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Following complex negotiations, UNISON members backed the latest changes to their pay and conditions as the best way to preserve national pay bargaining. “Now that we have a national agreement […]

It ignores the fact that Agenda for Change has a proven track record of delivering fairness and for keeping the industrial peace across the NHS. The agreement already contains the wherewithal […]

Said Christina McAnea, UNISON head of health: "The reason that demand in A and E is out of control is because the government has torn away support in the community […]

The change – which is subject to Privy Council approval – will mean annual fees increasing by nearly a third from £76 to £100. The union said this would hit particularly […]

It includes: A description of all the new NHS Bodies, and a diagram of how money will flow round the […]

Many of her recommendations are in line with what healthcare assistants, care workers and UNISON itself have been campaigning for over many years. One of those recommendations is for […]

UNISON members have a ‘mountain to climb’ on local government pay, the NHS and the welfare state, but are equal to the task, says general secretary

"We all know that productivity comes from having well motivated staff who understand their jobs, have adequate resources, and feel valued by their employer. Being told they are not […]

Critically, the report highlights the basic necessity for safe staffing levels and for wards to have the right skills mix to deliver high quality, compassionate and dignified patient […]

However, UNISON is warning that today’s u-turn is only the start, and that the NHS is still vulnerable to competition. While welcoming the fact that the government have […]

The largest barriers to delivering top quality patient care are identified as time and resource constraints by NHS staff. The findings echo an earlier UNISON survey* in which 60% of […]

Just last year the Government clawed back 1bn into the Treasury from the NHS, following its demand for £20bn in so called efficiency savings – this is money that should have been […]

The marches in London, Glasgow and Belfast will send the government a strong message that people want a Future that Works

It breaks ministerial promises about not privatising the NHS and it binds the hands of the new clinical commissioners. "The government is trying to fool the public […]

"Instead of bringing flowers or fruit to relatives in hospital, more and more people are taking in food because of complaints from patients. That is why we need mandatory […]