NHS staff including ambulance workers,111 call handlers, porters, nurses and cleaners have been shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and assaulted at work, according to research published by UNISON. In a survey released to coincide with the first day of UNISON’s annual health conference in Brighton, one in ten (10%) healthcare workers reported experiences […]
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A mural to commemorate former miners and hospital workers is being created on the site of the former hospital in Castleford, thanks to the efforts of a UNISON rep. The artwork, which has been commissioned to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strikes, is on the side of a property built on the […]
UNISON has expressed concern over proposals that could see a private hospital built in Leeds on NHS land, the union says today (Wednesday). The plans from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust would see a private company rent land from the trust to build a private facility. The union understands this would be a hospital providing […]
Healthcare workers in hospital A&E departments across Huddersfield and Halifax who have performed duties above their pay grade for years will receive thousands of pounds in back pay, UNISON says today (Wednesday). Many of the healthcare assistants working in A&E at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have been on band 2 of the national […]
Over 150 ward environment porters employed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been told they could lose their jobs, UNISON says today (Thursday). The staff work in a hybrid porter/housekeeper role, solely dealing with patients. This includes moving patients between wards and departments, as well as cleaning equipment and stocking up essential medical supplies. […]
Yorkshire Ambulance Service Strike: picket lines across the region on Monday 23 January 2023 Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) staff will commence twelve hours of strike action on Monday. Here are the confirmed picket lines at ambulance stations and other YAS workplaces. Picket lines will run for 12 hours – 10am to 10pm. Hull Sutton […]
UNISON are preparing to hold a consultation on potential Industrial Action with its members working in laboratories at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. A spokesperson said “members are feeling frustrated and angry about how they have been treated and we are ruling nothing out as far as what they want to do by way of action.” Laboratory […]