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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

"Increasing apprenticeships and nursing associate numbers are important aims as is growing the domestic workforce. They must be backed up with proper funding and infrastructure support." Notes to […]

North West Ambulance Service spent more than £15m between January and December 2022 on private emergency services, according to data obtained by the union. South Central Ambulance Service […]

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

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

Attempting a deal with just one solves nothing

“Ministers’ attitudes towards wages certainly aren’t helping. Low levels of pay have prompted many staff to quit for less stressful […]

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

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 […]