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 […]
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Commenting on new proposals for significant cuts to the workforce at the central body of NHS England announced on Monday, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “Staff will be understandably concerned about this sudden change of direction. “The number of redundancies being sought at NHS England has trebled in just a matter of weeks. “Employees […]
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 new NHS planning guidance aimed at reducing treatment waiting times, and the announcement of job losses at NHS England, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “The NHS is in dire financial straits after more than a decade without enough cash to stand still, let alone cope with ever-increasing demand. “Winter pressures, with long ambulance handover delays […]
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 […]
NHS staff are to ask English MPs to help kickstart promised, but recently postponed, pay talks to boost the morale of health workers battling at the heart of the winter health crisis, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Healthcare workers are being encouraged to write to their local MPs asking them to call on health and social […]
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 […]
The government’s plans to limit wage rises across the NHS to 2.8% next year will go down badly with staff already facing a hellish winter, says UNISON. The decision to delay talks on the promised modernisation of NHS pay scales until the second half of next year isn’t helpful, says UNISON. Similarly, insisting the cost […]
Properly funded and sufficiently staffed public services are essential if the government is to deliver its vision for Britain, says UNISON today (Thursday), responding to Keir Starmer’s speech. UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards said: “Repairing the damage wreaked by years of Tory mismanagement is a tough job that will take a while. The government has […]
The government must bypass the independent panel that reviews NHS pay if the health service is to be fit for the future, say three of the UK’s largest health unions today (Tuesday). UNISON, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Unite have written to health secretary Wes Streeting urging him to hold direct pay talks […]
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