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Government apprenticeship levy scheme is failing the health service

Sustained funding required – not just short-term fixes

“Austerity has hit training budgets and there has been a shift to e-learning. “How do young workers progress if they’re in a situation where training is regarded as an expensive luxury?” she […]

“Attempts to bring closer working with the NHS will only happen when social care is properly funded. “Much […]

Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are being expected to do the work of nurses without adequate training or proper supervision, according to survey results published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. Nearly two thirds (63%) say they are being left to care for patients without enough support from doctors and nurses. The impact is that almost two in five […]

The government careers strategy is a missed opportunity to pull together an effective and coherent careers service.

It’s a new year, why not try one of UNISON’s courses for a new you?

Activists can apply for substantial financial help for trade union and labour studies and women’s studies courses

New training will help further pioneering work on mental health in the workplace

The registration fee is an annual payment of £15 per person. As the union for school support staff, UNISON has been campaigning for local authorities to pay the registration […]

National Skills Academy for Health director Candace Miller explains how it supports and celebrates healthcare support workers

Date

20 November 2015 10:00am–11:30am