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Sustained support required to ensure survival of NHS, says UNISON

Reducing services and slashing staff sends exactly the wrong message

Radical change of approach is needed from government, says UNISON

Government must put the interests of working people before the wealthy

Government needs to understand magnitude of transformation required

Pace of change has been too slow

Labour government must put workers ahead of the wealthy to succeed, says UNISON

Reform poses an unprecedented threat to the union movement

Trust plans will divert money from pupils and lead to more complicated system, say unions

UNISON is among seven education unions voicing concerns

Home secretary must drop cruel plans to restrict rights of essential migrant workers, says UNISON

Changing the rules on settlement is morally wrong and will deepen the staffing crisis in social care

Sutton Trust polling highlights importance of support staff to ministers’ education reforms, says UNISON

Poll highlights gap between ministers’ ambitions to reform Send and the reality in schools

NHS pay structure overhaul can’t come soon enough

Talks must be backed with real money on the table

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

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

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

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

A centralised licence could drive down costs

More than 20,000 NHS posts to be axed over £1.1bn budget deficit

Extensive UNISON research shows scale of cuts

‘Corridor care’ help is long overdue and must be part of systemic change

Proper investment is needed throughout the NHS

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