A third of NHS employees have taken time off for mental health issues in the past year with many staff talking about reaching “breaking point”, according to new findings released... read more →
Health conference delegates in Edinburgh spent a productive session discussing the problems caused by climate change for NHS staff and patients alike – not to mention the planet. While there... read more →
By Leigh Powell, national officer for private contractors The government has announced a new set of school food standards and has opened a nine-week consultation. The new standards are designed... read more →
UNISON health conference yesterday (Monday) heard from a number of impassioned speakers on the disturbing subject of sexual harassment in the NHS. The motion, ‘tackling sexual harassment in the NHS’... read more →
Government plans to make it harder for migrant workers to settle in the UK, along with mounting visa fees and restrictions, risk worsening the NHS staffing crisis, according to new data... read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →