Responding to a report today (Tuesday) from NHS Improvement on the rising demand for nurses in the NHS, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Reports that the NHS needs another 15,000 nurses...
Responding to the report of the NHS England Mental Health Taskforce, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “The provision of mental health services in this country is in a dire state. “It is...
The government is launching a new attack on redundancy terms, which could affect workers with a long-service record
The article Government plans to attack redundancy agreements first appeared on the...
If you're concerned about the plans to scrap the NHS bursary in England, please contact your MP and ask them to sign EDM 1081
The article Ask your MP to sign EDM on the NHS bursary first appeared on...
If the government comes for the unsocial hours payments that NHS staff have come to rely upon following years of pay austerity, we will be ready for them.
The article NHS staff feel, quite rightly,...
UNISON stands behind the junior doctors as they stand up for their rights at work and for patient safety, but unfortunately these attacks will come as no surprise to student nurses
The article...
Commenting on the second day of strike action by junior doctors over threatened cuts to the pay they get for working at weekends and at nights, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Jeremy...
Commenting on new research published today (Monday) by the TUC that says health employees are the most likely to experience violence at work, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “Sadly these...
Responding to the Carter Review on NHS operational productivity UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “Of course every effort should be made to cut waste and inefficiency in the NHS and to...
NHS needs top operate as one team in the interests of joined-up, high-quality patient care
The article MPs warned of short-termist threat to NHS support roles first appeared on the UNISON site.