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  The inroads being made by private healthcare companies into the NHS is laid bare in a new report* which gives the lie to government reassurances that its […]

A short-term fix to bail out Thames Water won’t be enough.

Find out what UNISON are doing about mileage rates in the NHS. Find out more about UNISON’s NHS pay […]

“Initiatives across the NHS are needed to stop black staff being held back. They are much more likely to be disciplined and […]

Company refuses to negotiate with the union over a 3% pay offer

UNISON is running a national campaign on the trend toward NHS trusts setting up wholly owned subsidiary companies in England. It points out that a legal […]

The findings also highlight how half (50%) of those polled fear the efficiency of the NHS could be undermined as a direct result of non-medical health employee – including cleaners […]

Using a Freedom of Information (FoI) request, UNISON has revealed that NHS trusts are shelling-out huge amounts of money on consultants. These companies are advising trusts […]

Data from a new UNISON survey** shows a significant proportion of healthcare workers are not being given the alternative work patterns they've asked for. The survey […]

Wishful thinking won’t get the NHS very far either. “The assumption that overseas staff will want to keep coming here to fill […]

We know that the same multinational companies are lining up to take over probation services and any other parts of the public sector that the […]

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust (WWLNHS) has agreed to drop plans to transfer more than 900 workers including porters, cleaners and […]

Survey gives indication of scale of sexual harassment problems

“And the One Team awards are a timely way to show that when cuts are made to the NHS, it’s often these less prominent roles that are hit hardest. Ultimately, it’s patient care that […]