Search Results for “Local government” tagged health care assistants

Overworked healthcare assistants not given proper training or supervision

UNISON is calling on the government to address staffing issues so that HCAs feel properly supported and patients receive the care they […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Health care assistants being used as ‘nurses on the cheap’ says UNISON

Instead of investing in the whole HCA workforce, the government has chosen to focus on creating a new ‘nursing associate’ role, a move that UNISON does not […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Time to nominate the UK’s outstanding healthcare assistants, says UNISON

An awards scheme run by the Cavell Nurses Trust is to celebrate the work of healthcare assistants for the first time. The Jean Atkinson MBE award for outstanding healthcare assistant is being sponsored by UNISON. It recognises Jean’s work on behalf of healthcare staff over the 28 years she worked in the NHS. UNISON is […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Nursing professionals ‘more likely to experience domestic abuse’

Cavell Trust research shows importance of union’s support for members as well as campaigning and negotiation on ‘an issue for everyone’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.