Shifting the balance of power
Devolution is finally reaching the English regions. On May 4 voters get to elect the first tranche of “metro mayors”
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Better pay, safer staffing and fully funded training pledged at health conference
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth launches triple promise and warns: ‘The future of the NHS is at stake in this election'
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Hospital staff paying ‘extortionate’ charges to park at work, says UNISON
Some hospitals are charging NHS staff, including low-waged nurses and porters, ‘extortionate’ fees of nearly £100 a month to park, says UNISON today (Wednesday). The Royal Free London NHS Foundation...
UNISON responds to Labour’s pledge for NHS staff
Responding to Labour’s NHS election pledge, to be announced by shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth tomorrow (Wednesday) in Liverpool -at UNISON’s annual health conference – UNISON general...
NHS employers tempted to view apprentices as ‘cheap labour’, warns UNISON
Union will seek to use Agenda for Change to protect apprentice pay and conditions
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‘The fight’s not over’ in campaign to save NHS bursaries
UNISON health delegates hear moving proof of the value of the bursary for student nurses
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‘Six weeks to save the NHS’, health conference told
UNISON health conference told: 'We must put the health service centre stage in the general election'
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Don’t trust the Conservatives with the NHS, says UNISON general secretary
'With the election just over six weeks away, the NHS needs those who have the will, the spirit and the dedication to fight for it, and to save it,' Dave Prentis tells health conference
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Patients still at risk from chronic nurse understaffing, says UNISON
Chronic understaffing across the NHS is putting patient lives at risk, according to UNISON’s UK-wide annual survey of nurses published today (Monday) at the start of its health conference in...
Long-term planning essential for the future health of the NHS, says UNISON
Responding to the House of Lords report on the long term sustainability of the NHS, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “The committee is right to say the NHS should be funded by the...