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Government should mobilise volunteers to take testing to staff, says UNISON  

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Almost three weeks ago the government set a goal of 100,000 daily tests. That target was meant to have been reached by the end of April […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Volunteers help tackle the NHS equipment crisis

  “Social media has enabled me to connect locally with other people who love to sew and a few of us meet up for a monthly coffee break and crafting […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

There must be no blurred lines between volunteers and NHS staff

Volunteers shouldn’t take the place of paid employees in the NHS

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Police staff will be pleased with new powers, less so that volunteer colleagues will get the same

“Having cut police budgets relentlessly, the government is clearly pinning its hopes on a volunteer army to plug the huge gap left by the loss of so many […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Volunteers taking on police roles as cuts continue to bite

Cash-strapped police forces are filling some key job vacancies with unpaid volunteers amid ongoing cutbacks, says a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The number of police support volunteers (PSVs) being used across England and Wales has soared to more than 6,000 – the equivalent of a 15% rise – in just four years from […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

New charter sets out role for volunteers in supporting the NHS

It also ensures unions are involved in making this work in local hospitals.” Chair and founder of Helpforce Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett said: “We are proud to […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.