Image: Steve Forrest, Workers’ photos Delegates at health conference have heard harrowing, personal stories of health workers facing violence and harassment in the course of their jobs. The stories came... read more →
Commenting on the above-inflation, two-year pay offer made today (Tuesday) by the Scottish government to health unions, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Talks with Scottish ministers have delivered a serious... read more →
Genevieve Gencianos, migration programme co-ordinator for the global trade union federation Public Services International (PSI), addressed UNISON’s health conference, in Liverpool, on Monday afternoon. Ms Gencianos (pictured above) spoke about... read more →
One of the first motions passed at this year’s health service group conference was on bank workforce reform. Hundreds of thousands of NHS staff are employed on zero-hour bank contracts... read more →
This week sees UNISON’s annual health service group conference meet in Liverpool. Tanya Pretswell (pictured), chair of UNISON’s health service group, opened the conference this morning with an incisive speech... read more →
NHS staff are frequently being harassed by members of the public filming them with their phones and threatening to post footage online, UNISON research suggests today (Monday). A survey of thousands... read more →
Paramedics across the UK are being forced to watch patients deteriorate, and in some cases die, because they can’t hand them over to A&E departments quickly enough, according to UNISON research published today (Sunday). The survey findings are released as... read more →
Rats, cockroaches, silverfish and other pests are a regular hazard in NHS buildings plagued with sewage leaks, defective lighting, broken toilets and crumbling ceilings, warns UNISON today (Friday). Around one... read more →
The government’s decision to stick with the ‘painfully slow’ NHS pay review body process means yet another lengthy delay before health workers in England* get the annual wage rise they should be due today (Tuesday),... read more →
The government’s decision to stick with the ‘painfully slow’ NHS pay review body process means yet another lengthy delay before health workers in England* get the annual wage rise they should be due today (Tuesday),... read more →