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Young nurse Helen Oliver on the ‘culture clash’ of London’s living costs

The three former UNISON branches at the Wales Ambulance Services NHS Trust have merged, which means that wherever they are in Wales, both UNISON ambulance members […]

UNISON has said standards will fall and patients suffer after Luton and Dunstable Hospital Trust chose to privatise a range of services

UNISON Cymru/Wales has launched a review of working for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in the wake of abuse allegations

Let’s work together to make this new hospital a success,” general secretary Dave Prentis said as he opened a new UNISON shop in Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Meetings arranged as survey reveals the impact on morale of the health board’s problems

UNISON has today slammed the government over a Treasury letter to the chair of the public sector Pay Review Bodies (PRB) – including the NHS PRB – which stated that not all staff will get a pay rise as promised in the Summer budget. UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “It is clear from this […]

Three-year campaign has helped keep many homes open in Northern Ireland, but threats remain as politicians ‘bicker’

A new kind of UNISON office is adding an extra dimension to the union’s organising

The NHS and local councils across the UK are facing a growing staffing crisis as a result of the government’s imposed pay cap, according to a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The research – carried out for UNISON by the Smith Institute – is based on a survey of HR directors and managers in […]

Commenting on the news today (Tuesday) that Addenbrooke’s Hospital has been placed into special measures, U‎NISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is a shocking indictment of the government’s cavalier attitude towards the NHS, that a hospital like Addenbrooke’s – with its world class reputation – should find itself in special measures. “A persistent underfunding […]

UNISON is asking students to take part in an online survey to gather evidence about their experience on placements and at university, and how it affects them and their family

The report – entitled Undervalued, Overwhelmed – is based on a survey of 10,500 NHS workers.* It says that staff are […]

Conference highlights benefits of union and employers working together

Commenting on the latest NHS deficit figures published today (Friday), UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “These new figures confirm the full extent of the financial misery and chaos in the NHS. And the government’s reckless spending cuts are entirely to blame. “It was always ludicrous to expect the NHS to make £22bn worth of […]