Reaffirming the union’s commitment to Agenda for Change, while recognising that pay had become a devolved matter, she noted that it could be devolved to country only, not region […]
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The debate on safe staffing should not focus only on doctors and nurses she continued: “This is an oversimplification of the NHS. "The artificial division […]
Nigel Harris agreed, saying: “They’ve gone for the doctors’ unsocial hours, and when they’ve done that they’re going to come for the rest of the public sector.” Frances […]
The rally followed several messages of solidarity and support sent by delegates at the conference to the striking doctors. Addressing the rally Mr […]
Professor Michael West tells UNISON health conference that compassion and the one-team approach are key
It was a huge pleasure to address our health conference this morning. It’s a special event that I return to each year, and which inspires me every time. Not just because it’s a great event that shows what great work our union does in the health sector, but also because it provides a crucial platform […]
“Because of the work done across the country, we won.” The bill, he said, challenged all that unions stand far, and aimed to go further than “Thatcher or Tebbit […]
NHS staffing crisis worsened by government migrant rules
Conference demands training for undervalued ancillary, admin and clerical workers
General secretary, shadow health secretary and service group chair unite to sing praises of NHS and its workers
Not one person in the NHS believes £22bn cuts by 2020 are achievable, delegates hear as UNISON health conference gets under way in Brighton
Ambulance staff, including paramedics, are to be balloted over whether they would be prepared to take industrial action over pay, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis announced today (Monday). Speaking on the eve of the all-out junior doctors’ strike, he warned they will be next on the picket line unless Jeremy Hunt honours promises made a […]
Union presents interim research into Carter Review recommendations on English NHS as health conference opens