A UNISON investigation has found that parking outside work is becoming more and more of a problem for NHS staff in England. “I have been nursing for 38 years and I am getting stressed and angry as I...
UNISON’s national delegate conference votes to enact a detailed ten-point plan to fight for social care and the NHS
The article The alarming crisis in health and social care first appeared on the...
UNISON members Michelle and Rachel are hoping a new law will help the thousands of people in desperate need of an organ transplant
The article The last gift: what it’s like to work with organ...
Analysing the government data on why NHS staff quit their jobs
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‘I was a bit nervous about coming out on strike, but we’ve all stood together and supported each other,’ says Carol, a domestic at Wrightington, Wigan and Leight NHS Trust
The article North west...
Responding to the NHS Improvement report on the performance of the NHS in England in 2017-18 published today (Thursday), UNISON deputy head of health Helga Pile said: “Under pressure, underfunded and...
Inadequate funding means services and staff are stretched to the limit
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh hospital staff strike for 48 hours over plans to outsource their jobs to wholly owned private company
The article I love working for the NHS – so I’m striking...
An awareness day highlighting the contribution of operating department practitioners (ODPs) to patient care will take place on Monday (14 May), UNISON has announced. The first National ODP’s Day will...
Health staff will be relieved to know they no longer have to act as immigration officers on the wards.
The article UNISON comment on NHS staff handing patients’ data to the Home Office first...