We were presented with NHS England’s Five Year Forward View. Amongst other things, this plan laid out the future and vision for […]
In Wales alone, the cost of locum and agency staff in the last year was £14 million which accounts for 1.9% of the total NHS Wales […]
Conference notes with concern that the goodwill of staff is being abused by managers to cover shortfalls in staffing. In particular there are concerns that staff are: 1) unable to take the necessary breaks in working hours; 2) not being paid for overtime worked; 3) being forced onto 12 hour shift patterns when they would […]
Conference notes that although mental health is a significant part of the NHS, at least 20% of all activity, it is very under resourced. As a result staff working in mental health services are experiencing significant workplace stress as they struggle to provide high quality services to the detriment of staff health and wellbeing leading […]
As a result of this failure to engage an important element of those demands remains unmet, namely the additional monies to ensure no NHS worker is paid below the living wage […]
The risk of fatigue leading to drug errors and their long term impact on members health are just two examples. They appear to have been […]
We believe that informal contact with colleagues at a base as well as in team meetings and formal supervision helps protect our mental health. Cutting back too far on this informal contact […]
Conference welcomes the decision of the 2014 Trades Union Congress to support the claim for a rise in the national minimum wage to £10 per hour. We believe that £10 an hour is a necessity for the millions of working people who have suffered years of wage restraint and inflation outstripping pay rises. Conference calls […]
Conference condemns the restructuring of Health Education England (HEE) announced in 2014, just over one after its establishment and linked to a £17million (20%) reduction in running costs. Conference opposes the 20% reduction in running costs which through its implementation means less jobs, a reduction of bandings for some posts and is unnecessary as £17 […]
Conference welcomes his comments and those later in November that he wishes to return to an integrated health service which includes […]
For example, in the ‘Five Year Forward View’ report, NHS England is committed to establishing new incentives to ensure as an employer that it sets a national […]
Conference notes that NHS workers continue to see the value of their pay being cut year on year as a result of the pay policies of governments across the UK and the […]
In addition to this our ambulance members are exposed to a high degree of physical and psychological stress on a regular basis – it is part of the job. Conference should also be aware […]
As a result of increased attendance at emergency departments and as a result of Emergency Rate Threshold, many Trusts are facing severe financial difficulties […]
They have never necessarily achieved commensurate funding with general health care services, and the austerity policies of this government have hit mental health services disproportionately. There […]
