The importance of health care assistants in the success of UNISON’s rebanding campaign was highlighted at conference today. The motion ‘organising with healthcare assistants’ addressed the impact of HCAs on... read more →
UNISON’s annual health conference, in Edinburgh, opened this morning with a rousing celebration of the union’s successes and an introduction to a busy and important year ahead – not least... read more →
On the first day of UNISON’s health conference, general secretary Andrea Egan delivered a speech to conference that called for public funding and better pay for NHS workers. “As the... read more →
One of the first motions passed at UNISON’s national health care service group conference, hosted in Edinburgh this week, called for greater protections for NHS workers who face violence at... read more →
The calming influence of music in hospital wards for patients and staff could be under threat unless cash-strapped NHS trusts are given help to cover the cost of licences, says... read more →
Thousands of NHS staff at health trusts across England are to lose their jobs as deficit-hit employers struggle to balance their books, new research by UNISON finds today (Monday). At... read more →