It’s time the legal status of the Windrush generation was confirmed once and for all – but the stain their treatment leaves on the already ugly record of this government will take a very long time to...
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are being expected to do the work of nurses without adequate training or proper supervision, according to survey results published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. Nearly two...
UNISON will continue to campaign for the funding needed to deliver ‘a comprehensive, safe and high quality service’
The article The NHS continues to be ‘alarmingly under-funded’, says...
Delegates at UNISON health conference voice their anger over trusts’ moves to transfer staff and create two-tier workforces
The article UNISON vows to step up fight on wholly owned subsidiaries...
Brexit is fuelling the discrimination against migrant workers, delegates are told
The article Health conference vows to fight the disease of racism in the NHS first appeared on the UNISON National...
This is just the beginning of better pay for NHS staff, conference delegates hear as they vote in favour of ‘biggest pay rise in 15 years’ and Agenda for Change reform
The article Health conference...
Meeting follows offer of 1.7%, or £325 a year, made in talks on 13 April
The article HE unions and employers to meet again in May to talk about pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.
At least 200,000 care workers in the UK are only being paid for the time they spend caring for people, and not for when they are travelling between appointments
The article Employers in the care...
The first person born in the NHS says that it's too easy to take the service for granted
The article ‘The NHS has always been there’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Last year in England physical assaults on NHS staff rose by nearly 10% compared to 2015/16, according to new figures published today (Tuesday) by UNISON and HSJ. The figures were obtained following a...