‘Racism is beginning to rear its head again’

Baroness Lawrence joined UNISON head of health Helga Pile in conversation to discuss racism in healthcare and wider society, and why we need to decolonise education and support young people

Mandatory jabs were never the right solution to vaccine rollout problems, says UNISON

The eventual abandonment of compulsory vaccines suggests even Conservative ministers recognised their approach wasn’t working

Invest in NHS admin staff to keep patients safe, says UNISON

Staff are already under intense strain from workforce cuts

Photo of the hall full of seated delegates

‘We’re worth a wee bit more than that’

UNISON’s national health conference passes a range of motions aimed at winning better pay, terms and conditions

‘Migration does not weaken the NHS, migration is the reason it survives’

Health conference passes several motions committing the union to strengthen its support, protection and advocacy for migrant workers in the health service

Overworked NHS staff report stress, sickness, and a reliance on antidepressants, says UNISON

Health workers need proper support to cope with the pressures they face

Neil Cartwright at the podium

The climate emergency is a health emergency

UNISON health delegates urged to use their ‘superpower’ in greening the NHS

School meal worker serving children

Opinion: The real problems with school food

Private sector companies prioritise healthy profit margins, rather than healthy food

Health conference debates ‘the scourge of gender-based violence’

Delegates debate the shocking frequency of sexual harassment in the NHS – and how to support members who experience it

International NHS staff don’t feel safe or welcome and want to quit the UK, says UNISON

Ministers must look again at plans to change how people can settle in the UK

Michelle Davis at the podium

Healthcare assistants leading the fight for pay equity in health

‘Healthcare assistants have contributed to the growth of our union’

Andrea Egan addresses UNISON health conference

‘Every billion spent on foreign wars is a billion not spent on our NHS’

‘Staff are our health service. To invest in you is to invest in the NHS’

Tanya Pretswell speaking at podium

Pay top of the agenda at health conference – but with much more to fight for

‘UNISON is capable of winning both industrially and politically’ Edinburgh delegates are told

‘Spat at and screamed at’: NHS workers describe increased violence at work

One in seven NHS staff were physically assaulted doing their job

Future of music in hospitals under threat as NHS trusts cut costs, says UNISON

A centralised licence could drive down costs