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All employers in the NHS must play by the same pay rules

“Ministers must end the two-tier employment scandal in the NHS and ensure all employers in the service play by the same rules.” Notes to editors: – Earlier […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Surge plans needed to spare NHS staff and patients this winter

Latest NHS waiting list paints a grim picture of what lies ahead

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Fix for NHS pay must be ‘at heart’ of any workforce solution, says UNISON 

Now everyone committed to making the NHS thrive again can focus on the challenge of filling the huge gaps in the workforce. "Action on […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

NHS spending over £1m a week on private ambulances for 999 callouts, says UNISON 

More than a dozen private companies are being commissioned by ambulance trusts across England to fill widening gaps in services and to […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Blog: This is how collective action works

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

Article, Blogs on the UNISON National site.

UNISON to recommend acceptance of NHS pay offer 

  "This is better than having to wait many more months for the NHS pay review body to make its recommendation. "UNISON will now be putting this offer to the […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Blog: We will be talking to resolve this dispute for members

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

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

UNISON to suspend strike to enter NHS pay talks with government 

The government has finally promised extra investment in pay for both this and next year.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Solo pay talks could have serious consequences for the NHS

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 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Publish workforce plan now to get NHS back on track, says UNISON 

“The workforce crisis is now so bad that parts of the NHS can no longer provide safe patient care. “Ministers’ attitudes towards wages certainly […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Welsh government NHS pay move ramps up the pressure on the PM, says UNISON

But he can and he should. If he doesn't, NHS strikes will continue across England for months. "Staff and patients in England deserve much […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Welsh government’s NHS pay move increases pressure on Westminster, says UNISON 

Rishi Sunak must now explain why the first ministers in Scotland and Wales can dig deep for NHS staff, but his government can't. "The latest NHS England figures show ambulance delays and […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government yet to commit to resolving dispute so strikes continue, says UNISON

Ambulance workers will reluctantly walk out again.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

A commitment to boost wages would mean unions may call off the strikes, says UNISON

The health secretary needs to set out what the government can do right now.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government must resolve NHS pay dispute as waiting lists keep growing, says UNISON

Then there'll be no need for strikes and everyone's focus can be on working together to get the NHS back on track." Notes to editors: – UNISON is the UK’s largest union with more than 1.3 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.