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UNISON is urging nurses and midwives to renew their registration to the NMC early as changes are enacted

UNISON is encouraging all nurses and midwives to sign up to a new revalidation process as quickly as possible to prepare for the process

General secretary takes ‘strong message of support’ to Belfast as latest group of health workers begin ballot for action

Unprecedented turn out sees staff back action in dispute over safe staffing levels

A UNISON survey shows that nine in ten (91 per cent) student nurses would not have applied for the nursing degree without access to the bursary which the government intends to scrap in 2017.

UNISON will run its fifth annual safe NHS staffing levels survey on 9 February and is asking all members in the nursing family to take part

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Commenting on the announcement from the Migration Advisory Committee –that nurses are to be allowed to remain on the occupational shortages list for another three years – UNISON head of nursing Gail Adams said: “The NHS is still desperately short of nurses, so hospital trusts across the country will have breathed a collective sigh of […]

How nurses, midwives and health visitors renew their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council has changed – check out the UNISON guidance

Poor quality hospital food is undermining the health of NHS workers, a survey from UNISON and the Campaign for Better Hospital Food (CBHF) warns today (Wednesday). Nurses and other health employees are being forced to survive on fast food – or on poor quality vending machine snacks­­­ – because hospitals are failing to provide proper […]

They’re the world’s largest group of health professionals, an absolutely essential part of every health service around the world – and we celebrate them each year, on 12th May, International Nurses Day.

Freedom of the city accepted by UNISON delegation – on behalf of the whole health care family

Date

4 June 2016 3:00pm

Location

St Thomas's Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom

Wednesday 12 October 2016 For immediate release Nursing associates should not be nurses on the cheap, says UNISON Responding to the announcement today (Wednesday) by Health Education England that more than 2,000 people will be trained as nursing associates over the coming months, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “These new roles could help […]

Nurses and midwives warned that lapses will mean losing their registration and put their ability to work at risk