A patient who attacked a nurse at St George’s hospital, South London this week (Tuesday 8th January) is to appear in court in Wandsworth today on three counts of GBH
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“Stop-gap measures” and “a drop in the waiting list ocean” that is how
UNISON, the UK’s largest health union, today described the first NHS
patients travelling to Lille for operations.
Jon Richards, UNISON's national health and safety officer for health staff,said: "Too many nurses have been lost […]
Nursing students from across the country are converging on London today (Wednesday February 20), to lead a march organised by the National Union of Students demanding “Grants Not Fees,” and calling for an end to nursing bursaries. Over 10,000 students and supporters are expected to join the march across London, which heads off from outside the University of London Union (ULU), Malet Street at 12.00pm. The marchers will make their way to a rally at Trafalgar Square to be addressed by speakers including Ken Livingstone
The most significant costs to the NHS arise not from the treatment of chronic long term alcohol use, but from the often hidden or […]
Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, today called for tough new regulations to protect overseas nurses from exploitation in the private care sector, at the union
Following news that the Royal College of Nursing is threatening to suspend their involvement in the Agenda for Change talks, Paul Marks, National Secretary for UNISON, the UK
UNISON, the UK
To highlight the issue and encourage the valuable work going on in the NHS to tackle the problem, the Nursing Council on Alcohol (NCA) and UNISON, the […]
Half of all nurses have seriously considered leaving their jobs because of poor pay. This is the shock finding revealed in a new survey* by UNISON, commissioned as part of the union
UNISON, the UK
These are the voices of NHS staff talking about their experiences of working on the front line in Private Finance Initiative […]
UNISON, the UK’s largest health union, today called on the NHS to identify ways of stopping racial harassment of overseas nurses