with South East Coast Ambulance Service spending around £6m a year.

Article on the UNISON South East site.

UNISON health workers vote to accept NHS pay offer

NHS workers who belong to UNISON have voted decisively to accept the pay offer from the government, says the union today. The consultation of 288,000 NHS workers across England closed at 3pm this afternoon. Almost three quarters (74%) voted to accept the offer, and 26% to reject. Turnout in the consultation exercise was 53%, with […]

News on the UNISON Eastern site.

Decisive outcome as UNISON members vote to accept NHS pay offer in England

That means over 112,000 members working in every part of the NHS voted to accept, put cash in their […]

Article on the UNISON South East site.

UNISON to recommend acceptance of NHS pay offer

UNISON head of health Sara Gorton comments on the NHS pay offer for 2022-23 and 2023-24.

News on the UNISON South West site.

Blog: This is how collective action works

Members taking action has forced the government to listen and take action to improve the pay of all of our hardworking NHS staff writes UNISON head of health Sara Gorton

Article, Blogs on the UNISON National site.

NHS strikes paused after new pay offer

Planned East of England strikes for 20 March have been put on pause after the government made a new offer in the long-running dispute over NHS pay. After two weeks of frantic negotiations, ministers have offered an additional one-off lump sum for 2022/23 that rises in value up the NHS pay bands. This is worth […]

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

Bristol healthcare assistants win over £1m in re-banding victory

This is the latest victory in UNISON’s ‘pay fair for patient care’ campaign, which saw hospital workers in Manchester win […]

News on the UNISON South West site.

The numbers behind NHS pay

How does pay affect staffing levels? How does staffing affect patient care? A look at what the stats tell us about NHS pay

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON to suspend strike to enter NHS pay talks with government

The government has finally promised extra investment in pay for both this and next year.

News, Press release on the UNISON Greater London site.

UNISON to suspend strike to enter NHS pay talks with government

The strike planned for next Wednesday involving thousands of East of England Ambulance Service staff and other NHS workers has been suspended to allow UNISON to enter pay talks with the government, the union said today. Following a meeting of its health committee this afternoon, UNISON announced it was suspending the action scheduled for 8 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Eastern site.

Publish workforce plan now to get NHS back on track, says UNISON 

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to fathom that. “The workforce crisis is now so bad that parts of the NHS […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Third day of NHS strikes in Northern Ireland

Speaking of the dispute, Anne Speed, UNISON head of bargaining and representation in Northern Ireland […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Strikes are serious in Yorkshire

… as UNISON head of health Sara Gorton knows, but there is also always time for a laugh

Article, News on the UNISON National site.