Dozens of people from different backgrounds and ethnicities came together for a ‘Unity Day’ event held in Grimsby last weekend (20 September). The event, which took place at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, was hosted by UNISON, along with the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust’s equality team, to celebrate the contributions made by […]
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The government must ditch the discredited pay review body and hold direct talks with unions covering the next annual wage rise and deep-seated problems with the outdated salary structure, says UNISON today (Friday). The union says the best way to ensure an efficient wage rise is delivered on time when it’s due in April next […]
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 in England are far from happy with this year’s pay rise and many are prepared to take strike action to challenge it, says UNISON. Seven in ten (70%) of UNISON members who responded to the union’s consultation on the 2025/26 NHS pay award said they’d back walkouts if the union were to ballot […]
Commenting on the publication of the government’s ten-year plan for the NHS, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “People hold the NHS dear, but after almost 77 years, it’s creaking at the seams. “Ministers are embarking on an ambitious exercise in extremely difficult circumstances. Their plans must succeed for the sake of patients, staff and the […]
NHS 999 staff are quitting and suffering burnout due to the relentless pressure of calls, sometimes involving suicides, stabbings, shootings and patients dying before ambulances can reach them, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Figures obtained by the union from UK ambulance services* show high turnover rates among call handlers, which staff say are often due to […]
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 […]
Commenting on health unions’ acceptance of an above-inflation two-year pay offer from the Scottish government for NHS workers, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “Health workers in Scotland are reaping the rewards of a better pay process. Proper, direct pay talks have delivered an above-inflation, two-year deal, which comes with an inflation-proof guarantee. “All being […]
Reacting to comments made by home secretary Yvette Cooper ahead of the publication of the government’s immigration white paper, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The NHS and the care sector would have collapsed long ago without the thousands of workers who’ve come to the UK from overseas. “Migrant health and care staff already here […]
Commenting on a report by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) on violence against ambulance staff released today (Thursday), UNISON national ambulance officer Sharan Bandesha said: “No one should be attacked for simply doing their job. Ambulance workers who respond to emergencies, from heart attacks to car crashes, are trying to save lives. “Rising pressure on the health service has […]
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