As Covid infections rise and some staff continue to experience long Covid, UNISON’s NHS members will be very concerned that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has decided to withdraw the temporary Covid sick pay/special leave provisions put in at the beginning of the pandemic for Agenda for Change staff. UNISON has worked […]
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In the light of the current political chaos, UNISON’s health service group executive has agreed to step up calls for the Westminster government to release its decision on NHS pay and publish the PRB report. The committee will reconvene later in July to decide how to respond to either a pay outcome or further delay. […]
The Health Service Group Executive (HSGE) wants to hear the views of branches about UNISON’s position on how NHS pay rises should be set. At our Health conference this year, the motion ‘One Team One Say – which way on pay?’ was carried and instructed the HSGE to launch the consultation. Since 1983, the Pay […]
The government should focus on helping the country through the cost-of-living crisis
According to the NHS, there have been some recent cases of Monkeypox in the UK, but the risk of catching it is still low. However, we want our UNISON safety reps to have access to advice in the event of local cases presenting in health and care settings. Advice from NHS England is […]
Since March 2020 there has been development of specific guidance and advice to support NHS organisations and NHS staff during the pandemic. However, in light of the government now setting out their new phase of managing COVID-19 in England, the DHSC has indicated a wish to review the guidance and advice on COVID-19 for NHS […]
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UNISON National Officer for Nursing Stuart Tuckwood summarises of some of the most important topics we have worked on and discusses our contributions.
UNISON sponsors the ‘Team of the Year’ prize at the Nursing Times Awards. Find out more about this year’s winners!
Gamu Nyasoro, a registered nurse and East Midlands representative on UNISON’s National Nursing and Midwifery committee, writes about the potential pitfalls that await newly recruited nurses, what she and her branch have done to help them settle and how she has helped UNISON to develop a more structured programme of support.
Newly-registered nurse and UNISON Student Nurse Lead Joy O’Gorman talks about her transition into newly registered practice and discusses some of the work UNISON has been doing to secure better support.
Alison Leary is a Professor of healthcare and workforce modelling and researches the workforce and patient safety. She helped to found the recent campaign to protect the title of nurse in law. Here she writes about the campaign and why this issue is so important.
Joint statement on health and care staff wellbeing.
Are you eligible for an Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) reimbursement?
The Government has published its response which sought views on the proposed remedy option for correcting the unlawful discrimination determined in the Court of Appeal’s McCloud judgement.