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Blog: Mentoring matters more than ever for nurses

Just a third of respondents (34%) said their organisation had sufficient experienced nurses and midwives to deliver them. The harsh pressures on nurses […]

Article, Blogs, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: The UK government must invest properly in our nurses

But our nurse members were also clear that things have got to change. They can’t nurse effectively and compassionately when they work in teams which are drastically […]

General Secretary, General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON makes progress on preceptorships

We’ve brought together organisations like the NHS, the NMC, universities and unions to discuss and share information and developments […]

health news on the UNISON National site.

UNISON salutes team that kept up abortion access in lockdown

We already have gold-standard safeguarding, and we were able to implement this new model swiftly.” Betty Njuguna, director of nursing at MSI UK, described how the new process centred […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Nurse apprentice funding ‘step in right direction’ but pay needs sorting, says UNISON   

Helga Pile says government must guarantee a fair and consistent wage

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Health unions call on Matt Hancock to recognise student contribution and abolish tuition fees

They are asking that he: reimburse tuition fees or forgive current debt for all current nursing, midwifery, and allied healthcare students […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

A passion for caring

Trainee nursing associate Carley Kane is hoping to qualify soon – and already has big plans for encouraging the ‘nursing family’ of tomorrow

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

Shining a light on ‘The Lady with the Lamp’

Celebrating the life and work of Florence Nightingale, on the 200th anniversary of her birth

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

Unions announce COVID-19 support for nursing students

The agreements negotiated mean student nurses who are more experienced will be able to help where they can, be paid and have this work count towards their learning

News on the UNISON National site.

Safe staffing forum 2020: ‘A collective voice that you’re a part of’

"This change affects almost exclusively black members, because the vast majority of staff are black and most of […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Sustained funding for nursing and NHS needed in Budget, says UNISON

The government must change the restrictive rules to allow it to be spent effectively. “Ministers must also drop the […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Grant reversal not enough on its own to boost student nursing numbers

The reintroduction of an annual maintenance grant only partly lifts the crippling financial burden on NHS students. Axing the bursary three years ago […]

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON announces health strike dates in Northern Ireland

- Under Agenda for Change, which sets pay grades across the UK, health and social care workers in Northern Ireland are the […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Bringing joy to a psychiatric ward

Mental health workers from Wales talk about what earned them the Team of the Year title at the Nursing Times awards

Behind the headlines, Magazine, Uncategorized on the Magazine site.

Bringing joy to a psychiatric ward

The award came in recognition of  “incredible” changes they are making in in the eight-bed Tryweryn psychiatric intensive care ward, part of the Betsi […]

Article on the UNISON National site.