Commenting on the government’s announcement that there are to be more jobs for newly qualified nurses and midwives, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “Guaranteeing jobs would recognise the commitment students put in before becoming part of the expanding workforce the NHS needs. Decisive action is needed to stop years of training going to […]
NHS staff
Commenting on the announcement today (Thursday) that NHS staff in England are to receive a 3.6% pay rise this year, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “The pay rise is more than ministers said they could afford, but it barely matches inflation. The money will also be landing in pay packets four months late. “Health workers had high […]
NHS staff are frequently being harassed by members of the public filming them with their phones and threatening to post footage online, UNISON research suggests today (Monday). A survey of thousands of health workers from across the UK – released to coincide with the first day of the union’s annual health conference, which opens in Liverpool […]
Rats, cockroaches, silverfish and other pests are a regular hazard in NHS buildings plagued with sewage leaks, defective lighting, broken toilets and crumbling ceilings, warns UNISON today (Friday). Around one in six hospital staff (16%) say they’ve seen vermin inside their buildings in the past 12 months. A similar proportion (16%) report evidence of other […]
The government’s decision to stick with the ‘painfully slow’ NHS pay review body process means yet another lengthy delay before health workers in England* get the annual wage rise they should be due today (Tuesday), says UNISON. NHS staff are meant to receive their pay increase on 1 April every year, but this hasn’t been delivered on time in a […]
Commenting on the annual NHS staff survey published on Thursday, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “A workforce that feels treated well is at the heart of getting the NHS back on track. But the survey shows there’s a long way to go. “Harassment, bullying and sexually motivated incidents remain shockingly high. Staff providing vital treatment and […]
More than nine in ten nurses and midwives have experienced physical violence while doing their jobs, according to data released by UNISON and Nursing Times today (Tuesday). The abuse includes NHS staff being punched, bitten, spat at, choked, headbutted and even stabbed – with the violence occurring daily for one in eleven (9%). Around one in six (17%) nurses or […]
Commenting on the announcement today (Friday) of a salary increase for the lowest-paid NHS workers in England to prevent them from falling below the national minimum wage when it rises in April*, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “If the government did the right thing and delivered a decent pay rise on time, there’d be no need […]
Commenting on the latest NHS England figures released today (Thursday) showing unprecedented demand on the health service, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “NHS staff are stretched to breaking point, patients are enduring dangerous delays, and the system is buckling under unprecedented demand. “Ambulances are queuing outside A&E for hours, while hospital and community staff are working […]
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