Ministers must end the two-tier employment scandal in the NHS and ensure all employers in the service play by the same rules.
Ministers must end the two-tier employment scandal in the NHS and ensure all employers in the service play by the same rules.
Latest NHS waiting list paints a grim picture of what lies ahead
Action on retention is key.
The union says this approach deters some ambulance trusts from investing in their own additional NHS vehicles and staff because of the ongoing costs incurred. UNISON says private firms are […]
Members taking action has forced the government to listen and take action to improve the pay of all of our hardworking NHS staff writes UNISON head of health Sara Gorton
If accepted, the offer would boost pay significantly this year and mean a wage increase next year that’s more than the government had budgeted for.
But ignoring NHS workers for this long was a big mistake and refusing to take their concerns seriously has been hugely damaging for all involved
That would have avoided days of disruption for the NHS and its patients. “Whether the talks signal the beginning of the end of the current dispute […]
This is made up of unions representing all health service workers, NHS employers, the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. The unions remind the […]
The NHS is in a dire state because it’s thousands and thousands of staff short.
Both Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford have chosen to do more for their NHS staff this year.
Longer waits for ambulances and in A&E departments are inevitable if the NHS doesn’t get more staff.
Ambulance workers will reluctantly walk out again.
The health secretary needs to set out what the government can do right now.
These figures paint a bleak picture of the state of the NHS.