Paramedics have spoken out about the abuse they face while working on the frontline, as UNISON – the union representing paramedics and NHS staff – urge the public to show respect to those who will be working to keep the country safe and well throughout the festive period. Jenny Young, a paramedic with South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), said: “Having been at the brunt of […]
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Responding to the announcement today (Wednesday 29 October 2025) that South Central Ambulance Service and South East Coast Ambulance Service will come together to form the South Central and South East Ambulance Group, UNISON South East regional secretary Maggi Ferncombe said: “Efforts to improve patient care and make ambulance services more resilient should always be […]
Outsourcing attempt paused following UNISON pushback
Some of the lowest-paid staff at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading are taking strike action in a dispute about pay. The strike is over their employer ISS’s refusal to pay the workers a lump sum worth at least £1,655, which has already been given to hundreds of thousands of people employed directly by the NHS. […]
“We are one team against racism, just as we are one team for patient care”
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.
Almost three-quarters of health members voted to accept the offer with over 150,000 having their say
UNISON activists and organisers are on the road speaking to SCAS and SECAmb members about why we need to put NHS Pay right today
These ill-thought-out rules have worsened the staffing crisis hampering the NHS and social care and caused significant upset.
It’s nothing short of a tragedy that huge amounts of time and resources have been wasted.
UNISON is asking for the government to provide a decent pay rise to all NHS staff. We’re pushing for a £2000 pay increase for all employees, regardless of their role. But there’s another aspect to pay that easy to overlook – pensions. Although you pay a percentage of your earnings into the scheme and this […]
UNISON members on the Isle of Wight have been getting equipped to support themselves and branch members
This week marked a whole year since the country went into lockdown as COVID-19 surged across the UK. In that year, we have seen the government repeatedly mismanage the situation, ignoring the Govt advisory group SAGE warnings until they had no option but to act. Over 126,000 lives have been lost. As the nation fell […]
UNISON members have won the battle to keep their NHS jobs, after threats to transfer workers to a wholly owned subsidiary were made in April 2019
Recruitment pledges must be backed by decent wage rise if NHS is to thrive