UNISON acting head of health Helga Pile has been recognised once again as one of the 50 most influential Black people in health policy in England.
Each year the HSJ (formerly the Health Service Journal) names the most influential Black people in health policy in England over the upcoming 12 months. The publication of the list is timed to coincide with Black History Month.
The HSJ said: “If the government ends up in another dispute with health unions, Helga Pile will be a key figure – as she was during the strikes of 2023.
“She has been forthright about the need to resolve the NHS’s staffing problems and to ensure that pay is sufficient to attract and retain the workforce needed to bring down waiting lists. She has also called for changes in ambulance workplace culture and highlighted the level of discrimination faced by many nurses from a BAME background.”
Helga has said her nomination is a “recognition of UNISON’s importance and influence as the biggest health union and a union which strives to represent the whole NHS team in all its diversity.”
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